H S 049 - College Preparation Reading III

5 Credits

Emphasis on developing academic reading skills across the disciplines. Students will work with text materials similar to those they encounter in college-level courses. Topics include SQ3R (a reading and study system), outlining, text marking, mapping and summarizing.

Instructor Permission Required Yes
FeesCF

Quarters Typically Offered

Designed to Serve Students who need to improve their reading and who test between 71-79 on the COMPASS Reading Test.
Active Date 2013-07-08

Grading System Decimal Grade
Class Limit 25
Shared Learning Environment Yes
Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0
Total Contact Hours 55
Degree Distributions:
Course Outline
The course introduces students to the skills that will be used to analyze reading selections. Comprehension, vocabulary, study and information literacy strategies will be applied to a various assignment throughout the course.

Student Learning Outcomes
1. Determine the meaning of unfamiliar words by using contextual information, affixes and etymology, and the dictionary and thesaurus.

2. Apply literal and inferential comprehension skills on a variety of materials written at 9th-13th grade reading levels.

3. Apply pre-reading strategies: previewing, skimming and questioning techniques.

4. Apply reading strategies: comprehension strategies, and isolating & organizing key information with highlighting and note-taking.

5. Apply post-reading strategies: review techniques such as creation of study materials such as charts, concept cards, Q & A, academic patterns, summary and outline.

6. Apply appropriate reading rates depending on purpose and difficulty of material.

7. Interpret and draw conclusions from quantitative and graphical information.

8. Locate and use textual, visual, and electronic resources for research and or to solve problems and make informed decisions.

9. Develop awareness of individual strengths and weaknesses as learners.