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Writing, Reading, Speech Assistance

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Writing, Reading, Speech Assistance (WRSA) offers coaching sessions for College of DuPage students who are working on assignments in any academic discipline. We help students to develop and to strengthen writing, reading, and presentation skills and strategies which will enable them to work more independently.

One-to-one assistance is available either online or in person at the Learning Commons on the Glen Ellyn campus. Our coaches are both peer tutors and part-time faculty. You can schedule appointments at cod.mywconline.com or call (630) 942-3355.

We can help writers:

Review the assignment.
Brainstorm to explore the subject.
Narrow a topic and develop a thesis.
Write clearly.
Develop their papers with details, examples, and other rhetorical devices.
Organize their ideas logically.
Identify grammatical error patterns and offer ways to self-correct them.
Self-identify methods and strategies for revising.

We can help readers:

Develop strategies to increase the ease and speed at which they read.
Develop and implement strategies for improving reading comprehension.
Enhance overall learning absorption and reading enjoyment.

We can help presenters:

Select and narrow a topic.
Create an outline.
Research and cite sources.
Rehearse individual and group presentations.
Record presentations in the speech studio.

We can help English language learners:

practice speaking English
learn new vocabulary words
find resources for grammar
study idioms

NACC Certification

Writing, Reading, Speech Assistance (WRSA) achieved certification from the National Association of Communication Centers, an organization devoted to the support of communication centers on college and university campuses across the country, sponsored by the National Communication Association. This achievement makes WRSA one of only 17 certified communication centers in the country! The certification is based on a review of the rigorous training program WRSA coaches receive to provide support to COD students and staff. View NACC Certificate (PDF).