COURSE DESCRIPTION
Basic course in which students learn that reading is an active process that requires thinking before, during, and after reading. Students determine their strengths and needs in reading through formal and informal testing procedures, including how attitudes toward reading affect reading performance. Students practice basic reading skills: locating the main idea in a variety of textual material; distinguishing between the main idea and important details; identifying the stated or implied topic sentence in a paragraph; evaluating comprehension of the text; interpreting directions and graphic material; and identifying rhetorical modes and how they aid comprehension. Course may be taken two times for credit.
COURSE MATERIALS
Daiek, D. and Anter, N. Critical Reading for College and Beyond . Boston: McGraw Hill, 2004.
The American Heritage Dictionary, 4 th ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2001 (or approved equivalent).
Learning Journal: a multi-section, divided spiral notebook.
Additional materials will be available in the Centers for Independent Learning as assigned.
ORIENTATION/ATTENDANCE
Attendance required at weekly appointment.
EVALUATION OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE
Students will be evaluated on the basis of completion of exercises and activities. Students will also be evaluated based on progress and mastery tests, as well as teacher observation of student performance and participation. Students may also be required to visit the Reading Assistance Area as a part of this course.