READ 080 - Reading/Study I

5 credits

Prerequisites
Appropriate reading placement test score or instructor permission.

This course helps improve reading skills with an emphasis on comprehension, vocabulary building, and study strategies. Reading selections - academic, general interest, and motivational - are from text and online sources. Designed as preparation for READ 090.

Theory Hours
5 theory hours.

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Show comprehension of college preparatory reading material
- Identify topic, main idea and supporting details
- Begin to identify writers’ patterns of organization
- Begin to recognize author inference
Increase vocabulary knowledge to improve reading skills
- Use context clues to define unfamiliar words in reading material
Apply study techniques to increase comprehension of reading material
- Understand reading as a process
- Use metacognitive strategies to monitor and strengthen comprehension

Note
This course does not meet any degree requirements.