Learning Support Reading
READ 0800 Essential Reading 0 Credits
Designed for under-prepared students, the developmental reading course
presents effective comprehension techniques for college-level selections. The
course emphasizes (a) vocabulary development activities, (b) cognitive and
metacognitive strategies for comprehension, (c) reasoning and analysis for critical
comprehension, (d) effective reading/study strategies for retention and recall,
and (e) flexible reading rate. Prerequisite(s): Placement test Corequisite(s):
READ 0801, 0802, 0803, 0804, 0805
READ 0801 Reading Strategies: Short Stories 1 Credit
Designed for under-prepared students, the developmental reading course
presents effective comprehension techniques for college-level selections. The
course emphasizes (a) vocabulary development activities, (b) cognitive and
metacognitive strategies for comprehension, (c) reasoning and analysis for critical
comprehension, (d) effective reading/study strategies for retention and recall,
and (e) flexible reading rate while reading short stories. Prerequisite(s): Placement
test Corequisite(s): READ 0800
READ 0802 Reading Strategies: Extended Discourse 1 Credit
Designed for under-prepared students, the developmental reading course
presents effective comprehension techniques for college-level selections. The
course emphasizes (a) cognitive and metacognitive strategies for comprehension,
(b) reasoning and analysis for critical comprehension, and (c) flexible reading rate
while reading a common book. Prerequisite(s): Placement test Corequisite(s):
READ 0800 or 0810
READ 0803 Literary Analysis 1 Credit
Designed for under-prepared students, the developmental reading course
presents effective comprehension techniques for college-level selections. The
course emphasizes (a) cognitive and metacognitive strategies for comprehension,
(b) reasoning and analysis for critical comprehension, and (c) flexible reading rate
while reading fiction/nonfiction. Prerequisite(s): Placement test Corequisite(s):
READ 0800 or 0810
READ 0804 Reading Strategies: Essays 1 Credit
Designed for under-prepared students, the developmental reading course
presents effective comprehension techniques for college-level selections. The
course emphasizes (a) vocabulary development activities, (b) cognitive and
metacognitive strategies for comprehension, (c) reasoning and analysis for critical
comprehension, (d) effective reading/study strategies for retention and recall,
and (e) flexible reading rate while reading essays, poetry or plays. Prerequisite(s):
Placement test Corequisite(s): READ 0800 or 0810
READ 0805 Vocabulary & Textbook Reading 1 Credit
Designed for under-prepared students, the developmental reading course
presents effective comprehension techniques for college-level selections. The
course emphasizes (a) vocabulary development activities, (b) cognitive and
metacognitive strategies for comprehension, (c) reasoning and analysis for critical
comprehension, (d) effective reading/study strategies for retention and recall,
and (e) flexible reading rate while reading textbooks. Prerequisite(s): Placement
test Corequisite(s): READ 0800 or 0810
READ 0810 Academic & Personal Reading 0 Credits
Designed for under-prepared students, the developmental reading course
presents effective comprehension techniques for college-level selections. The
course emphasizes (a) vocabulary development activities, (b) cognitive and
metacognitive strategies for comprehension, (c) reasoning and analysis for critical
comprehension, (d) effective reading/study strategies for retention and recall,
and (e) flexible reading rate. Prerequisite(s): Placement test Corequisite(s):
READ 0802, 0803, 0804, 0805
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