READ 0960 - Reading Strategies Credit Hours: 3.00 Prerequisites: Placement
(formerly READ 0950)
READ 0960 provides students with additional preparation and a refresher in fundamental reading skills and strategies. This course is designed to improve vocabulary, reading comprehension, and study skills for greater success in courses throughout college.
Billable Contact Hours: 3
Search for Sections OUTCOMES AND OBJECTIVES Outcome 1: Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to apply varied and appropriate active reading strategies in each phase of the reading process to understand what is read.Objectives: - Examine the roles prior knowledge and personal experience play in helping readers make connections and understand topics.
- Identify and selectively apply a variety of before reading strategies to establish ones purpose and approach for reading a range of texts.
- Previewing
- Vocabulary
- Text Features
- Headings/Subheadings
- Book Resources
- Skimming/Scanning
- Textbook Inventory
- Develop and apply strategies for comprehending text during reading to construct meaning, draw conclusions, evaluate understanding, and monitor comprehension.
- Determine Main Ideas
- Generate Questions
- Draw Conclusions
- Annotate
- Infer
- Visualize
- Reflect on and respond to text after reading to synthesize understanding by sharing, acknowledging, and building on the ideas of others.
- Discussion Groups (small, whole, partners)
- Response Journals
- Study Guides
- Literacy (B)logs
Outcome 2: Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to apply knowledge of language and word systems to construct meaning and comprehend more fully when reading. Objectives: - Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence, paragraph, or text; a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
- Recognize and use roots, affixes, and word origins to understand technical, scientific, or mathematic language.
- Identify and correctly use patterns of word changes that indicate different meanings or parts of speech (e.g., conceive, conception, conceivable).
- Consult general and specialized reference materials both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word, determine or clarify its precise meaning, part of speech, etymology, or standard usage.
- Study and memorize the meanings of words and phrases in alternative ways by creating graphic representations or restating in own words.
Outcome 3: Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to engage in self-assessment as a reader by setting personal learning goals and taking responsibility for one’s academic growth. Objectives: - Evaluate reading interests, strengths, and areas of improvement and apply assessment results to improve reading ability over time.
- Apply learning strategies and study skills to enhance learning.
- Annotating
- Note-Taking
- Highlighting
COMMON DEGREE OUTCOMES (CDO) • Communication: The graduate can communicate effectively for the intended purpose and audience. • Critical Thinking: The graduate can make informed decisions after analyzing information or evidence related to the issue. • Global Literacy: The graduate can analyze human behavior or experiences through cultural, social, political, or economic perspectives. • Information Literacy: The graduate can responsibly use information gathered from a variety of formats in order to complete a task. • Quantitative Reasoning: The graduate can apply quantitative methods or evidence to solve problems or make judgments. • Scientific Literacy: The graduate can produce or interpret scientific information presented in a variety of formats.
CDO marked YES apply to this course: Communication: YES Critical Thinking: YES Global Literacy: YES Information Literacy: YES COURSE CONTENT OUTLINE - Literacy Development
- Assessment and Evaluation
- Pre-Assessment: Nelson-Denny
- Other assessments
- Reading Interest Survey (self-assessment)
- Reading Goals (self-assessment)
- Writing Sample
- Academic Word List
- Literacy Learning Strategies
- What is Annotating?
- Note-Taking Tips
- Appropriate Ways to Highlight
- Use of Technological Resources
- My Reading Lab
- Library/Internet Resources
- Active Reading
- Before Reading
- The Importance of Background Knowledge
- What Do I Already Know?
- Reading Textbooks vs. Fiction
- Previewing the Text
- Vocabulary
- Using Context Clues
- Word Parts & Origins
- Word Forms
- Word Study
- Using the Dictionary/Thesaurus
- Making Concept Cards
- Text Features
- Textbook Inventory
- Headings/Subheadings
- Chapter Titles
- Book Resources
- Glossary, Index, Appendix, etc.
- Skimming/Scanning
- Anticipation Guides
- During Reading
- Being an Active Reader
- Annotating
- Literacy (B)logs
- Vocabulary Analysis
- Using Context Clues
- Word Parts & Origins
- Word Study
- Using the Dictionary/Thesaurus
- Determining Main Ideas
- Generating Questions
- Drawing Conclusions/Summarizing
- After Reading
- Review, Reflect, Respond (ideas listed below)
- Discussion Groups
- Small-whole-partner
- Reading Blogs (sharing)
- Response Journals
- Study Guides
- Quick Writes
- Sketch to Stretch
- Study Guides
- Reading Selections
- Apply the Active Reading Process
- Nonfiction Reading (textbooks, articles, etc.)
- Fiction (novel)
- Post-Assessment
- Administer Nelson-Denny
- Other assessments
- Reading Interest Survey
- Writing Sample
- Academic Word Lists
Primary Faculty Mayernik, Heather Secondary Faculty Associate Dean Ternullo, Annette Dean Pritchett, Marie
Official Course Syllabus - Macomb Community College, 14500 E 12 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48088
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