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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

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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:

  1. Examine the roles prior knowledge and personal experience play in helping readers make connections and understand topics.
  2. Identify and selectively apply a variety of before reading strategies to establish ones purpose and approach for reading a range of texts.
    1. Previewing
      1. Vocabulary
      2. Text Features
      3. Headings/Subheadings
      4. Book Resources
      5. Skimming/Scanning
    2. Textbook Inventory
  3. Develop and apply strategies for comprehending text during reading to construct meaning, draw conclusions, evaluate understanding, and monitor comprehension.
    1. Determine Main Ideas
    2. Generate Questions
    3. Draw Conclusions
    4. Annotate
    5. Infer
    6. Visualize
  4. Reflect on and respond to text after reading to synthesize understanding by sharing, acknowledging, and building on the ideas of others.
    1. Discussion Groups (small, whole, partners)
    2. Response Journals
    3. Study Guides
    4. 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:

  1. 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.
  2. Recognize and use roots, affixes, and word origins to understand technical, scientific, or mathematic language.
  3. Identify and correctly use patterns of word changes that indicate different meanings or parts of speech (e.g., conceive, conception, conceivable).
  4. 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.
  5. 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:

  1. Evaluate reading interests, strengths, and areas of improvement and apply assessment results to improve reading ability over time.
  2. Apply learning strategies and study skills to enhance learning.
    1. Annotating
    2. Note-Taking
      1. 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

  1. Literacy Development
    1. Assessment and Evaluation
      1. Pre-Assessment: Nelson-Denny
      2. Other assessments
        1. Reading Interest Survey (self-assessment)
        2. Reading Goals (self-assessment)
        3. Writing Sample
        4. Academic Word List
    2. Literacy Learning Strategies
      1. What is Annotating?
      2. Note-Taking Tips
        1. Appropriate Ways to Highlight
    3. Use of Technological Resources
      1. My Reading Lab
      2. Library/Internet Resources
  2. Active Reading
    1. Before Reading
      1. The Importance of Background Knowledge
        1. What Do I Already Know?
      2. Reading Textbooks vs. Fiction
      3. Previewing the Text
        1. Vocabulary
        2. Using Context Clues
        3. Word Parts & Origins
        4. Word Forms
        5. Word Study
          1. Using the Dictionary/Thesaurus
          2. Making Concept Cards
      4. Text Features
        1. Textbook Inventory
      5. Headings/Subheadings
      6. Chapter Titles
      7. Book Resources
        1. Glossary, Index, Appendix, etc.
      8. Skimming/Scanning
      9. Anticipation Guides
  3. During Reading
    1. Being an Active Reader
      1. Annotating
      2. Literacy (B)logs
      3. Vocabulary Analysis
        1. Using Context Clues
        2. Word Parts & Origins
        3. Word Study
        4. Using the Dictionary/Thesaurus
      4. Determining Main Ideas
      5. Generating Questions
      6. Drawing Conclusions/Summarizing
  4. After Reading
    1. Review, Reflect, Respond (ideas listed below)
      1. Discussion Groups
        1. Small-whole-partner
      2. Reading Blogs (sharing)
      3. Response Journals
      4. Study Guides
      5. Quick Writes
      6. Sketch to Stretch
      7. Study Guides
  5. Reading Selections
    1. Apply the Active Reading Process
      1. Nonfiction Reading (textbooks, articles, etc.)
      2. Fiction (novel)
  6. Post-Assessment
    1. Administer Nelson-Denny
    2. Other assessments
      1. Reading Interest Survey
      2. Writing Sample
      3. 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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