Official Course Outline

Date: 4/30/03

1. TITLE: READ 812, Reading Assistance

.5-2 units;1.5- 6 hours per week (.5 unit = 24 hrs; 1 unit = 48; 1.5 units =72; 2 units = 96 hrs)

Prerequisites: None

2. COURSE CLASSIFICATION
Credit course not applicable to the Associate Degree

3. CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
Each student's personal needs determine an instructional program that may include tutoring, computer-assisted-instruction, and small group practice. Students will receive assistance on supplementary assignments to improve word analysis, vocabulary, comprehension, and study skills as well as assistance on the reading assigned in their other courses. Repeatable up to 6 units and open entry.

4. OVERALL AIMS:
This class is open to any student in need of reading assistance. Generally, students should improve their reading skills and ultimately succeed in their coursework.

5. SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES:
This course will assist students on an individual basis to:

-Improve comprehension and vocabulary;

-Practice reading strategies;

-Implement study skills;

-Reinforce coursework as needed.

6. COURSE CONTENT:

1) Word analysis techniques

.......... a. Syllabication

.......... b. Pronunciation

2) Vocabulary

.......... a. Dictionary use

.......... b. Context

.......... c. Word parts

.......... d. Previewing of texts for unfamiliar vocabulary

3) Comprehension

.......... a. Previewing strategies

.......... b. Main idea of longer selections

.......... c. Organization

.......... d. Meta-cognitive strategies

.......... e. Notetaking, outlining, mapping, and summarizing

.......... f. Critical reading skills as appropriate: inferences; purpose, tone, bias; fact and opinion; figurative language;
.......... analogies; inductive and deductive reasoning; propaganda techniques; logical fallacies

4) Study skills

.......... a. College orientation

.......... b. Learning styles

.......... c. Concentration

.......... d. Time management

.......... e. Test taking

.......... f. Memory techniques

5) Rate improvement

.......... a. Adjustment of rate to purpose

.......... b. Speed improvement

7. METHODS OF INSTRUCTION:
A. Workshops, conferences, tutoring, textbooks, media programs, computer-assisted instruction, individual assignments in The Learning Center.

8. REQUIRED TEXT(S): None.

9. EVALUATION OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE:
Credit/ No credit. Number of units awarded depends on attendance. Evaluation is dependent on attendance and completion of assignments.