10838105Intro Reading & Study Skills
Course Information
Description
This course provides learners with opportunities to develop study skills and expand reading skills including comprehension, fluency, and vocabulary skills. Learners apply reading skills to academic tasks and read to acquire information from a variety of sources.
Total Credits
3
Course Competencies
  1. Employ comprehension strategies
    Assessment Strategies
    in a skill demonstration in response to a variety of printed and multimedia materials including technical textbooks, occupational materials and practical reading
    individually or in small groups
    in class/lab or simulated real-life or workplace situations
    Criteria
    you use background information to comprehend text
    you utilize resource materials to enhance understanding of text
    you apply knowledge of expository structures to a variety of materials
    you explain and evaluate the influence of format on the readability and cognitive aspect of a text
    you distinguish between fact and opinion
    you identify main ideas and supports
    you adjust reading pace (skimming, scanning, and reading) to enhance comprehension

  2. Critique a range of diverse materials
    Assessment Strategies
    in a skill demonstration in response to a variety of printed and multimedia materials including technical textbooks, occupational materials and practical reading
    individually or in small groups
    in class/lab or simulated real-life or workplace situations
    Criteria
    you evaluate the choice of words, expressions, and style considering the purpose and context
    you identify propaganda techniques and faulty reasoning
    you analyze and explain how slang, jargon, idioms, cliches, syntax, imagery, figures of speech, allusions, symbols and irony affect meaning in text
    you draw inferences about values, attitudes, and points of view
    you critique the devices an author uses to influence readers
    you summarize what has been read

  3. Read to acquire information from a variety of sources
    Assessment Strategies
    in a skill demonstration in response to a variety of printed and multimedia materials including technical textbooks, occupational materials and practical reading
    individually or in small groups
    in class/lab or simulated real-life or workplace situations
    Criteria
    you recognize the concepts and details in informational texts such as reports, technical manuals, insurance policies, financial statements, and government documents
    you draw on and integrate information from multiple sources when building knowledge and developing a position on a topic of interest
    you evaluate the reliability and authenticity of information in written material
    you adjust reading pace (skimming, scanning, and reading) to readability of text and purpose
    you select resources appropriate to a particular task
    you identify book features including table of contents, glossary, and index to locate information
    periodicals, various electronic search engines, fact books, pamphlets, and technical manuals
    you compile and organize information, and summarize what has been learned
    you identify images, symbols, and icons central to particular messages
    you recognize common structural features such as columns, bolding, and italicizing in written materials

  4. Develop vocabulary for college reading
    Assessment Strategies
    in a skill demonstration in response to a variety of printed and multimedia materials including technical textbooks, occupational materials and practical reading
    individually or in small groups
    in class/lab or simulated real-life or workplace situations
    Criteria
    you apply word meaning and word analysis/structure strategies such as knowledge of roots, suffixes, and prefixes to understand unfamiliar words
    you examine the origin, history, denotation, connotation, and usage of English words and phrases by consulting dictionaries, glossaries, handbooks, and other sources of information about the language
    you apply memory techniques to learn new vocabulary

  5. Employ context clues from a variety of college materials
    Assessment Strategies
    in a skill demonstration in response to a variety of printed and multimedia materials including technical textbooks, occupational materials and practical reading
    individually or in small groups
    in class/lab or simulated real-life or workplace situations
    Criteria
    you consider the context of a work when determining the meaning of abbreviations and acronyms as well as the technical, idiomatic, and figurative meanings of terms
    you apply a variety of context clues such as restatement, example, definition, synonyms, antonyms
    you recognize key vocabulary that is in italics, margins, notations, and bold face type

  6. Improve rate of reading while maintaining comprehension
    Assessment Strategies
    in a skill demonstration in response to a variety of printed and multimedia materials including technical textbooks, occupational materials and practical reading
    individually or in small groups
    in class/lab or simulated real-life or workplace situations
    Criteria
    you adjust reading pace (skimming, scanning, and reading) to readability of text
    you adjust rate of reading for purpose of reading
    you adjust speed according to difficulty of reading
    you demonstrate an increase in reading rate over time

  7. Interpret visual aids
    Assessment Strategies
    in a skill demonstration in response to a variety of printed and multimedia materials including technical textbooks, occupational materials and practical reading
    individually or in small groups
    in class/lab or simulated real-life or workplace situations
    Criteria
    you interpret diagrams, charts, tables, and graphs
    you use bar graphs to make comparisons
    you see trends in line graphs
    you relate parts to whole in a circle graph
    you locate specific information in response to a prompt
    you use flow charts to show cause and effect relationships
    you interpret editorial cartoons
    you use maps to locate specific information in response to a prompt
    you interpret schematic drawings
    you evaluate the relationship between the visual aid and the text

  8. Apply reading skills to academic tasks
    Assessment Strategies
    in a skill demonstration in response to a variety of printed and multimedia materials including technical textbooks, occupational materials and practical reading
    individually or in small groups
    in class/lab or simulated real-life or workplace situations
    Criteria
    you select and use appropriate rehearsal strategies to prepare for assessment activities
    you evaluate assessment performance and modify rehearsal strategies
    you distinguish words used in directions
    you accurately complete practice and assessment activities
    you use the course syllabus to generate an academic study schedule
    you access technology and apply reading skills appropriately to compete an assigned academic task
    you interpret printed college information resources

  9. Apply study skills
    Assessment Strategies
    by showing evidence of using memory, time management, note taking, and test-taking strategies in content courses
    in class/lab or simulated real-life situations
    in oral or written summaries
    Criteria
    MEMORY TECHNIQUES
    you identify at least five types of memory strategies
    you apply memory strategies to course material
    you assess the effectiveness of the memory strategies used
    you select strategies for individual use
    TIME MANAGEMENT
    you evaluate how you spend your time in a typical week or month
    you lay out a calendaring system for your lifestyle
    you show evidence of following a calendaring system
    you explain how you have made adjustments to meet obligations
    you reflect on the effectiveness of the strategy(ies) you used/implemented
    NOTE-TAKING & OUTLINING
    you describe how to apply at least two note-taking strategies (2-column, mapping, outlining, text annotation)
    you describe when to apply at least two note-taking strategies
    you submit notes taken during a lecture
    you submit notes taken from a text
    you reflect on the effectiveness of the strategy(ies) you used/implemented
    TEST-TAKING
    you explain at least five strategies that can maximize test-taking performance
    you explain strategies you apply while taking a test
    you explain strategies you employ to reduce test anxiety
    you assess the effectiveness of the strategies used to prepare for and take a test