73858739Pre-GED/HSED Reading 3
Course Information
Description
In a lab setting, students develop reading skills including vocabulary development, identifying the main idea/supporting details, making inferences, distinguishing fact/opinion, and drawing conclusions. Students practice test-taking skills to prepare for taking the TABE and/or GED/HSED tests.
Total Credits
2
Course Competencies
  1. Employ reading strategies to process written materials.
    Assessment Strategies
    in a skill demonstration in response to a variety of printed and multimedia materials including practical reading, prose, poetry, and drama
    individually or in small groups
    in class/lab or simulated real-life or workplace situations
    Criteria
    you select reading rate strategies and techniques based on purpose and difficulty of material.
    you comprehend reading by using strategies: activating prior knowledge, establishing purpose, self-correcting, self-monitoring, rereading, making predictions, finding context clues, developing visual images, applying knowledge of text structures, etc.
    you relate written texts and visual representations to create meaning.
    you use organizational features of texts, such as heading, paragraphs, and format, to improve understanding.
    you identify a purpose for reading, such as to gain information, to learn about a viewpoint, or for enjoyment.
    you locate, summarize and evaluate a written passage of text for a chosen purpose.
    you distinguish between fact and opinion.

  2. Interpret a range of culturally diverse printed and electronically-generated materials.
    Assessment Strategies
    in a skill demonstration in response to a variety of printed and/or technology-based materials including practical reading, prose, poetry, and drama
    individually or in small groups
    in class/lab or simulated real-life or workplace situations
    Criteria
    you analyze story structure, such as sequence of events, cause/effect, character, plot, and setting, in order to reflect on meaning.
    you relate reading to prior knowledge and current experience.
    you extend the literal meaning using critical thinking skills to make inferences.
    you distinguish fiction from nonfiction and poetry from prose.
    you select a variety of materials to read for discovery, appreciation, and enjoyment, summarize the readings, and connect them to prior experience.

  3. Read to acquire information.
    Assessment Strategies
    in a skill demonstration in response to a variety of printed and multimedia materials including practical and academic reading
    individually or in small groups
    in class/lab or simulated real-life or workplace situations
    Criteria
    you interpret information presented in charts and graphs.

  4. Develop responsibility for learning.
    Assessment Strategies
    6.1. in the development of an action plan to meet academic and personal goals
    Criteria
    6.1.you assess your progress to date.
    6.2.you identify academic and personal goals.
    6.3.you specify measures for success.
    6.4.you identify specific strategies to help you meet your goals.
    6.5.you establish a time line for your action plan.