77858752Academic Reading 5/6
Course Information
Description
This course emphasizes the development of vocabulary and reading comprehension skills needed to successfully complete college level coursework. Reading comprehension skills are practiced in a variety of content specific excerpts from college textbooks and other reading sources. The focus of the class is building and strengthening reading strategies to enable learners to complete their academic goals. Students will use a a variety of printed and technology-based materials including functional/workplace/life skill readings, prose, poetry, etc. Some teaching plans include optional activities that may be used in the classroom delivery of the course.
Total Credits
2
Course Competencies
  1. Employ advanced reading strategies to process written materials
    Assessment Strategies
    In class/lab or simulated real-life or workplace situations
    Individually or in small groups
    With a varitey of printed and technology-based reading materials
    Criteria
    Select/adjust reading rate strategies to the purpose and difficulty of the material
    Apply word recognition skills using a variety of strategies including rereading, finding context clues, and analyzing word structures
    Infer the meaning of unfamiliar words in the context of a passage by examining known words, phrases and structures
    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
    Read with level-appropriate fluency and accuracy
    Relate how written texts and visual representation connect to create meaning
    Identify a purpose for reading, such as to gain information, to learn about diverse viewpoints, to make decisions or for enjoyment
    Use knowledge of sentence and word structure, word origins, visual images and context clues to understand unfamiliar words and clarify meaning
    Use knowledge of visual features, such as headings and bold face print, as aids to comprehension
    Summarize, and paraphrase passages chosen for specific purposes.

  2. Interpret a range of culturally diverse printed and electronically generated materials
    Assessment Strategies
    In class/lab or simulated real-life or workplace situations
    Individually or in small groups
    With a varitey of printed and technology-based reading materials
    Criteria
    Analyze and evaluate printed materials and resources
    Provide interpretive responses to literary and nonliterary texts representing culturally diversified materials
    Draw on a broad base of knowledge about the themes, ideas, and insights while reading, interpreting, and reflecting on written material
    Evaluate themes and main ideas considering audience and purpose

  3. Read to acquire information
    Assessment Strategies
    In class/lab or simulated real-life or workplace situations
    Individually or in small groups
    With a varitey of printed and technology-based reading materials
    Criteria
    Identify a topic of interest then seek information by investigating available resources, such as newspaper, phone book, map, Internet websites, etc.
    Interpret and use technical resources such as charts, tables, travel schedules, timelines, and manuals
    Compare, contrast, and evaluate the relative accuracy and usefulness of information from different sources
    Identify and explain information, main ideas, and organization found in a variety of informational passages
    Adjust reading pace (skimming, scanning, and reading) to the difficulty of the text and purpose for reading

  4. Develop vocabulary of words, phrases, and idioms to improve communication
    Assessment Strategies
    In class/lab or simulated real-life or workplace situations
    Individually or in small groups
    With a varitey of printed and technology-based reading materials
    Criteria
    Use knowledge of roots, prefixes, and suffixes to interpret and convey the meaning of words and build vocabulary
    Identify the common figures of speech and use to build vocabulary
    Use functional, occupational, technical and content specific vocabulary
    Apply structural word analysis strategies
    Use contextual cues
    Consult dictionaries, glossaries, handbooks, and grammar texts when needed

  5. Use a variety of informational resources to make decisions
    Assessment Strategies
    In class/lab or simulated real-life or workplace situations
    Individually or in small groups
    With a varitey of printed and technology-based reading materials
    Criteria
    Evaluate resources appropriate to a particular task
    Identify book features including table of contents, glossary, and index to locate information
    Use multiple sources to identify and locate information pertinent to an investigative search including encyclopedias, almanacs, dictionaries, various electronic search engines and databases, fact books, pamphlets, and technical manual
    Compile, organize, and evaluate information, and summarize what has been learned
    Identify and explain the use of stereotypes and biases evident in various media

  6. Develop responsibility for self-directed learning
    Assessment Strategies
    In the development of an academic, career, and/or personal goal plan
    Individually or in small groups
    With a varitey of printed and technology-based reading materials
    Criteria
    Self-assess your level or responsibility for self-directed learning
    Plan specifies strategies for achieving self-directed learning to reach your goal
    Plan specifies measures for success to reach your goal
    Plan specifies a timeline for meeting goals to reach your goal