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Courses

Reading N50   Groundwork for Reading
Reading N80   Fundamentals of Reading
Reading N90   Individualized Reading
Reading 091   Reading for Meaning- U.S. History
Reading 098    Academic Reading in a Specific Course

Reading 102    Academic Reading

Reading 150    Critical Reading

  

Reading N50  Groundwork for Reading  Top=

Units: 3
Prerequisite: None
A reading course for students needing to build vocabulary and enhance reading comprehension.  Recommended for students in English N50 and EMLS 055.

 

Reading N80 Fundamentals of Reading  Top=

Units: 3
Prerequisite: None
Group instruction in basic reading skills including techniques for improving vocabulary and spelling, work attack skills, and reading comprehension. Not applicable to associate degree. Grade: CR/NC only.

 

 Reading N90 Individualized Reading  Top=

Units: 3
Prerequisite: Reading N80B
Individualized instruction in vocabulary, comprehension, critical evaluation and reading rate. May be continued until three units are earned. Not applicable to associate degree. Grade: CR/NC only.

 

Reading 091 Reading for Meaning- U.S. History  Top=

Units: 3
Prerequisite: None
Continued critical reading and development of background information needed for success in understanding texts, essays, and stores in a specific subject area such as literature, American history and government, geography, etc. Subject focus varies by semester. Related multi-cultural readings included. Grade: CR/NC only.

 

Reading 098 Academic Reading in a Specific Course Top=

Units: 1
Prerequisite: None
Introduces a repertoire of reading strategies for the purpose of comprehending a specific college-level textbook. Review of fundamental reading strategies will provide the foundation for the development of vocabulary, thought pattern identification, outlining, interpretation of graphics, and critical analysis of a specific course's textbook(s). Grade: CR/NCR only.

 

Reading 102  Academic Reading  Top=

Units: 3
Prerequisite: None
Introduces a repertoire of reading strategies aimed at preparing students for comprehension of complex college-level reading material. Advanced reading strategies provide the foundation of the development of critical reading and the recognition of patterns of academic thought. Reading strategies for specific disciplines, including the Social Sciences, Business Humanities and the Arts, Mathematics an the Natural Sciences are presented. Completion of or concurrent enrollment in English 061 or recommended.

 

Reading 150 Critical Reading Top=

Units: 3
Prerequisite: None
Emphasis on the development and application of reading skills in the interpretation, analysis, criticism and advocacy of ideas encountered in academic reading. Completion of or concurrent enrollment in English 101 recommended.