Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 6-23-2009
RDG091  2010 Spring – 2012 Summer II	LEC  3.0 Credit(s)  3.0 Period(s)  3.0 Load  Acad
College Preparatory Reading
Designed to improve basic reading and study skills, vocabulary and comprehension skills. Recommended to all students whose placement test scores indicate a need for reading instruction. Prerequisites: Appropriate reading placement test score, or grade of “C” or better in RDG081.

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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
RDG091  2010 Spring – 2012 Summer II	College Preparatory Reading

 

1.         Apply word meaning strategies to maximize comprehension. (I)

2.         Apply reading study strategies to textbooks. (II)

3.         Explain main ideas and central points in paragraphs, short readings, and essays. (III)

4.         Relate major and minor details to the main idea(s) they support. (IV)

5.         Apply strategies to determine true fact and false fact (appearance of fact) from opinion in selected readings and Internet websites. (V)

6.         Infer meanings from context in reading selections. (VI)

7.         Recognize and analyze language devices. (VII)

8.         Locate evaluative elements in reading material. (VIII)

9.         Identify organizational patterns as aids to comprehension in short readings and essays. (IX)

10.       Integrate information from graphics with text information. (X)

11.       Vary reading rate according to the reading purpose. (XI)

12.       Apply skimming and scanning techniques when appropriate. (XII)

13.       Summarize single and multi-paragraph readings. (XIII)

14.       Compare and contrast ideas from several readings. (XIV)

15.       Design graphic organizers to analyze the structure of a reading passage. (XV)

 

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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
RDG091  2010 Spring – 2012 Summer II	College Preparatory Reading

 

I.          Structural and context analysis

            A.        Affixes

            B.        Context clues

II.        Reading study strategy models

            A.        SQ3R and/or similar strategies

            B.        Mapping

            C.        Clustering

            D.        Outlining

III.       Main idea and central point

            A.        Stated or implied main idea

            B.        Stated or implied central point

IV.       Supporting details

            A.        Major supporting details

            B.        Minor supporting details

V.        Characteristics of fact and opinion

            A.        True facts

            B.        False facts (appearance of fact)

            C.        Valid opinions

            D.        Invalid opinions

VI.       Inferring meaning

VII.     Language devices

            A.        Tone

            B.        Purpose

            C.        Audience

VIII.    Evaluative elements

            A.        Accuracy

            B.        Point of view

            C.        Bias

            D.        Propaganda