Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval: 6-23-09 |
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RDG081
2010 Spring - 9999 |
LEC |
3.0 Credit(s) |
3.0 Period(s) |
Reading
Improvement |
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Designed
to improve basic reading skills. Includes word recognition, interdisciplinary
vocabulary development, recognizing patterns of organization, interpreting
inference. Reviews interpreting graphic materials. Emphasis on identifying
main ideas and related details. Prerequisites: Appropriate reading placement
test score, or grade of “C” or better in RDG071. |
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MCCCD
Official Course Competencies: |
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RDG081 2010
Spring - 9999 |
Reading Improvement |
1. Apply
previewing strategies to predict the content of reading passages. (I)
2. Apply
phonetic and structural analysis techniques for decoding, word recognition and
vocabulary development. (II, III, IV)
3. Apply
knowledge of context clues to define unknown works and build a content area
vocabulary. (V)
4. Apply
dictionary skills to increase word knowledge. (VI)
5. Produce
an interdisciplinary vocabulary system. (VII)
6. Identify
stated and implied main idea(s), central point(s) and supporting details. (VIII-XI)
7. Apply
reading study strategies to selected readings. (XII)
8. Distinguish
fact from opinion in context. (XIII)
9. Draw
inferences from a variety of reading selections. (XIV)
10. Recognize
the relationship between transition words and patterns of organization. (XV, XVI)
11. Use
an organized system for note taking. (XVII)
12. Interpret
graphics in reading passages. (XVIII)
13. Use
support resources and computer technology. (XIX)
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RDG081 2010
Spring - 9999 |
Reading Improvement |
I. Content
prediction
A. Preview
of title
B. Preview
of subtitles
C. Comparison
with actual content
II. Sound-symbol
relationships
III. Syllabication
A. Hearing
syllables
B. Syllabication
rules
IV. Structural
analysis
A. Roots
B. Affixes
V. Clues
in context
A. Words
with multiple meanings
B. Unfamiliar
words
VI. Dictionary
tools
A. Guide
words, pronunciation key, word derivation, etc.
B. Appropriate
meaning for the context
VII. Vocabulary development
A. 3 x 5
card system
B. Other
vocabulary building systems
VIII. Stated main ideas in
paragraphs
IX. Central
point in longer reading passages
X. Supporting
details
A. Major
support
B. Minor
support
XI. Implied
main ideas in paragraphs
XII. Study strategies
XIII. Fact versus opinion
A. Purpose
of factual statements
B. Purpose
of stated opinions
XIV. Inferring to increase comprehension
A. Drawing
conclusions
B. Utilizing
analytical reading skills
C. Interpreting
implied meaning
XV. Types of transition
words
A. Addition
B. Cause
and effect
C. Comparison/contrast
D. Illustration
E. Time
F. Series
XVI. Relationship of transition
words to organization
XVII. Graphic organizers
A. Mapping
B. Charting
C. Outlining,
etc.
XVIII. Graphics in reading passages
A. Maps
B. Charts
C. Tables
D. Diagrams
E. Graphs
XIX. Support resources and
technology
A. Online
reading and vocabulary tutorials
B. Library
resources