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Description: MCCCD Approval: 12-13-2011 |
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RDG095 2012
Fall - 9999 |
LEC 6.0 Credit(s) 6.0 Period(s) 6.0 Load Acad |
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Intensive
Foundations for College Reading |
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Accelerated format to improve basic reading skills, study skills, and information literacy skills including vocabulary development, main idea identification, patterns of organization recognition, and comprehension improvement. Prerequisites: Appropriate reading placement test score, or grade of "B" or better in RDG071. Course Notes: RDG095 is an accelerated and intensive learning program for students and meets the requirements for RDG081 and RDG091 in one semester. |
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies: |
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RDG095 2012 Fall - 9999 |
Intensive Foundations for College Reading |
1. Develop
vocabulary skills and maximize comprehension through the use of structural
analysis, context, and dictionary. (I)
2. Produce
an interdisciplinary vocabulary system and increase content area vocabulary.
(II)
3. Apply
phonetic techniques for decoding, word recognition and vocabulary development.
(III, IV)
4. Apply
previewing strategies to predict the content of reading passages. (V)
5. Apply
reading study strategies to reading materials including textbooks, database
articles, and internet sources. (VI)
6. Identify
and explain main ideas, central points, and supporting details in paragraphs,
short readings, and essays. (VII)
7. Distinguish
fact from opinion in context and determine true fact and false fact (appearance
of fact) from opinion in selected readings and Internet websites. (VIII)
8. Infer
meanings from context in various types of reading selections. (IX)
9. Utilize
skimming and scanning techniques and vary reading rate according to reading
purpose. (X)
10. Recognize
the relationship between transition words and patterns of organization, and use
organizational patterns and transitions as aids to comprehension in short
readings and essays.(XI)
11. Interpret
and integrate information from graphics and text to understand, analyze, and
evaluate written materials. (XII)
12. Introduce
language devices and evaluative elements.(XIII)
13. Summarize
and critique single and multi-paragraph readings. (XIV)
14. Gather,
evaluate, and utilize internet and database resources. (XV)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline: |
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RDG095 2012 Fall - 9999 |
Intensive Foundations for College Reading |
I. Word
Meaning Strategies
A. Structural
analysis
1. Roots
2. Affixes
B. Context
clues
1. Words
with multiple meanings
2. Unfamiliar
words
C. Dictionary
1. Guide
words, pronunciation key, word derivation, etc.
2. Appropriate
meaning for the context
II. Vocabulary
A. Content
specific
III. Sound-Symbol
Relationships
IV. Syllabication
A. Hearing
syllables
B. Syllabication
rules
V. Content
Prediction
A. Preview
of title
B. Preview
of subtitles
C. Comparison
with actual content
VI. Reading
Study Strategy Models
A. Survey,
question, read, recite, review (SQ3R) and/or similar strategies
B. Mapping/Clustering
C. Outlining
D. Other
graphic organizers
E. Highlighting
VII. Main Ideas and
Supporting Details
A. Stated
or implied main idea
B. Major
and minor supporting details
VIII. Fact versus Opinion
A. Purpose
of factual statements
B. Purpose
of stated opinions
C. Characteristics
of fact and opinion
1. True
facts
2. False
facts (appearance of fact)
3. Valid
opinions
4. Invalid
opinions
IX. Infer
Meaning
A. Reading
materials
1. Textbooks
2. Internet
sources
3. Trade
books
4. Library
database articles
5. Other
B. Inferring
to increase comprehension
1. Drawing
conclusions
2. Utilizing
analytical reading skills
3. Interpreting
implied meaning
X. Reading
Strategies
A. Skim
B. Scan
C. Vary
reading rate
XI. Organizational
Patterns
A. Patterns
1. Process
2. Compare/Contrast
3. Classification
4. Cause/Effect
5. Problem/Solution
6. Others
B. Types
of transition words
1. Addition
2. Cause
and effect
3. Comparison/contrast
4. Illustration
5. Time
6. Series
7. Other
XII. Graphics
A. Locations
1. Within textbooks
2. Within Internet
3. Within database articles
4. Within other texts
B. Types
1. Charts
2. Tables
3. Diagrams
4. Graphs
XIII. Language Devices
A. Tone
B. Purpose
C. Audience
D. Figurative
language
E. Accuracy
F. Point
of view
G. Bias
H. Propaganda
XIV. Single and Multi-Paragraph
Readings
A. Summarizing
B. Annotating
C. Paraphrasing
D. Critique
E. Other
XV. Technology
A. Types
1. Internet
readings
2. Database
readings
B. Skills
1. Gather
2. Evaluate
3. Utilize