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Reading Courses

Reading N80A   Fundamentals of Reading
Reading N80B   Fundamental of Reading
Reading N90A   Individualized Reading
Reading N90B   Individualized Reading
Reading 091     Reading for Meaning
Reading 098     Reading for Non-Native Speakers of English

Reading 098     Academic Reading in a Specific Course

Reading 102    Academic Reading
Reading 150    Critical Reading

 Reading N80A 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 N80B Fundamental of Reading  Top=
Units: 3
Prerequisite: Reading N80A
Continued group instruction in basic reading skills including technique for improving vocabulary and comprehension. Note applicable to associate degree. Grade: CR/NC only.

 Reading N90A 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 N90B Individualized Reading  Top=
Units: 3.
Prerequisite: Reading N90A.
Further develops reading skills. 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  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 Reading for Non-Native Speakers of English Top=
Units: 3
Prerequisite: None
Instruction in vocabulary building, word attack skills, spelling, reading strategies, and comprehending the elements of a paragraph. The class is recommended for students enrolled in ESL N40B and ESL N49.

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.


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