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Active as of Fall Semester 2010
I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Reading II
2. Course Prefix & Number:
READ 1500
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
4. Course Description:
This course emphasizes critical reading strategies and college-level vocabulary. It presents college reading as information processing and focuses on strategies for improving comprehension, selection, organization, and recall. Reading materials represent a variety of academic disciplines and occupational areas. Course material will focus on textbooks and other types of reading materials prevalent in college. A combination of individual and group work will use both printed material and computers.
5. Placement Tests Required:
| Accuplacer (specify test): |
Accuplacer |
Score: |
56 |
6. Prerequisite Courses:
READ 1500 - Reading II
All Credit(s) from the following...
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| READ 0591 | Reading I | 5 cr. |
9. Co-requisite Courses:
READ 1500 - Reading II
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
|
Name of Institution
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Course Number and Title
|
Credits
|
|
St. Cloud Technical & Community College
|
READ 0304/ Reading Strategies
|
3
|
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Alexandria Technical College
|
READ 0355 / College Prep Reading
|
2
|
III. Course Purpose
Other - If this course is not required in a program or is not part of the MN Transfer Curriculum, it may be used for the purpose(s) listed below:
Liberal Arts Elective
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Demonstrate reading and listening skills |
Apply appropriate critical reading strategies such as self-monitoring, metacognition, active reading techniques, & adjusting reading rate to the difficulty of reading materials & purpose of reading. Students will demonstrate listening skills by asking questions & using a note taking system. |
| Assess alternative solutions to a problem |
Apply appropriate reading strategies for reading vocabulary and comprehension. Apply self-correction reading techniques. Demonstrate the use of other resources to (to accommodate their learning style) in order to access information and/or to help them understand difficult or new information. |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
|
Expected Outcome
|
MnTC
Goal Area
|
|
Identify the general sense/main idea of a sentence or passage.
|
|
|
Explain the value and purpose of developing reading and vocabulary skills.
|
|
|
Demonstrate effective vocabulary-building techniques for reading fluency.
|
|
|
Recognize patterns of organization in reading.
|
|
|
Recognize & apply active reading strategies.
|
|
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
|
I. Active Learning
A. Active learning & cognitive psychology
B. Brain message
C. Divided attention
D. Cognitive styles
E. Multiple intelligences
F. Concentration—causes & cures
G. Distractions—internal & external
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II. Vocabulary
A. Remembering new words
B. Using context clues
C. Understanding the structure of words
D. Using a dictionary
E. Word origins
F. Using a glossary
G. Using a thesaurus
H. Using analogies
I. Easily confused words
J. Recognizing acronyms
K. Recognizing transitional words
|
|
III. Strategic Reading and Studying
A. Strategic reading—the stages of reading
B. Strategies for before reading, integrating knowledge while reading, & for recalling after reading
|
|
IV. Main Idea
A. Topic, Main Idea, Supporting Details
B. Prior knowledge & constructing main idea
C. Stated main ideas
D. Major & minor ideas
E. Unstated main ideas
F. Interpreting main ideas of long passages
G. Summary writing
|
|
V. Patterns of Organization
A. Textbook organization
B. Transitional words
C. Mixed organizational patterns
|
|
VI. Organizing Textbook Information
A. Demands of college study
B. Annotating
C. Note taking
D. Outlining
E. mapping
|
|
VII. Inference
A. what is inference?
B. Connotation of words
C. Figurative language
D. Inferences from facts
E. Drawing conclusions
|
|
VIII. Point of View
A. Textbooks & the author’s point of view
B. Reader’s point of view
C. Fact & opinion
D. Author’s purposes & tone
E. Points of view in editorial cartoons
|
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IX. Critical Thinking
A. Thinking vs. critical thinking
B. Recognizing an argument
C. Inductive & deductive reasoning
D. Applying the 4-step method for critical thinking
E. Creative & critical thinking
|
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X. Graphic Illustrations
A. Diagrams, tables, maps
B. Pie, line, & bar graphs
C. Flowcharts
|
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XI. Rate and Flexibility
A. Why reading rate is important
B. Your reading rate
C. Techniques for faster reading
D. Skimming & scanning techniques
|
|
XII. Test Taking
A. Can being test wise improve your score?
B. Strategies for mental & physical preparation
C. Strategies for standardized reading tests
D. Recognizing major question types
E. Strategies for multiple choice
F. Strategies for content area exams
G. Locus of control
|
I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Reading II
2. Course Prefix & Number:
READ 1500
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
4. Course Description:
This course emphasizes critical reading strategies and college-level vocabulary. It presents college reading as information processing and focuses on strategies for improving comprehension, selection, organization, and recall. Reading materials represent a variety of academic disciplines and occupational areas. Course material will focus on textbooks and other types of reading materials prevalent in college. A combination of individual and group work will use both printed material and computers.
5. Placement Tests Required:
| Accuplacer (specify test): |
Accuplacer |
Score: |
56 |
6. Prerequisite Courses:
READ 1500 - Reading II
All Credit(s) from the following...
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| READ 0591 | Reading I | 5 cr. |
9. Co-requisite Courses:
READ 1500 - Reading II
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
|
Name of Institution
|
Course Number and Title
|
Credits
|
|
St. Cloud Technical & Community College
|
READ 0304/ Reading Strategies
|
3
|
|
Alexandria Technical College
|
READ 0355 / College Prep Reading
|
2
|
III. Course Purpose
3. Other - If this course does NOT meet criteria for #1 or #2 above, it may be used for the purpose(s) selected below:
Liberal Arts Elective
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Demonstrate reading and listening skills |
Apply appropriate critical reading strategies such as self-monitoring, metacognition, active reading techniques, & adjusting reading rate to the difficulty of reading materials & purpose of reading. Students will demonstrate listening skills by asking questions & using a note taking system. |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
|
Expected Outcome
|
MnTC
Goal Area
|
|
Identify the general sense/main idea of a sentence or passage.
|
|
|
Explain the value and purpose of developing reading and vocabulary skills.
|
|
|
Demonstrate effective vocabulary-building techniques for reading fluency.
|
|
|
Recognize patterns of organization in reading.
|
|
|
Recognize & apply active reading strategies.
|
|
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
|
I. Active Learning
A. Active learning & cognitive psychology
B. Brain message
C. Divided attention
D. Cognitive styles
E. Multiple intelligences
F. Concentration—causes & cures
G. Distractions—internal & external
|
|
II. Vocabulary
A. Remembering new words
B. Using context clues
C. Understanding the structure of words
D. Using a dictionary
E. Word origins
F. Using a glossary
G. Using a thesaurus
H. Using analogies
I. Easily confused words
J. Recognizing acronyms
K. Recognizing transitional words
|
|
III. Strategic Reading and Studying
A. Strategic reading—the stages of reading
B. Strategies for before reading, integrating knowledge while reading, & for recalling after reading
|
|
IV. Main Idea
A. Topic, Main Idea, Supporting Details
B. Prior knowledge & constructing main idea
C. Stated main ideas
D. Major & minor ideas
E. Unstated main ideas
F. Interpreting main ideas of long passages
G. Summary writing
|
|
V. Patterns of Organization
A. Textbook organization
B. Transitional words
C. Mixed organizational patterns
|
|
VI. Organizing Textbook Information
A. Demands of college study
B. Annotating
C. Note taking
D. Outlining
E. mapping
|
|
VII. Inference
A. what is inference?
B. Connotation of words
C. Figurative language
D. Inferences from facts
E. Drawing conclusions
|
|
VIII. Point of View
A. Textbooks & the author’s point of view
B. Reader’s point of view
C. Fact & opinion
D. Author’s purposes & tone
E. Points of view in editorial cartoons
|
|
IX. Critical Thinking
A. Thinking vs. critical thinking
B. Recognizing an argument
C. Inductive & deductive reasoning
D. Applying the 4-step method for critical thinking
E. Creative & critical thinking
|
|
X. Graphic Illustrations
A. Diagrams, tables, maps
B. Pie, line, & bar graphs
C. Flowcharts
|
|
XI. Rate and Flexibility
A. Why reading rate is important
B. Your reading rate
C. Techniques for faster reading
D. Skimming & scanning techniques
|
|
XII. Test Taking
A. Can being test wise improve your score?
B. Strategies for mental & physical preparation
C. Strategies for standardized reading tests
D. Recognizing major question types
E. Strategies for multiple choice
F. Strategies for content area exams
G. Locus of control
|