2023-2024 Catalog

RDG-088 Academic Reading Skills & Strategies

This course is designed to help students with both reading comprehension skills as well as reading metacognitive skills necessary for college level courses. Students will learn how to assess content and construct meaning using various strategies, explain main ideas using authentic sentences and summaries, and develop higher order thinking skills. This course may be taken three times to accomplish a grade of "C" to satisfy requirements. (5 contact hours)

Credits

5

Prerequisite

Appropriate assessment score, passing grade in high school transition class, appropriate high school GPA, appropriate passing grade from an ABE or ESL class

Department

Developmental Education