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COURSE SYLLABUS 1. TITLE OF COURSE: FOUNDATIONS OF READING PREFIX/NUMBER: REA 060 CREDIT HOURS: 3 2. PREREQUISITE: 40 - 59 on the Accuplacer Reading Test 3. TEXT: Improving Vocabulary Skills. Townsend Press Vocabulary Workbook. One novel. Check with your instructor for the choices. SUPPLIES: REA 060 Reading Resource Materials (booklet) 4. COURSE DESCRIPTION: The student will learn strategies for vocabulary development, improved reading comprehension, and enrichment. 5. COURSE GOAL: Students will improve vocabulary knowledge, comprehension, and reading rate 6. COURSE OBJECTIVES: Students who complete REA 060 will be able to: (A) Create a system to develop personal and reading vocabulary. (B) Improve comprehension skills. (C) Transfer skills to the variety of reading encountered by college students. 7. EVALUATION PROCEDURES: 2 – 4 initial assessments are required to help identify specific instructional goals for students. Similarly, post-testing is required to determine competency levels attained. Modules 1 - 5 (Computer Work) 60% Vocabulary Work 5% Final Vocabulary Test 5% Final Reflection Paper 10% Final Comprehension Exam 20% Grading ScaleRaw Score Range Letter Grade 90 to 100 A 80 to 89 B 70 to 79 C 60 to 69 D 0 to 59 F Special Remarks: A. Computer Work: Scores below 70% on the Reading Plus components will not count as completed lessons. Also, computer work that cannot be verified by the instructor will not count toward completed lessons. B. Attendance/Promptness/Use of Full Class Time: Students are expected to maintain good attendance, arrive on time, and stay for the full class time. Instructors will monitor and evaluate students' use of time management skills as part of their grade. Students must formally withdraw if they are unable or unwilling to complete the course. Instructors may initiate withdrawal from enrollment for students who miss 20% or more of the scheduled class meetings. C. Assignments/Missed Exams: It is the student’s responsibility, whether present or absent, to obtain all material presented and to complete all course assignments, quizzes, and tests. The computer-assisted instruction component of this course must be completed on campus in approved settings. Individual instructors may set their own policies for make-up work and missed tests. D. Food and drink are not allowed in computer labs and classrooms. E. Pagers & Cell Phones: Set pagers and cell phones so that they do not make sound. Students must leave the room if they wish to make or respond to phone calls. F. Personal Stereos: Do not bring personal stereos for use during reading class. 8. COURSE OUTLINE: 9. METHODS OF INSTRUCTION: This course consists of 5 instructional modules. In addition, there is a required "Reflection Paper" and final exams. Students are expected to use class time efficiently to complete the instructional modules, as directed by their instructors. Good attendance, promptness, and willingness to improve are necessary for success in this course. Students are expected to complete 3 - 6 weekly hours of homework for fall and spring semester courses, and more than that in summer. Students' final grades will be determined by both the quality and completeness of their work. Students who do not complete the requirements of each module can pass, but will earn a lower grade. 10. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: The very nature of higher education requires that students adhere to accepted standards of academic integrity. Therefore, Pueblo Community College has adopted a policy of academic conduct as described in the Student Handbook. Violation of academic integrity may be defined to include the following: cheating, plagiarism, falsification and fabrication, abuse of academic materials, complicity in academic dishonesty, and personal misrepresentation. It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of the behaviors that constitute academic dishonesty. Sanctions for violating the standards of academic integrity may include warning, probation, suspension, and/or failure of the course or assignment at the discretion of the instructor. 11. ADA NOTICE: Students who have a documented disability may be eligible to receive accommodations for this class. Please contact the Disability Resources Center at 549-3446 for further information
COURSE SYLLABUS
TEXT:
Improving Vocabulary Skills. Townsend Press Vocabulary Workbook.
One novel. Check with your instructor for the choices.
SUPPLIES:
Special Remarks:
A.
Computer Work: Scores below 70% on the Reading Plus components will not count as completed lessons. Also, computer work that cannot be verified by the instructor will not count toward completed lessons.
B.
Attendance/Promptness/Use of Full Class Time: Students are expected to maintain good attendance, arrive on time, and stay for the full class time. Instructors will monitor and evaluate students' use of time management skills as part of their grade. Students must formally withdraw if they are unable or unwilling to complete the course. Instructors may initiate withdrawal from enrollment for students who miss 20% or more of the scheduled class meetings.
C.
Assignments/Missed Exams: It is the student’s responsibility, whether present or absent, to obtain all material presented and to complete all course assignments, quizzes, and tests. The computer-assisted instruction component of this course must be completed on campus in approved settings. Individual instructors may set their own policies for make-up work and missed tests.
D.
Food and drink are not allowed in computer labs and classrooms.
E.
Pagers & Cell Phones: Set pagers and cell phones so that they do not make sound. Students must leave the room if they wish to make or respond to phone calls.
F.
Personal Stereos: Do not bring personal stereos for use during reading class.
Students who have a documented disability may be eligible to receive accommodations for this class. Please contact the Disability Resources Center at 549-3446 for further information