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REA 060 FOUNDATIONS OF READING

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8.

COURSE OUTLINE

 

I.

Vocabulary Development

 

 

A.

Context clues

 

 

B.

Structural analysis

 

 

C.

Dictionary and thesaurus skills/pronunciation

 

II.

Comprehension

 

 

A.

Main ideas

 

 

B.

Supporting details

 

 

C.

Inference

 

 

D.

Signal words

 

 

E.

Organizational patterns

 

 

F.

Graphics

 

 

G.

Critical evaluation

 

III.

Skill Transfer Reading

 

 

A.

Fiction reading

 

 

B.

Non-fiction reading