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COURSE SYLLABUS 1. TITLE OF COURSE: COLLEGE PREPARATORY READING PREFIX/NUMBER: REA 090 CREDIT HOURS: 3 2. PREREQUISITE: REA 060 or 60 – 82 on the Accuplacer Reading Test 3. RESOURCES NEEDED: TEXT: Advancing Vocabulary Skills. Townsend Press Vocabulary Workbook. One novel. Check with your instructor for the choices. SUPPLIES: REA 090 Reading Resource Materials (booklet) 4. COURSE DESCRIPTION: The student will learn strategies for improving comprehension, developing vocabulary, and increasing rate for reading college textbooks. 5. COURSE GOAL: Students will improve vocabulary, comprehension, and rate so that they efficiently read and comprehend college level texts and assignments. 6. COURSE OBJECTIVES: By the end of the course, students will (A) Develop and demonstrate college level vocabulary skills. (B) Apply basic reading comprehension skills to college level reading. (C) Analyze the structure of reading passages. (D) Evaluate reading passages critically. 7. EVALUATION PROCEDURES: 2 – 4 initial assessments are required to help identify specific instructional goals for students. Similarly, post-testing is required to determine specific progress. Modules 1 - 5 (Computer & Vocabulary work) 60% Novel Reflection Paper 10% Final Vocabulary Test 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. Vocabulary: Students will be expected to retake tests with scores less than 70% 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% 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
COLLEGE PREPARATORY READING
RESOURCES NEEDED:
TEXT:
Advancing Vocabulary Skills. Townsend Press Vocabulary Workbook.
One novel. Check with your instructor for the choices.
SUPPLIES:
REA 090 Reading Resource Materials (booklet)
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The student will learn strategies for improving comprehension, developing vocabulary, and increasing rate for reading college textbooks.
COURSE GOAL:
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. Vocabulary: Students will be expected to retake tests with scores less than 70%
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% 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