COLLEGE-WIDE COURSE CONTENT SUMMARY
ENG 005 Reading Improvement II (5 cr.)

Course Description
Helps students read critically and increase appreciation of reading. Guides students in making inferences, drawing conclusions, detecting relationships between generations and supporting details. Includes interpreting graphic aids and library skills. Lecture 5 hours per week.

General Course Purpose
ENG 005 is designed to help all students to improve their reading skills.

Entry Level Competencies
Admittance to the college or reading skill level equivalent to completion of ENG 04.

Course Objectives
To improve the student's proficiency in reading to a level which would allow the student to function adequately in college level courses.

Goals and Objectives for Developmental Reading Courses

Major Topics to be Included
Comprehension Skills
   Main idea
   Detail
   Inference
   Recognizing paragraph structure
Study Skills
   How to read for retention
   How to use the dictionary
   How to understand graphic materials
   Note-taking
      Outline college level material
      Paraphrase text into notes (not plagiarizing)
      Demonstrate test-taking ability from notes
      Learning to abbreviate in notes
   Test-taking strategies
Reading Rate Development
   Awareness and correction of poor reading habits
   Awareness of the need for flexibility of reading