ENGRD 14    Reading Skills    3 Units

Prerequisite: Reading skill demonstrated by the assessment process.
Advisory: Concurrent enrollment in ENGWR 45, ENGWR 44, and ENGLB 70.
Hours: 54 hours LEC
Description: This reading course is designed to help students master the foundations of reading skill: word attack, vocabulary, development and basic comprehension. This course may be taken twice for credit with the recommendation of the instructor. Students are strongly encouraged to enroll in ENGLB 70 for access to individualized help in the Reading and Writing Center.

Schedule: Full Term, Jan 17-May 20
MW           01:30PM-02:50PM   LEC   TBA                  CRC MAIN CAC 204     24936

ENGRD 15    Basic Reading Skills    3 Units

Prerequisite: ENGRD 14 with a grade of "C" or better; or equivalent skills demonstrated through the assessment process.
Advisory: Concurrent enrollment in ENGLB 70.
Hours: 54 hours LEC
Description: This reading course is designed to help students master basic, pre-collegiate reading skills by developing vocabulary, literal and inferential comprehension, textbook reading techniques, and study skills and by reading for pleasure. Students may become more efficient readers by learning to vary rate and comprehension depending upon purpose for reading. This course may be taken twice for credit with the recommendation of the instructor. Students are encouraged to enroll in ENGLB 70 for access to individualized help in the Reading and Writing Center.

Schedule: Full Term, Jan 17-May 20
TTh          12:00PM-01:20PM   LEC   N.Konecny            CRC MAIN P 47B       24934
MW           03:00PM-04:20PM   LEC   A.Casareno           CRC MAIN CAC 204     24932
TTh          05:30PM-06:50PM   LEC   J.Seamons            CRC MAIN L 104       24930

ENGRD 110    Comprehension Strategies and Vocabulary Development For College    3 Units

Prerequisite: ENGRD 15 with a grade of "C" or better; or equivalent skills demonstrated through the assessment process.
Advisory: ENGLB 70 and ENGWR 51
Hours: 54 hours LEC
Description: This reading course in designed to help students prepare for college level reading by refining vocabulary, literal and inferential comprehension skills, textbook reading techniques, and study skills and by reading for pleasure. Efficiency is gained by learning to vary rate and comprehension depending upon purposes for reading. This course may be taken twice for credit with the recommendation of the instructor. Students are encouraged to enroll in ENGLB 70 for access to individualized help in the Reading and Writing Center.

Schedule: Full Term, Jan 17-May 20
MW           10:30AM-11:50AM   LEC   S.Giedd              CRC MAIN LRC 102     26900
TTh          01:30PM-02:50PM   LEC   A.Casareno           CRC MAIN BS 160      24928
MW           05:30PM-06:50PM   LEC   TBA                  CRC MAIN BS 128      24926
TTh          04:30PM-05:50PM   LEC   J.Clanton            CRC MAIN LRC 102     27356

ENGRD 310    Prose Analysis and Interpretation    3 Units

Prerequisite: ENGRD 110 or ESLR 320 with a grade of "C" or better; or placement through the assessment process.
Advisory: ENGLB 70, ENGWR 101, or ESLW 320
General Education: AA/AS Area II(b)
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC
Description: This overview course covers the theory and practice of reading skills needed for proficient academic performance with emphasis on following: 1) critical and analytical evaluation of college level expository, narrative, descriptive, and argumentative essays, 2) vocabulary development, 3) critical analysis and evaluation of research, 4) application in multicultural essays, fiction and nonfiction reading, 5) development of flexibility of reading rate, and 6) application in textbook, fiction, and nonfiction reading. This course meets the reading competency required for the A.A. and A.S. degrees. Additional work in the Reading/Writing Center (ENGLB 70) may be advised. May be taken once for credit.

ENGRD 312    Academic Textbook Reading    3 Units

Prerequisite: ENGRD 110 and ESLR 320 with a grade of "C" or better; or equivalent skills demonstrated through the assessment process.
Advisory: ENGLB 70, ENGWR 101, or ESLW 320
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC
Description: This course is designed to refine students' ability to read, understand and respond to college-level textbooks across the curriculum. Activities emphasize discipline-based vocabulary, reading strategies, critical thinking, interpretation of figures, facts, and data and reading rates as they relate to academic success. This course meets the Reading Competency requirement for the A.A. and A.S. degrees. Students are encouraged to enroll in ENGLB 70 for access to individualized help in the Reading and Writing Center.

Schedule: Full Term, Jan 17-May 20
TTh          10:30AM-11:50AM   LEC   S.Giedd              CRC MAIN P 47A       27260