INTRO TO COLLEGE READING - RED 080

Instructor:	Twyla T. Davis	Office:	Bldg. 1/Room 127
Phone:	(910) 879-5543; Voice mail available	Office Hours	Vary each semester; Posted on office door
E-mail	tdavis@bladencc.edu

TEXTBOOKS:

Goodman, Donald J. et.al. Improving Vocabulary Skills. Third edition.

Langan, John. Ten Steps to Improving College Reading Skills. Fourth edition.

DESCRIPTION:

This course introduces effective reading and inferential thinking skills in preparation for RED 090. Emphasis is placed on vocabulary, comprehension, and reading strategies. Upon completion, students should be able to determine main ideas and supporting details, recognize basic patterns of organization, draw conclusions, and understand vocabulary in context. This course does not satisfy the developmental reading prerequisite for ENG 111 or ENG 111A.

OBJECTIVES:

· identify the stated and implied main idea in written material

· identify supporting details in written material

· distinguish between fact and opinion

· map and outline written material

· interpret graphic materials

· summarize written material

· understand the use of transitional words to signal basic patterns of organization

· draw conclusions

· use the dictionary for information about words

· identify meanings of words from context clues, word attack strategies, and/or dictionary usage

· employ a variety of vocabulary building techniques

· use active reading and comprehension strategies appropriate to a variety of reading materials

REQUIREMENTS:

Attendance: “Attendance at all class meetings is expected. Students whose absences exceed 20% of all scheduled contact hours {will} be dropped from the course by the instructor for excessive absences.” – BCC Catalog

In accordance with BCC policy, students who miss two consecutive weeks of class will be dropped from the course.

Students who withdraw or are dropped from the course before the mid-term date will receive a “W” as a grade. Students who withdraw or are dropped from the course will receive a “WF” for the course which is equivalent to an “F”.

Tardiness: “Students are expected to be in their positions ready for instruction at the time scheduled for the class to begin. Any deviation from this procedure is disruptive, discourteous, and unfair to instructors and to fellow students who are deprived of the total instruction period as a result. Accordingly, students who are late for a class...may at the discretion of the instructor, be denied admittance to the class meeting, and be awarded an absence mark for the class.” –BCC Catalog

A student is considered tardy if he or she enters class after work and/or instruction has begun. Three tardies will be equal to one absence.

Disruptive behavior and miscellaneous items: Students are expected to be respectful at all times.

Respectful behavior includes the following:

· listening when others are speaking

· speaking one at a time

· treating others with courtesy

· refraining from using words or making comments that are offensive or profane

· maintaining an open mind

Disruptive behavior, such as talking during lectures, sleeping during class, going in and out of the room once class has begun, is unacceptable. Such behavior will affect the class participation grade and may result in a student being asked to leave the class.

· Turn off cell phone ringers prior to the beginning of class and do not answer phones in the classroom.

· Food and drink (excluding water) are not allowed in the classrooms unless it is part of a class activity.

· Children are not allowed in the classrooms.

Missed Work: No papers will be accepted late without approval from the instructor prior to the due date. Please send papers, drop them off, or e-mail them if you know you cannot come to class on the day they are due. No make up tests will be given without prior approval from the instructor and written documentation justifying the absence. All missed tests and formal assignments will receive a 0 for a grade. All missed work is the student’s responsibility.

EVALUATION:

The following activities will be used to determine the final grade for the class:

Attendance, class work and homework, vocabulary tests, projects and final exam

GRADING SCALE:

90 – 100 A 79 – 70 C Below 59 - F

80 – 89 B 69 – 60 D

Note: A grade of C (70) or better is required to progress through the developmental program.

Students with special needs related to a diagnosed disability should contact Tommy Rains (910.879.5570; trains@bladencc.edu) in Student Services for assistance.