ABED 46 Reading and Writing Strategies

5 credits

Students will gain fundamental reading and writing strategies that help them to utilize the writing process to produce essays.

Prerequisites: CASAS ABED Reading Assessment score at the ABED Intermediate Level (217-238) plus a writing sample assessed at the intermediate level or instructor permission

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Develop reading strategies necessary to complete college-level work
Analyze structure and organizational patterns in a variety of texts
Use context clues and a dictionary to identify word meanings
Utilize various elements of a textbook (graphics, index, contents, etc.)
Draw inferences to make conclusions and predictions in a variety of texts
Develop organizational and time management strategies necessary to complete college-level work
Develop and use a writing process to brainstorm, organize, and revise compositions
Write basic essays that include a thesis statement and coherent supporting paragraph
Identify and use fundamental grammar, sentence structure, and punctuation principles
Develop proofreading skills

Total Hours: 50 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 50