ABED 045 Reading Improvement

5 credits

An introductory Adult Basic Education reading skills class where students will focus on the sentence, including basic sentence types, usage, and punctuation. Students will practice writing sentences that relate to the same topic, which will be used to lead the student into the development of paragraphs that are unified under a topic and a thesis sentence.

Prerequisites: Equivalent placement score or instructor permission.

Student Outcomes/Competencies:
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Analyze what is required for effective reading in program choices
Use context clues and structural analysis
Use the dictionary
Use the elements of a textbook (graphics, index, contents)
Summarize main ideas
Analyze structure-organizational pattern and details
Draw inferences and make judgments
Demonstrate comprehension by answering written and oral questions
Identify preferred learning style
Organize time and materials
Practice speed reading