Reading Instructors

Developmental Reading Course Descriptions

Grayson County College offers a developmental reading program and a college reading program. Developmental Reading assists students whose current reading skills range somewhere between that expected of a seventh-grader and a high school senior. College Reading is a class suitable for freshmen and sophomores. It enhances the students' reading comprehension and critical thinking so that they may gain more success in their reading intensive courses, such as Anatomy and Physiology, American History, and General Psychology. Faculty members evaluate the students' scores on an assessment test to place them properly in one of three class levels or one of two lab levels.

READ 0115. Reading Laboratory I. (0-1-1). Individualized learning program for self-improvement in reading skills for students needing minimal remediation. Computer assisted instruction based on diagnosis of reading strengths and weaknesses.

READ 0215. Reading Laboratory II. (0-2-2). Individualized learning program for self-improvement in reading for students needing moderate remediation. Computer assisted instruction based on diagnosis of reading strengths and weaknesses.

READ 0300. Developmental Reading I. (3-1-3). A performance based program utilizing the lecture method, computer assisted instruction, audio/visual materials and printed materials in a laboratory setting. Individualized instruction designed to improve reading comprehension, vocabulary development and flexible reading rates. Lab requirement part of course.

READ 0310. Developmental Reading II. (3-1-3). Continuation of skills covered in Reading 0300 in self-paced format. Emphasis on vocabulary and comprehension. Departmental exit exam. Lab requirement part of course. Prerequisite: READ 0300 or appropriate score on college assessment.

READ 1313. College Reading & Critical Thinking. (3-0-3). Emphasis on comprehension of non-fictional materials. Inferential and interpretive comprehension skills stressed along with analysis, synthesis and evaluation processes. Prerequisite: READ 0310 or reading ability at or near college level. Note: Students required to be in remediation because of Pre-TASP/TASP scores must enroll in READ 0115 to take this credit course.

Updated 23 February 1996

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