INTRODUCTION TO COLLEGE READING
COURSE OUTLINE
Week 1:___ Orientation
___ Take the Nelson Denny in the Assessment Center.
___ If you have not taken the COMPASS Assessment in the last six months, take the
COMPASS in the Assessment Center.
___ Watch PowerPoint Presentation on Parts of Text and take notes. These notes will
be included in your portfolio.
___ Introduction to MyReadingLab
___ Diagnostic Test: MyReadingLab
___ Complete 1 of the MyReadingLab Level Exercise Sets.
___ Take Test 1 – “Parts of a Textbook” in the Assessment Center.
Week 2:___ Read and take notes on unit material in the Unit on “Test Taking”
pp. 219-248 in the blueReading and Study Skills, John Langan,McGraw Hill.
Hillsboro & Arnold Students: There are several copies that may be checked
out from the Library on a two-day reserve.
___ Study “Tip Sheet for Test–Taking.”
___ Complete 1 of the MyReadingLab Level Exercise Sets.
___ Take Test 2 – “Test Taking” in the Assessment Center.
Week 3:___ Read Chapter 3 – “Reading Efficiently” in your text.
___ Complete the Chapter 3 Worksheet.
Please make the best use of your text, Empowered College Reading, by doing the exercises in your book. The bookstore will NOT buy these books back, so mark in them to meet your own needs.
___ Vocabulary words Exercise Set Week 3. Define and use in sentences.
Complete worksheet and grade with instructor.
___ Complete MyReadingLab Skill Set “Outlining and Summarizing”.
___ Take Test 3 – “Reading Efficiently” in the Assessment Center.
Week 4:___ Read Chapter 4 – “Vocabulary Expansion” in your text.
___ Complete the Chapter 4 Worksheet.
___ Vocabulary words Exercise Set Week 4. Define and use in sentences.
Complete worksheet and grade with instructor.
___ Complete MyReadingLab Skill Set “Vocabulary”.
___ Take Test 4 – “Vocabulary Expansion” in the Assessment Center.
Week 5:___ Read Chapter 5 – “Learning for Reading Methods” in your text.
___ Complete the Chapter 5 Worksheet.
___ Vocabulary words Exercise Set Week 5. Define and use in sentences.
Do worksheet and grade with instructor.
___ Complete MyReadingLab Skill Set “Note Taking”.
___ Take Test 5 – “Learning for Reading Methods” in the Assessment Center.
Week 6:___ Read Chapter 6 – “Main Ideas” in your text.
___ Complete the Chapter 6 Worksheet.
___ Vocabulary words Exercise Set Week 6. Define and use in sentences.
Complete worksheet and grade with instructor.
___ Complete MyReadingLab Skill Set “Main Idea”.
Week 7:___ Read Chapter 7 –“Details and Logical Patterns” in your text.
___ Complete the Chapter 7 Worksheet.
___ Vocabulary assignment Exercise Set Week 7. Define and use in sentences.
Complete worksheet and grade with instructor.
___ Complete MyReadingLab Skill Set “Patterns of Organization”.
___ Take Test 7 – “Details and Logical Patterns” in the Assessment Center.
Week 8:___ Read Chapter 8 – “Graphic Aids” in your text.
___ Complete the Chapter 8 Worksheet.
___ Vocabulary assignment Exercise Set Week 8. Define and use in sentences.
Complete worksheet and grade with instructor.
___ Complete MyReadingLab Skill Set “Graphic and Visual Aids”.
___ Take Test 8 – “Graphic Aids” in the Assessment Center.
Week 9:___ Read Chapter 9 – “Drawing Conclusions” in your text.
___ Complete the Chapter 9 Worksheet.
___ Vocabulary assignment Exercise Set Week 9. Define and use in sentences.
Complete worksheet and grade with instructor.
___ Complete MyReadingLab Skill Set “Purpose and Tone”.
___ Take Test 9 – “Drawing Conclusions” in the Assessment Center.
Week 10:___ Read Chapter 10 – “Evaluating Arguments”.
___ Complete the Chapter 10 Worksheet.
___ Vocabulary Exercise Set Week 10. Define and use in sentences.
Complete worksheet and grade with instructor.
___ Complete MyReadingLab Skill Set “Memorization and Concentration”.
___ Take Test 10 – “Evaluating Arguments” in the Assessment Center.
Week 11:___ Complete MyReadingLab Skill set “Inferences”.
___ Complete 5 reading selections in Reading and Study Skillsby John Langan.
Reading and Study Skillsby John Langan is on reserve in the Learning
Center itself or in the library. Ask your instructor where to find it.
These reading selections can be found on pages 461-523. Your instructor will grade these exercises. When completing these selections, only the comprehension
score for each selection will be recorded. Students do not need to figure their reading
rate.
Week 12:___ Complete 1 of the MyReadingLab Level Exercise Sets.
___ Complete 5 more reading selections in Reading and Study SkillsbyJohn Langan
from pages 461-523. Again, your instructor will grade these.
Week 13:___ Complete 1 of the MyReadingLab Level Exercise Sets.
___ Select one unit from The LongmanTextbook Reader that will apply to your
major. Read the unit you select, and then complete the “Testing your
Understanding” section at the end of the unit. Students should answer all
questions except for “Discussion and Critical Thinking Questions” which are in a
blue box. Also, students do not complete the “Group Projects” or “Journal Ideas”
exercises. Any unit may be chosen with the exception of the “Math” unit. Check
your answers with the instructor’s copy of the text. This text is in reserve in the
Learning Center itself or in the library. Two weeks are allowed for this assignment.
Week 14:___ Complete 1 of the MyReadingLab Level Exercise Sets.
___ Complete the unit chosen in The LongmanTextbook Reader.
Week 15:___ Complete 2 of the MyReadingLab Level Exercise Sets.
___ Turn in your portfolio. Have an instructor make sure it is complete.
Week 16:___ Take the COMPASS.
___ Take the Nelson Denny Test Form H.
Note: You must show significant improvement on the Compass and Nelson
Denny tests. Your instructor must sign off on this requirement in order
for you to successfully complete the course.