ENGLISH 0903 INSTRUCTOR: Mrs. Ella Barre

COURSE SYLLABUS

FALL 2006

ENGLISH 0903 INSTRUCTOR: Mrs. Ella Barre

OFFICE: MP 330

Reading I Telephone: 595-7219

TR: 8:30 – 9:50 am

RM: MC 537 OFFICE HOURS:

CALL #: 14673 MTWR: 7:30-8:30 AM

Section#: 105 R: 12:30-1:30 PM

MW: 2:30-3:30 PM

MW: 4:30-5:30 PM

ASSOCIATE DEAN: Mary P. Walker, Communications, MC 423, 595-7064

TEXTBOOKS AND OTHER MATERIALS

Groundwork for College Reading, Broderick Bill, Third Edition, Townsend Press

COMPUTER ASSISTED INSTRUCTION:

Reading Lab MC 536

COURSE PRE-REQUISITE:

None

COURSE (S) IN SEQUENCE

ENG 0913 (READING II)

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Designed to teach students the basic reading skills, which are necessary for a planned college program. Primary emphasis is placed on developing interest in reading, improving comprehension of textbook materials, skills in grasping main ideas, and vocabulary building. Practice materials, computers, and both individual and group instructions are in continued use to accomplish these goals.

Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 1 hour.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

To show ability to obtain word meaning from context.
To demonstrate phonic and structural word attack skills.
To follow written steps in a process.
To discover main ideas and recount details.
To demonstrate recognition of a wide range of general and specific terms.
To increase reading rate with appropriate comprehension.
To demonstrate appropriate use of skimming and scanning.
To demonstrate appropriate reading flexibility.
To draw conclusions from sentences, paragraphs, and larger units.
To locate information in such reference sources as dictionaries, indexes, tables of contents, and glossaries.
To show appropriate skills in reading in pertinent content areas.
To read for recreational purposes.

TEACHING METHODS

The two semester reading class is highly individualized. Students are helped to improve comprehension, speed, and vocabulary. The student begins at his/her own reading level and moves at his/her own rate of speed. Computers and SRA materials are used. Discussions on assigned textbook lessons are conducted as needed.

EVALUATION TECHNIQUES

Laboratory performance includes:
Work with skill-building materials during regular class times.
Working with these same materials one hour per week in addition to regular class times. Students may choose times most convenient to them. Because 50% of the final grade is based on a weekly accumulation of these skill-building exercises, it is extremely important that students attend all classes and perform the outside of class time practice each week. There is no make-up on lab work.
Students who sign in to do lab practice and then leave lab for more than five (5) minutes without talking to lab specialists first will not receive lab credit for time when they are not in the lab. Students who sign in for lab practice and do not sign-out when leaving will not get lab credit for time spent in lab.
The attached schedule, which indicates when textbook work is to be

completed and when tests will be given, should be carefully followed.

Consistent and/or extreme tardiness is extremely disruptive in the Reading

Laboratory. Tardiness also leads to poor laboratory performance which

adversely affects the lab grade.

GRADING SYSTEM

Grade distribution:

Text assignments 25%

Tests 25%

Laboratory performance 50%

100%

Point Scale: Standard Scale:

A+ = 98 C = 75

A = 95 C- = 72 90-100 = A

A- = 92 D+ = 68 80-89 = B

B+ = 88 D = 65 70-79 = C

B = 85 D- = 62 60- 69 = D

B - = 82 F =59 or less 0 – 59 = F

C+ = 78 0 = no points

NB: Please note in “Grade Distribution” section that 50% of entire semester grade is decided by the student’s attendance and laboratory performance.

ATTENDANCE POLICY

Attendance Policies:

Laboratory performance is of prime importance in this course. For this reason it is necessary that students enrolled in these classes observe the following regulations:

While there is no set formula as to the number of absences a student may have in this class, all students are held responsible for all laboratory work, tests, and assignments on the day scheduled. At least one hour of lab must be performed each week for complete credit. In addition, lab grades are affected by attendance—see “Grading System,” above. Explanation of lab points: Number of days classes meet is added to labs assigned. For example, 45 days plus 12 weeks of labs =57. This sum is divided into 100. 100 is divided by 57=1.75. Each lab and/or classes missed will decrease the 100 points by 1.75. For

Tuesday - Thursday; Monday-Wednesday classes the points deducted from the

100 points will be 2.3.

A student informed by an instructor that he/she has been excessively absent should make an appointment with his/her instructor before his/her grade is damaged further.

Late Reading assignments will be accepted at the beginning of next class meeting. Students who have been absent from class may turn in the assignments for the absence period only if they bring this work to the professor’s office before returning to class. Any student with late assignments who does not follow the above procedure loses his or her privilege to turn in late work. Any student who feels he or she has an extenuating circumstance, which might extend extra time for late homework, must discuss this circumstance promptly with the professor in her office or by phone.

Make-up tests: A student who misses a class test should immediately contact the instructor or reading lab specialists to see if the test is being given in a later class or if there is a time it may be taken before the tests are retuned to the class. Any student who misses this opportunity and wishes to take a make-up must go to the instructor’s office and file his/her intention to do so two weeks before finals week (one week before finals in summer). The make-up will then be scheduled on an individual basis during finals week. Students who do not file their intention in advance as required lose the make-up opportunity.

Please turn all cell phones off before entering the classroom or lab area.

COURSE CALENDAR

FALL 2006

TEXT: GROUNDWORKFORCOLLEGE READING

Please Note: All pages assigned should be studied and the exercises completed before class on the dates assigned. Do the work in the book, not on notebook paper. Everyone in the class should purchase a textbook. No exceptions!

August

Tues 22 Orientation

Thurs 24 Diagnostic testing. Assignment: Read pages 1-6;

Tues 29 pp. 9-20

Thurs 31 pp.20-28

September

Mon 04 Labor Day College Closed

Tues 05 Lab Orientation

Thurs 07 pp. 29-35

Tues 12 pp. 49-58

Thurs 14 pp. 58-72

Tues 19 pp. Syllables pp. 83-95

Thurs 21 Syllables handout

Tues 26 pp. 96-102

Thurs 28 Dictionary Use—pp.113-125

October

Tues 03 Vocabulary in Context, pp. 147-160

Thur 05 pp. 160-170

Tues 10 Main Ideas, pp. 181-191

Thur 12 pp. 192-204

Tues 17 Supporting Details, pp. 215-226

Thur 19 pp. 226-240

Tues 24 Finding main Ideas, pp. 251 -262

Thur 26 pp. 262-282. All late work is due.

Tues 31 Relationships I—pp. 293-304. Discussion.

November

Thur 02 pp. 309-320

Tues 07 Relationships II – pp. 333-342

Thur 09 pp. 343-351

Tues 14 pp. 351-364

Thur 16 Word Parts—479-488

Tues 21 pp. 490-500

Wednesday 22-26 Thanksgiving Holiday No Classes

Tues 28 Combined Skills—pp. 512-518

Thur 30 Advanced Combined Skill—pp.525-536

December

Tues 05 In class: Nelson –Denny Post Evaluation. Please come to class on time. No admittance after the test starts. If you are unavoidably late, make an appointment with the lab personnel to take the test at another time.

Final Exams Week Dec 09- 15: There is no final in this class.