Academic Catalog

Reading (RDG)

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RDG081 / Reading Improvement
3 Credits / 3.0 Periods for Lecture

Designed to improve basic reading skills. Includes word recognition, interdisciplinary vocabulary development, recognizing patterns of organization, interpreting inference. Reviews interpreting graphic materials. Emphasis on identifying main ideas and related details. Prerequisites: Appropriate reading placement test score, or grade of "C"or better in RDG071, or permission of Instructor.

Division: Composition, Creative Writing, and Literature
RDG100 / Successful College Reading
3 Credits / 3.0 Periods for Lecture

Emphasis on reading study strategies for any introductory class in any subject area. Introduction to Learning Management System (LMS), how to successfully read course textbooks and assessments, how to navigate information technology and development of academic vocabulary. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ALT100, or RDG081, or appropriate reading placement or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: Any 100-level course in another content area or permission of Instructor. Course Notes: RDG100 may be repeated for a total of twelve (12) credit hours.

Division: Composition, Creative Writing, and Literature
RDG100LL / Disciplinary Literacy Lab
1 Credit / 3.0 Periods for Laboratory

Supplemental instruction for college-level discipline courses. Focus on developing effective reading processes to address a range of literacy needs including reading, writing, digital, numerical, financial and informational literacies. Prerequisites: None. Corequisites: Any 100-level course in another content area or permission of Instructor.

Division: Composition, Creative Writing, and Literature