A written presentation of research findings is required. Course emphasis is on discussion and analysis of multi-page readings including recognition of main and supporting ideas. Context clues and word formation analysis aid in vocabulary development. Students learn to differentiate fact from opinion, develop idiom recognition skills, and work with timed readings addressing a variety of subjects to improve reading rate. For students with advanced reading proficiency.
Students review methods of content comprehension and vocabulary development.
Emphasis is given to increasing a student's reading rate, inferential ability, and skill in recognizing tone and point of view. Recognizing symbolic thought and abstraction are also addressed. Students read materials of extended length containing technical and non-technical information. This laboratory course focuses on development of more comprehensive note-taking and listening discrimination skills as they relate to university course work. Students listen to a range of subject materials varying in length and complexity to develop sound discrimination and notetaking skills.