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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
ADLTED 501 | Title:
AC SKLS/GED PREP 1/READ |
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| Full Title:
Basic Academic Skills and GED Preparation - Reading 1 |
| Last Reviewed:12/12/2016 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 0 | Lecture Scheduled | 0 | 6 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 0 |
| Minimum | 0 | Lab Scheduled | 3.00 | 3 min. | Lab Scheduled | 18.00 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 3.00 | | Contact Total | 18.00 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 0.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 18.00 | |
Title 5 Category:
Non-Credit
Grading:
Non-Credit Course
Repeatability:
27 - Exempt From Repeat Provisions
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
CSKLS 501
Catalog Description:
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Instruction and individualized learning plans are provided for preparation for the GED and other High School Equivalency (HSE) tests. Course also provides academic skills development in preparation for English placement tests; credit English Pathway classes; Career Technical Education (CTE) classes; and Basic Academic Skills Certificate of Completion. First level reading course covers reading and study strategies at beginning levels of reading comprehension and vocabulary development, as determined through initial assessment.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Instruction and individualized learning plans are provided for preparation for the GED and other High School Equivalency (HSE) tests. Course also provides academic skills development in preparation for English placement tests; credit English Pathway classes; Career Technical Education (CTE) classes; and Basic Academic Skills Certificate of Completion. First level reading course covers reading and study strategies at beginning levels of reading comprehension and vocabulary development, as determined through initial assessment.
(Non-Credit Course)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:27 - Exempt From Repeat Provisions
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| CSU Transfer: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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| UC Transfer: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Certificate Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Demonstrate comprehension of basic academic, workplace, and recreational reading through
discussion and/or brief written responses
2. Demonstrate expanded vocabulary through discussion and/or brief written responses
3. Use a computer or electronic device for basic word-processing, accessing academic software,
GED/HSE testing sites, and college enrollment
Objectives:
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Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Reading
a. Interpret basic textbook material in science, social sciences, and literature
b. Apply reading skills to shorter news articles, basic workplace content, and pleasure reading
2. Vocabulary Development
a. Effectively use a dictionary
b. Apply roots, prefixes, and suffixes to decoding words
c. Use more precise vocabulary in oral and written work
3. Basic Technology
a. Use a word-processing program for short writing assignments
b. Describe how to access and use college and GED testing systems for enrollment and other
services
Topics and Scope
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Content, topics, and scope will vary, depending on student skill level
1. How to read a book, magazine, or newspaper
a. Pre-reading skills
b. Organizational patterns in written materials
c. Interpreting titles, captions, and visual elements
2. Reading
a. Finding the main idea in paragraphs
b. Major and minor details
c. How to write a summary of a short article, fiction, and poetry
d. How to write a response to short articles, fiction, and poetry
e. Strategies for approaching basic types of reading such as workplace-related
(instructions, employment ads, memos), short fiction, news articles
3. Vocabulary Development
a. Using context clues
b. Root words
c. Prefixes and suffixes
d. Using a dictionary or a thesaurus
4. Basic Technology
a. Basic computer use and navigation among assigned software programs
b. Basic word-processing and keyboarding
c. Student portals for enrollment and other services
d. GED and other HSE test websites
Assignments:
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According to assessment and individualized learning plans, students will be assigned a variety of assignments appropriate to their reading levels:
1. Reading from assigned shorter texts, magazines, newspapers, software applications, and
job-related material
2. Reading comprehension exercises in textbooks, worksheets, and educational software
applications
3. Textbook, worksheets, and computer assignments related to the reading
4. Written responses to reading assignments and specific topics
5. Exercises in computer use, keyboarding, and basic word-processing
6. Computer quizzes and assessment tests for academic skills
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
20 - 30% |
| Reading responses; written assignments | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
30 - 40% |
| Quizzes and assessments using multiple choice, true/false, short answer | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
30 - 40% |
| Computer assignments | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Writing for the GED Test. New Readers Press. 2016
Essential Reading Skills. Omie Drawhorn and Teresa Perrin. Essential Education. 2015
Kaplan GED Test 2015: Strategies, Practice, and Review. Caren Van Slyke. Kaplan, Inc. 2015
Instructor-prepared materials.
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