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(EIL 391) Strategic Reading

Students practice a range of reading strategies to improve their understanding of textbooks and other academic materials.

Credit Hours 2.0 Lecture
Prerequisite None
Offered Fall, Winter, Spring
Programs -

Course Outcomes

  • Read academic textbook material.
  • Complete comprehension questions on timed reading tests.
  • Read fluently (at least 200 words-per-minute with at least 70% comprehension).
  • Listen carefully to others describe how they implement the reading strategies we are learning this semester.
  • Discuss reading assignments in small groups.
  • Discuss the reading strategies by identifying what the strategy is, how to apply the strategy, when to use it, and why it works (or doesn’t work).
  • Write about your metacognitive awareness of the reading strategies you are learning.
  • Write about how you are developing and evolving as a strategic reader.
  • Practice using vocabulary development activities to improve both reading and speaking.
  • Use appropriate grammatical phrases in oral and written work.
  • Respond to metacognitive reflection questions weekly about how you are improving as a reader.