Reading 4

Course Description

Instructor: Tom Riedmiller Phone: 273-6876
Office: Baker 73 Office Hours: by appointment

Required Textbooks: In Context by Zukowski/Faust, Johnston, & Templin
Longman Dictionary of American English

Course Goals: By the end of this course, students should be able to

·                    understand the main idea of a reading selection
·                    identify the main idea of a paragraph
·                    guess the meaning of words from context
·                    read and find information quickly
·                    predict the content of a reading selection
·                    begin to read maps and charts
·                    begin to make inferences

Methods:

·          Classtime will be used to do exercises and discuss what students have read outside of class.
·                    Students should spend at least one hour a day on homework.
·                    A test will be given at the end of each chapter.
·                    Students will keep a vocabulary card file of new words they have chosen to learn. A weekly quiz will be given on these words.
·                    Students will read at least two short books from the CIEP library.
·                    There will be a midterm test after four weeks to check the progress of the students.

Evaluation:

Chapter tests Book reviews

Midterm test Homework

Final test Participation

Vocabulary quizzes

Students must have a grade of “C” to pass to the next level.

Important! Attend class everyday. If a student misses more than three classes, his or her grade will be lowered one letter grade.