RDG 027-Participatory College Reading

3 equivalent credit hours – Three hours weekly, one term.
Prepare for academic reading at the college level by developing more advanced participatory approaches to critical thinking and problem solving. Practice strategies that encourage active reading of college-level textbooks. Identify thesis, main ideas, and details, with an emphasis on inferential comprehension. Explore how skills in reading transfer to problem solving in everyday life.

Note: Students enroll after successful completion of RDG 026, or if their Accuplacer Reading Placement Test indicates the need for this course. Placement procedures may require students to register for ENG 001 and/or ENG 002 in addition to Reading classes. See English course descriptions. Students must earn a grade of C or better in RDG 027 before proceeding to RDG 028.