- Apply readings skills to comprehend and respond to reading passages and novels.
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(1) Apply reading skills to comprehend and respond to reading passages and novels.
Preview (scan) headers and graphics to determine the main idea of a reading
Activate prior knowledge of a reading topic
Generate active reading questions
Skim a text to predict the main idea
Annotate readings:
–identify main ideas and key details
–identify ideas / words requiring clarification
–respond
Respond to WH- and other questions
Write or deliver a brief summary: main ideas and key details
Offer opinions and reactions to reading passages
Identify basic patterns of organization (time order, compare/contrast)
Identify implied main ideas and make inferences about them
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Midterm/final. Tasks include the demonstration of understanding the relationship between important ideas and supporting details, and other reading skills covered in class. (SLO 1, 2)
Vocabulary quizzes (SLO 2)
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- Demonstrate level appropriate vocabulary knowledge to comprehend reading passages and novels.
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(2) Demonstrate level appropriate vocabulary knowledge to comprehend reading passages and novels.
Use of context clues to guess meaning of unknown vocabulary
Use of knowledge of affixes to guess meaning of unknown vocabulary
Recognition and use of an appropriate number of high-frequency words
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