EAL 070 - EAL Reading 1

 
Description
This course is for multilingual and emerging bilingual students of English with little experience reading and comprehending English texts. Special attention to vocabulary and basic comprehension skills supports students as they develop awareness of themselves as readers by employing metacognitive strategies. Additionally, students learn to identify and utilize organizational patterns and apply critical reading skills in making judgments about texts.

1. Use strategies that are essential for comprehending and retaining material in a variety of texts.
2. Distinguish between main idea and supporting details in readings.
3. Demonstrate knowledge of critical reading skills.
4. Expand vocabulary skills through word analysis, dictionary usage and context clues.
5. Summarize and report on readings in small and large group settings.

1. Stages of the reading process
2. Vocabulary development
3. Patterns of organization in different genres of writing
4. Basic critical thinking skills
5. Engaging with written and audio texts that model different genres of writing

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