Reading Skills: Tentative Schedule
Fall 2008, Nielsen, READ 1100, Section 1

Week Date Activity

1. Aug. 19 Course Introduction, Syllabus, Expectations, Writing Lab

Reading Rate Assessment 1

Aug. 21 Characteristics of Successful Readers

Strategies for Learning Vocabulary; Vocabulary Chapter 1& 2

2. Aug. 26 Introduction to Vocabulary in Context

Aug. 28 Read and complete pp. 1-18, 31-35, and 38-39 in Reading Keys

Introduction to Chapter 3: From Topic to Main Ideas; Introduce Vocab. 3

Vocabulary Quiz 1 & 2

3. Sept. 2 Introduce Chapter 4: Recognizing Topic Sentences

Read and complete Chapter 3, pp. 86-105, 108-125 in Reading Keys

Sept. 4 Read and complete Chapter 4, pp. 126-148 and 154-162 in Reading Keys

Introduce Vocabulary 4; Explain Summary 1; Vocabulary 3 Quiz

4. Sept. 9 Chapters 1, 3, and 4 Practice; Introduce Vocabulary 5

Sept.11 Chapters 1, 3, and 4 Test; Vocabulary 4 Quiz

5. Sept. 16 Introduce Implied Main Ideas

Sept. 18 Read and complete Chapter 5, pp. 163-206 in Reading Keys

Introduce Supporting Details; Summary 1 Due; Vocabulary 5 quiz

6. Sept. 23 Introduce Vocabulary 6

Read and complete Chapter 6, pp. 207-250 in Reading Keys

Implied Main Idea and Detail Practice

Sept. 25 Introduce Connecting with Transitions

7. Sept. 30 Read and complete Chapter 7, pp. 251-279 in Reading Keys

Vocabulary 6 Quiz

Oct. 2 Chapters 5, 6, and 7 Review; Unit 1 Vocabulary Quiz

8. Oct. 7 Chapters 5, 6, and 7 Test

Oct. 9 College Study Demands: The Reading Process; Introduce Vocabulary 13

9. Oct. 14 Remembering Textbook Information; Annotating Practice

Oct. 16 Mapping/Outlining Practice; Being Test-wise; Introduce Vocabulary 14

Vocabulary 13 Quiz

10. Oct. 21 Outlining and Mapping Practice; Midterm Averages

Oct. 23 Study Skills Test; Vocabulary 14 Quiz

11. Oct. 28 Introduce Chapter 8: Patterns of Organization

Introduce Vocabulary 15

Oct. 30 Read and complete Chapter 8, pp. 280-340 in Reading Keys

Introduce Reading Rate

12. Nov. 4 Finish Reading Rate PowerPoint; Introduce Speed Reading Plus

Vocabulary 15 Quiz

Nov. 6 Patterns Practice with Musical Examples

Introduce Vocabulary 16

13. Nov. 11 Chapter 8 and Reading Rate Test

Nov. 13 Introduce Fact vs. Opinion, Purpose; Vocabulary 16 Quiz

Introduce Vocabulary 17

14. Nov. 18 Introduce Speed Reading Plus Extra Credit

Introduce Tone and Bias

Read and complete Chapter 10, pp. 384-389, pp. 422-423

Nov. 20 Introduce Inference; Vocabulary 17 Quiz

Read and complete Chapter 10, pp. 389-430 in Reading Keys

Introduce Vocabulary 18

15. Nov. 25 Purpose, Tone, Fact & Opinion, Inference, Bias Practice

Nov. 27 Thanksgiving Holiday

16. Dec. 2 Chapter 10 Test; Vocabulary 18 Quiz

Dec. 4 Speed Reading Plus Extra Credit Due

Review for Final Exam

Final Exam: Dec. 9, 2008, 8:00 a.m.

NOTE: Topics and test dates may be moved or added as needed.