READ0090 — Introduction to College Reading and Writing
READ 0090 - Introduction to College Reading and Writing READ 0090 - Introduction to College Reading and Writing 5 Credits Introduces the beginning college student to the demands of college reading and writing through the close study of diverse texts and the production of short essays and other academic writing. Includes attention to English grammar in context as neededand explicit instruction in strategies for vocabulary development. e. background building, skimming, previewing). Reading-to-learn strategies (i.e. annotating, notetaking, outlining, summarizing). Levels of comprehension: Literal and inferential. Development of college vocabulary strategies. Introduction to a process approach to writing. Academic writing (i.e. topic sentences, coherence and focus, academic voice, fluency. Editing for common writing errors (i.e. sentence boundaries, shifts in tense and person. Learning