Development of reading and higher order thinking skills necessary for college readiness.

Reading Techniques II is a course intended to continue the improvement of reading skills with particular emphasis on critical and analytical reading strategies. The course begins with a review of active reading strategies for informational text and ends with an emphasis on critical reading of persuasive texts.  Critical reading skills covered include identifying an author’s purpose, tone, bias, and logic. This course does not count toward graduation at NCTC.