READING TECHNIQUES II (READ 0305)

Term: 2016-2017 Fall

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Michele Forbis

North Central Texas College
Room 107

1200 Parker Square

Flower Mound, TX 75028

972-899-8421

 

Teaching Experience:  

Instructor, College Preparatory Reading  

Instructor, High School English

 

Education:

M.Ed. Literacy Education, University of Missouri, 2008

B.S. Ed. Secondary Education- English, University of Missouri, 1996

Description

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 texts 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.

48 Lecture hours.

Prerequisite: READ 0300 passed with a C or better or satisfactory placement score.