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Student Learning Outcomes & Course Competencies
Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able
to demonstrate the following competencies on reading materials written
at the 11.0 - 12.9 grade level at minimum of 70% accuracy.
A. The student will be able to determine meanings of words and phrases by
using context clues and knowledge of word parts
* Using the context of a passage to determine the meaning of words
with multiple meanings
* Determining the meaning of unfamiliar and uncommon words and
phrases.
* Interpreting figurative expressions
B. The student will be able to understand the main idea and supporting details
* Identifying explicit and implicit main ideas
* Recognizing ideas that Include identifying explicit and implicit
main ideas
* Recognizing ideas that support, illustrate, or elaborate on the
main idea of a passage
C. The student will be able to identify a writer's purpose, viewpoint, and meaning
* Recognizing a writer's expressed or implied purpose for writing
* Evaluating appropriateness of written material for various
purposes or audiences
* Recognizing likely effect on an audience of a writer's choice of
words
* Using the content, word choice, and phrasing to determine a
writer's opinion or point of view
D. The student will be able to recognize common patterns of organization and
draw conclusions
* Identifying the sequence of events or steps
* Identifying cause effect relationships between ideas in opposition
* Identifying solutions to problems, and draw conclusions inductively
and deductively from information stated or implied in a passage
E. The student will be able to use critical reasoning skills to evaluate reading materials:
* Evaluating the stated or implied assumptions on which the validity
of a writer's argument depends
* Judging the relevance or importance of facts, example, or graphic
data to a writer's argument
* Evaluating the logic of a writer's argument
* Evaluating the validity of analogies
* Distinguishing between fact and opinion
* Assessing the credibility or objectivity of the writer or source of
written material
F. The student will be able to organize textbook information
* Organizing and summarizing information for study purposes
* Following written instructions or directions.
G. The student will be able to interpret graphic illustrations
* Interpreting information presented in charts, graphs, maps, or tables.
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