XHSC 0910R HS Reading Techniques

Credits: .5

Introduces and applies reading techniques to a wide variety of articles and texts. Emphasizes the development of reading strategies. Introduces critical thinking skills and strengthens reading comprehension. Introduces active reading techniques. Applies reading techniques to a wide variety of articles and texts. Emphasizes the development of reading attack strategies including analysis of writing type, decoding vocabulary from context clues, identifying main idea and sub-topics, locating major details, and summarizing key ideas. Introduces outlining, mapping, and summarizing, to improve learning. Introduces critical reading skills such as identifying connotation and denotation, and inference. Strengthens reading comprehensions skills.

Student Learning Outcomes:

Use reading strategies to locate major details and summarize key ideas.
Apply critical reading skills to a variety of reading materials/genres.
Demonstrate reading comprehension.
Identify connotation, denotation, and inference.

Content Outline

Vocabulary Strategies
- Context clues
- Connotation and denotation
Basic Comprehension Skills
- Topic
- Stated and unstated main ideas
- Major/Minor details
- Genre and subgenre
- Author’s purpose
Organizational Skills
- Transitions
- Organizational patterns
- Purposes of visual layout
- Outlines and summaries
Reading Strategies
- Preview techniques
- Questioning strategies
- Inferences
- Connections for comprehension