College Success Center
Reading
Lead Instructor: Hollie Benson 231.777.0331 Hollie.Benson@muskegoncc.edu
Paraprofessional: Carol Neal 231.777.0343 Carol.Neal@muskegoncc.edu
Everyone can improve his/her reading skills. Comprehension skills can be enhanced; new words added to one's vocabulary base, and your current reading rate can be raised. Our reading courses are designed to take you from where you currently are and help you improve as much as possible. Questions? Please call us or come visit us.
Course Descriptions:
RDG 040A Essential Reading Skills -- 1 Cr. Hr. -- Variable Contact Hrs. Co-requisite: RDG 001 Day or Evening Lab. For students reading below 10th grade level. Includes word attack, prefixes, suffixes, vocabulary, reading for the main idea, and finding supporting details. Course includes individualized weekly assignments and private instruction. Additional lab time is required.
RDG 040C Essential Reading Skills -- 3 Cr. Hrs. -- 3 Contact Hrs. This course is for students scoring below 10th grade level on the Nelson-Denny Reading Test. Includes prefixes, suffixes, vocabulary, reading for the main idea, and identifying supporting details. Course includes weekly assignments some one-on-one and small group instruction. Additional lab time is required.
RDG 040E Reading and Succeeding in College -- 1 Cr. Hr. -- 1 Contact Hr. Prerequisite: RDG 040A or RDG 040C. Co-requisite: Enrollment in a class which requires a textbook and has an instructor lecture. This course is designed for at-risk students who have completed RDG 040A or RDG 040C but have not reached 10th grade reading level on the Nelson-Denny Reading Test and, consequently, are not ready for RDG 134A, RDG 134B, or RDG 134C. Students will learn time management, concentration strategies, reading strategies, how to read and study a textbook assignment, how to take lectrure notes, and how to study for tests. Additional lab time is required.
RDG134A Vocabulary/Spelling -- 1 Cr. Hr. -- Variable Contact Hrs. Co-requisite: RDG 001 Day or Evening Lab. Builds a practical college-level vocabulary by teaching Greek and Latin etymology, dictionary skills, vocabulary memory devices and use of context. Additional lab time is required.
RDG 134B Comprehension/Speed -- 1 Cr. Hr. -- Variable Contact Hrs. Co-requisite: RDG 001 Day or Evening Lab. Improves reading speed and develops comprehension of main ideas and details. Additional lab time is required.
RDG 134C Study Skills/Test Taking -- 1 Cr. Hr. -- Variable Contact Hrs. Co-requisite: RDG 001 Day or Evening Lab. Teaches time management, concentration, memory improvement, note taking , test taking, text-study, and college library skills. Note: We recommend that students taking RDG 134C also take at least one lecture-type college course during the semester. Additional lab time is required.