RDG 097W - Academic Reading

1. Apply active reading strategies to a variety of text types used in academic disciplines.
   1. Preview and predict.
   2. Access prior knowledge.
   3. Formulate questions.
   4. Make annotations.
   5. Create graphic organizers.
   6. Summarize information.
   7. Review information.
2. Demonstrate the ability to make meaning from a variety of text types used in academic disciplines.
   1. Recognize main ideas, key supporting points, and organizational patterns.
   2. Explore applications and purposes.
   3. Analyze expository text structures.
   4. Analyze author styles and approaches.
3. Apply various techniques for learning terms for both self-selected and teacher-assigned vocabulary.
   1. Practice pronunciation and read-aloud fluency.
   2. Practice identifying and using context clues.
   3. Practice identifying and using word parts.
   4. Use paper and electronic references.
4. Access, analyze, and use information appropriate for a specific purpose, including an introduction to documentation.
   1. Access information from sources.
   2. Analyze information from sources.
   3. Use information from sources.
   4. Use a conventional formatting style, such as MLA or APA.
5. Demonstrate an awareness of how reading can be relevant, important, and/or enjoyable.
   1. Practice inquiry.
   2. Generate pre and post reading reflections.
   3. Apply learning.
   4. Discuss or informally present learning.
6. Writing to learn through activities such as:
   1. Freewrite.
   2. Write reader responses.
   3. Informally summarize and synthesize.