Phone and answering machine: (310)434-4097 Office: Drescher 311C (third floor)

Texts   1. An autobiography or full-length novel with first person narrative.
           2. The Least You Need to Know About Vocabulary Building: Word Roots, (5th ed.)
           3. Reading Faster and Understanding More: Book 1
           4. The novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee
               Study guide for the novel on-line:  www.lausd.k12.ca.us/Belmont_HS/tkm/
           5. A good paperback dictionary for college level 
                  (i.e., American Heritage)
           6. 200 or more index cards with metal ring
           7. One 8 1/2 x 11" manila folder for your Reading Lab work

Course Objectives: This is an intermediate course designed to improve the reading and vocabulary skills necessary for college success. The course consists of work in class, plus 2 hours per week of work in the Reading Lab (third floor), plus homework. We will work to:

1. improve your reading comprehension rate;
2. expand your vocabulary, mainly through finding new words in
     context and through the study of Greek and Latin word parts
     commonly found in English words;
3. develop better use of the dictionary;
4. learn how and when to skim, study-read and read critically;
5. develop the ability to comprehend prose well enough to state
     main idea, remember details, summarize, take notes, outline
     and discuss what you have read;
6. increase your enjoyment of reading as a tool for study or relaxation.

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