REA 112HP - Critical Reading for Health Professions

4 Credits, 4 Contact Hours
4 lecture periods 0 lab periods

Development of college reading strategies. Includes comprehension strategies at the college level, critical reading and thinking, information literacy, vocabulary development, and advanced study strategies.

Prerequisite(s): Requires both Reading and Writing prerequisites. Reading: ESL 088RV with a B or better, or REA 091 , or required score on the Reading assessment. Writing: ESL 088WG with a B or better, or WRT 070 , or required score on the Writing assessment.
Recommendation: Recommended for students pursuing an associate’s degree in Nursing, Radiologic Technology, Respiratory Therapy or Dental Hygiene Education.
Information: Students must obtain consent of an advisor, counselor, or reading instructor before enrolling in this course. Equivalent to REA 112.

Course Learning Outcomes

Analyze material at the college level using text- and discipline-based inferencing.
Apply a variety of critical reading and thinking strategies to a wide variety of college-level reading materials.
Apply information literacy strategies.
Use study strategies with content-area textbooks to improve comprehension/retention of information.

Outline:

Comprehension Strategies at the College Level
1. Analyze, interpret, and evaluate college level material
2. Summarize
3. Synthesize information from multiple sources
4. Expand vocabulary

Critical Reading and Thinking
1. Understand and differentiate between observations, interpretations and facts
2. Recognize and identify assumptions and biases
3. Explore diverse perspectives and points of view
4. Explore errors in reasoning
5. Recognize, analyze and evaluate the soundness of arguments
6. Weigh and evaluate evidence and draw conclusions

Information Literacy
1. Implement informational search strategies to locate a variety of sources
2. Evaluate websites
Advanced Study Strategies
1. Select, apply and evaluate textbook study strategies such as the following
  1. Before reading activate prior knowledge, set a purpose, preview text structure
  2. During reading highlight, annotate, take notes, monitor comprehension
  3. After reading: summarize, make concept cards, create question/answer sheets, create practice exams, construct study guidelines
2. Developing and practicing test taking strategies