Course Name

Course Description

Developmental Reading

DVR 005- Courses meet for 3 class hours and 2 open-lab hours per

week, or equivalent.

This course develops basic reading skills including

vocabulary, comprehension and study skills. It emphasizes

using phonics and structure to analyze unfamiliar words,

acquiring general vocabulary through context clues and

affixes, and comprehending sentences and paragraphs

through main ideas, details, inferences and fact and opinion.

Four credit hour load equivalent. P1 or P2 grade and

Continuing Education Units (CEUs) awarded for successful

completion. 3 class/2 lab hrs.

College Reading & Study Skills

DVR 006- This course improves students’ skills in vocabulary,

comprehension and studying. Application of these skills will

enable a student to more effectively and efficiently read

his/her college textbooks. Topics include topic, main idea,

details, writing patterns, critical reading and note taking.

Four-credit-hour load equivalent. P grade and CEUs awarded

for successful completion. Successful completion meets the

reading proficiency for credit courses. 3 class/2 lab hrs.