ACFN 095 - Developing College Reading Skills (3)

College courses require that students are able to read and comprehend college-level textbooks and other types of college reading material. This reading course provides the opportunity to learn and adopt reading skills that will promote success in college. It emphasizes reading rate, vocabulary development, effective comprehension of main ideas and supporting details, paragraph organization, and textbook reading. It also covers effective reading habits and application of skills in content area reading material. The goal of this course is the development of effective college-level reading skills which will enable the student to be successful in reading academic and career goals.