Instructor Overview
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:
- Explain how reading in college is different from reading in high school.
- Identify common types of reading tasks assigned in a college class.
- Describe the purpose and instructor expectations of academic reading.
- Identify effective reading strategies for academic texts using the SQ3R System.
- Explore the Anatomy of a Textbook.
- Develop strategies to help you read effectively.
- Explore strategies for approaching specialized texts, such as math, sciences, and specialized platforms, such as online text.
- Identify vocabulary-building techniques to strengthen your reading comprehension.
This OER is a collection of chapters (download separately) that create one whole course Textbook. There is a combination of embedded videos, assessments, and activities in each chapter and does a great job of thoroughly exploring each chapter topic area. If you are thinking of remixing this OER, pay attention to the licenses of each chapter because they are not all the same (see above). The structure and layout of these chapters are highly curated and easy to navigate. This OER covers 90% of the course content from our PERG 120 syllabus. One may choose to supplement activities and content from their personal collection, but overall this is an excellent OER for college success courses and I can definitely see myself using it in my future courses.