A course for English speakers starting at a 4th or 5th grade reading level, Advanced SkillBuilder: Reading offers learners a chance to learn tangible strategies to improve reading comprehension skills while sharpening critical thinking skills. Throughout the course, learners use different strategies of reading, such as skimming and scanning, to fi t a wide variety of reading materials, including instructions, warranties, leases, ads, brochures, and articles. This self-guided course allows learners to work at their own pace, while also providing audio support from teachers. The overall objective is to propel learners to read at a secondary school reading level upon course completion.
Competencies for this course are based on CASAS.
Unit 1: Finding Information
- Locate key words in information questions
- Skim texts to determine the general meaning or subject matter of simple texts
- Scan texts to fi nd details and facts in simple texts
- Interpret simple instructions about everyday situations