Effective Reading Remediation at the College Level

Reading classes are based on active learning
strategies. Active learning strategies have no
purpose if they are not effective in conveying the
necessary skills. This research focused on the
assessment of the effectiveness of the developmental
reading classes at one large Midwestern community
college. Three measures, passing rates of the reading
classes, the passing rates of a credit class (reading
intensive), and the persistence of students who had
begun their academic careers in the developmental
reading classes, were used to gage the effectiveness
of the two developmental reading classes, ENG001 and
ENG002. ENG 001 students read below ninth grade upon
entering. ENG 002 students read below twelfth grade.
Completion of the reading program put these
under-prepared students at the same level as
non-developmental college freshman.

Autorentext

Faith Christiansen has taught reading level for over fifteen years. Students in her classes range in reading from fourth through twelfth grade. Faith is the director of reading at Southwestern Illinois Community College. In addition she has taught teacher education at Harris-Stowe State College and Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville.

Klappentext
Reading classes are based on active learning strategies. Active learning strategies have no purpose if they are not effective in conveying the necessary skills. This research focused on the assessment of the effectiveness of the developmental reading classes at one large Midwestern community college. Three measures, passing rates of the reading classes, the passing rates of a credit class (reading intensive), and the persistence of students who had begun their academic careers in the developmental reading classes, were used to gage the effectiveness of the two developmental reading classes, ENG001 and ENG002. ENG 001 students read below ninth grade upon entering. ENG 002 students read below twelfth grade. Completion of the reading program put these under-prepared students at the same level as non-developmental college freshman.