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 Department:    READ

 Course #:    90

 Credits:    2

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    2

 CIP:    330102

 EPC:    n/a

 REV:    2018

 Course Description  

Sounds of letters and letter combinations applied to reading and spelling syllables and words.

 Prerequisite  

None

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 22

Lab: 0

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0

Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Academic Elective  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

1. Through a variety of individualized instructional approaches (audio, visual, computer-aided), students will be able to:
   • Learn simple phonetic analysis
   • Identify sound patterns
   • Apply this analysis to word identification
   • Develop ability to write words according to sound patterns
   • Strengthen self-image through improved literacy capabilities

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.

2. Critical Thinking

Definition: The ability to think critically about the nature of knowledge within a discipline and about the ways in which that knowledge is constructed and validated and to be sensitive to the ways these processes often vary among disciplines.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
2.1 Identify and express concepts, terms, and facts related to a specific discipline.

Course Contents

1. Consonant and vowel sounds
2. Blends, digraphs, and combinations
3. Syllables
4. Accent
5. Applications of phonetic analysis to reading and spelling