Course Goal:

Reading comprehension is defined as the level of understanding of writing. It is the process of being able to extract and construct meaning through interaction and involvement with written language.

Comprehension entails three elements:
       • The reader who is doing the comprehending
       • The text that is to be comprehended
       • The activity in which comprehension is a part.

This module offers a variety of writing examples designed to improve and verify each member’s ability to comprehend words and language. This will assist in effective reading for main ideas and details, obtaining word meaning from context, reading between the lines and following written instructions.

Objectives:

After completing this course, members will have improved or enhanced their existing reading comprehension skills, and learned how to apply those skills to business documents. They will also know the proper way to approach written instructions, business documents including procedure manuals, tables of contents
and indexes, and to read a publicized job listing to determine the skills employers require for that job.

Competencies:

RC-01. Member demonstrates knowledge and ability through the application of reading comprehension skills in reading for the main idea, reading for details, determining word meaning from context and reading between the lines as evidenced by observation of performance in this module and throughout this course.

RC-02. Member demonstrates ability to implement the use of reading comprehension skills effectively through application of exercises in reading business stories/articles, reading business letters and memos, following simple and complex instructions, and utilizing a procedure manual, table of contents and index. These skills are evidenced by the member answering a minimum of 4 questions during the instruction on this module.

RC-03. Member demonstrates ability to read effectively by understanding paragraph structure and the use of highlighting, summarizing and reviewing text for content and clarity by answering questions aloud in class as well as in exercises and worksheets.

RC-04. Member demonstrates ability to read out loud confidently and accurately in front of a group by reading a passage from a selected source as evidenced by observation of performance.

RC-05. Member demonstrates vocabulary building through use of resources in improving knowledge and skills of word research by participation in exercises and worksheets. 

RC-06. Member demonstrates ability to effectively apply reading comprehension skills by achieving a score of 80% or higher on the module online quiz.