Mission Statement: Garden City Community College exists to produce positive contributors to the economic and social well-being of society.
Discover Reading at Garden City Community College
Reading Department Mission Statement
The reading program at GCCC is a shared relationship between student and teacher to prepare and empower students to become successful independent readers. We aspire for our students to be lifelong learners with a solid grasp on the written word that surrounds them. Students will learn to read attentively and critically to convey complex ideas persuasively and creatively. Students will leave with new ways of understanding and knowing- becoming critical readers of text across all disciplines.
Placement for College Reading Scores
GCCC students complete a skills assessment to determine their "best fit" course placement. This assessment underscores the college’s commitment to the students’ right to succeed. Earning a degree from GCCC requires the successful completion of a series of communication and math courses. There are mandatory prerequisite skills for access to these courses because admitting students to a course for which they are not prepared does them an injustice.
Developmental course work is intended to prepare the student with the academic skills necessary to succeed at college level course work. The placement assessment determines if the student is prepared to succeed in the required English, reading and math courses or if he or she would benefit from developmental course preparation before advancing to the required college level courses.
Students have opportunities to confirm or appeal course placements. To arrange for assessment, students should contact the Mary Jo Williams Assessment Center in the Saffell Library
Courses of Study
Reading Students must receive a grade of "C" or higher in each developmental reading course in order to proceed to the next level in the sequence. All developmental reading courses require completion of weekly online assignments in addition to the classroom work, and the online grade constitutes a percent of the final course grade.
Reading Improvement I - READ-092
3 Hours
Prerequisite: Placement is based upon the results of the ACT test or the COMPASS Reading test or other diagnostic tests.
2014-2016 69 Humanities & Fine Arts Reading Improvement is designed to improve basic reading skills. Emphasis is on improvement of comprehension skills, vocabulary development and rate of reading. Students must receive a grade of "C" or higher in order to enroll in READ 101. This course is not for college level credit.
College Reading - READ-101
3 Hours
Prerequisite: A grade of "C" or better in READ-092, or a score of 46-80 on the COMPASS Reading test, or permission of the Division Director.
College Reading is designed to develop thinking and reasoning skills necessary for success in vocational, two-year, and transfer programs. Emphasis is on improvement of higher order comprehension skills, reading techniques and becoming an efficient reader by applying critical and inferential thinking skills to college texts. College-credit course; maybe transferable.
College Reading is also offered as a hybrid or paired course. In hybrid courses a significant portion of the learning activities have been moved online, and time spent in the classroom is reduced but not eliminated. Paired courses support introduction content courses and must be taken concurrently.
These courses are designed to teach students the reading and study strategies they need to apply in their content courses, and develop and improve reading comprehension skills and learning strategies that will enhance academic performance across the disciplines.
Emphasis is on the transfer and application of comprehension, critical thinking, vocabulary, and study skills to college course material. Students must successfully complete course requirements with a "C" or higher in order to enroll in English 101
Meet the Reading Instructor
Holy Chandler, M.A.
Reading InstructorHolly Chandler teaches Reading here at Garden City Community College. She previously taught in Garden City public schools and then was an education consultant. She has a master’s degree in education administration and reading. She has taught for sixteen years
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