Ram Success Reading

RDG 0301 - Reading Techniques I

RDG 0301 concentrates on the improvement of basic reading skills through individualized development of comprehension, vocabulary, study skills, critical reasoning, and relationships among ideas in written material. Placement based on reading exam. Students enrolled in this course must demonstrate learned proficiency receiving a grade of "C" or higher in the course and by passing an exit exam. Students unable to demonstrate proficiency are required to enroll in RDG 0302 the following semester. Students who place into RDG 0301 are unable to enroll in the following courses: BIO 1321/1121, HIS 2301, HIS 2303, HIS 2321, HIS 2322, PSY 1301 and POL 2311. 

• Enrollment and attendance in Ram Success courses is required in order to enroll in college-level courses. A withdrawal of any kind (this includes a drop) will result in automatic withdrawal from all active level courses. 

RDG 0311 - Reading I for Non‐Native Speakers

RDG 0311 is an introductory course to develop reading processes and skills as part of the Linguistic Diversity Bridge Program. Placement is based on the approved reading exam. This course is intended to transfer the existing reading background from the students’ first language into English. Vocabulary and syntax specific to the English language will be addressed. Throughout the course, students will learn and apply reading and ESL strategies to a variety of genres. This course emphasizes the interrelatedness of listening, speaking, reading and writing through multiple opportunities to use language in the context of a reading workshop. Students enrolled in this course must demonstrate learned proficiency by receiving a grade of “C” or higher in the course and by passing an exit exam. Students unable to demonstrate proficiency are required to enroll in RDG 0312 the following semester. Students who place into RDG 0311 are unable to enroll in the following courses: BIO 1321/1121, HIS 2301, HIS 2303, HIS 2321, HIS 2322, PSY 1301 and POL 2311. 

• Enrollment and attendance in Ram Success courses is required in order to enroll in college-level courses. A withdrawal of any kind (this includes a drop) will result in automatic withdrawal from all active level courses. 

RDG 0312 - Reading II for Non‐Native Speakers

This course is designed to extend reading processes and skills as part of the Linguistic Diversity Bridge Program. Placement is based on the approved reading exam. This course emphasizes academic language along with discipline‐specific vocabulary and text structures. The course is taught as a reading workshop, using ESL strategies and with ample opportunities for application of strategies learned. Students enrolled in this course must demonstrate learned proficiency by receiving a grade of “C” or higher in the course and by passing an exit exam. Students who place into RDG 0312 are unable to enroll in the following courses: BIO 1321/1121, HIS 2301, HIS 2303, HIS 2321, HIS 2322, PSY 1301 and POL 2311. 

• Enrollment and attendance in Ram Success courses is required in order to enroll in college level courses. A withdrawal of any kind (this includes a drop) will result in automatic withdrawal from all active level courses.