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              DRV = Developing Reading Versatility

              1100 Words = 1100 Words You Need to Know

"F-2-F" denotes mandatory attendance at face-to-face class meeting.

WEEK 11OEH DUE DATE LEARNING OPPORTUNITY ASSIGNMENT DUE
1 8/25


11:45 am - 1:05pm

EC - 101

F-2-F

Course Introduction

Pre-testing - Nelson/Denny

Establishing a Base Reading Rate

 
  8/27


11:45 am - 1:05pm

 EC - 101

F-2-F

Self-Assessment / Goal Setting

Reading Inventory

Review Testing Profiles

Intro to Reading Process (Mod 1.1)

Preview Texts

Blackboard Orientation

Purchase Textbooks and Materials

Pay Lab Fee

DRV  - Read Your "No-Money-Back Guarantee" pgs. xvii-xviii and Literal Comprehension, pgs. 1-4 

Bring to class: your 9 digit ID #; your email address; title and author of your choice for Indie Book #1

NOTE:  LABOR DAY HOLIDAY 9/1 – LAB WILL BE CLOSED
2 9/3
11:45 am - 1:05pm

WED

F-2-F

Lab Intro / Orientation - Folders, Assignments, Record Keeping

 

Introduction to the Reading Process

Metacognition / Schema - Importance of background knowledge and making connections

 

REMINDER:  POST YOUR INDIE  BOOK CHOICE #1 AND BLOG #1 ON THE Blackboard DISCUSSION BOARD

Read Mod 1 Intro and  Mod 1.1 - Reading as a Complex Cognitive Process

Begin Lab Assignments Week 2

Bring both texts and Indie Book #1 to class

3 9/8 Increasing Reading Efficiency and Effectiveness - Reading Rate,  Flexibility, and Concentration Reading Inventory and "Perfect Reader" Essay (Leave in front pocket of your lab folder)

Read Mod 1.2 - Taking Control of Your Reading

Complete Activity 1.2 and email your completed activity to your professor (See below for the last date to complete this assignment.) 

1st day to take CONCEPT QUICK QUIZ #1  Last day -  1 week from today.  Complete Modules 1.1 and 1.2 before attempting the quiz.

  9/10

 

 

Lab Assignments Week 2  (including Blog #1 - Freewrite about your Indie Book #1) 

NOTE: SEE FAQ BLOGS
What should I write about in a blog entry?
What shouldn't I write in a blog entry?

What format should I use for blog entries?

4 9/15

Vocabulary Enhancement

Complete DRV Assignments (pp. 5-33), Vocab Module 1 and Vocab Activity 1 before attempting Vocab Quiz #1

Begin DRV Assignments: Vocabulary Building - DRV pp. 5-21 and Word Parts  - DRV 24-33. Read and complete all practices in writing. Use notebook paper if you don't want to tear pages from your book. Leave completed practices in your lab folder (front pocket) for credit. This assignment is due in one week and must be turned in prior to  taking Vocab Quiz #1.

 

Begin Vocab Module 1 - Vocabulary Enhancement and follow instructions for completing Vocab Activity 1, the Vocabulary Practice Quiz. This activity is due in one week and must be turned in prior to  taking  Vocab Quiz #1.

  9/17

Module 2 Introduction- Reading Revolution - New Thinking, New Habits

Module 2.1 and Activity 2.1 - New Thinking - Myths and Misconceptions

 

Last day for CONCEPT QUICK QUIZ #1  - Covering Module 1

Last day for Activity 1.2  

Read Module 2 Intro and Module 2.1

Begin Activity 2.1

Lab Assignments Week 3 due (including Blog #2)

GRADED LAB CHECK: ASSIGNMENTS WKS 2-3 AND 6 HOURS REQUIRED

5 9/22 Module 2.2 - New Habits Read Module 2.2

Last day for Vocab Activity 1, Vocabulary Practice Quiz.  

DRV Assignments due: Vocabulary Building - DRV pp. 5-21 and Word Parts  - DRV 24-33. 

  9/24 Module 2.3 and Activity 2.3 - Visualizing the Pattern of Organization

REMINDER:  POST YOUR INDIE  BOOK CHOICE #2 AND YOUR BLOG ON THE Blackboard DISCUSSION BOARD

Read Module 2.3

Begin Activity 2.3

Last day to turn in Activity 2.1

Lab Assignments Week 4 due (including Blog #3)

6 9/29

 

   First day for VOCABULARY QUIZ #1 - 1100 WORDS WEEKS 1 - 3   
  10/1

 

Last day to turn in Activity 2.3

First day to take CONCEPT QUICK QUIZ #2 - Covering Module 2

Lab Assignments Week 5 due (including Blog #4)

7 10/6
 
Module 3 Intro - Rapid Reading

Module 3.1 and Activity 3.1 - Self-Pacing Techniques

Read Module 3 Intro and Module 3.1

Begin Activity 3.1

Last day for VOCABULARY QUIZ #1 - 1100 WORDS WEEKS 1 - 3

  10/8 Module 3.2 - Visual vs. Non-visual Information Read Module 3.2  

Last day for CONCEPT QUICK QUIZ #2 - Covering Module 2

Lab Assignments Week 6 due (including Blog #5)

8 10/13  Module 3.3 - Eye Movement, Fixations, and Recognition Span -  Review of Rapid Reading

Activity 3.3 - Straight Down Pacing Drill

Read  Module 3.3

Begin Activity 3.3

Last day to turn in Activity 3.1

  10/15 Booksell #1

 

Vocabulary Module 2 - 1100 Words Weeks 4-6 - Preparation for Vocab Quiz #2

and 

Vocab Activity 2 - Practice Writing

 

REMINDER:  POST YOUR INDIE  BOOK CHOICE #3 AND YOUR BLOG ON THE Blackboard DISCUSSION BOARD

Read Vocab Module 2

First day to turn in Vocab Activity 2 Practice Writing

Lab Assignments Week 7 due (including Blog #6)

9 10/20 Module 4 Intro - Scanning

Module 4.1 - Scanning

Activity 4.1 - Scanning Practice

First day for VOCABULARY QUIZ #2 - 1100 WORDS WEEKS 4-6

Last day to turn in Activity 3.3

Read Mod 4 Intro and Mod 4.1 - Scanning

First day to turn in Activity 4.1 - Scanning Practice

Last day to post Booksell #1 to our web discussion board

  10/22  

First day to take CONCEPT QUICK QUIZ #3 - Covering Modules 3 and 4

Last day to turn in Vocab Activity 2 Practice Writing

Lab Assignments Week 8 due (including Blog #7)

GRADED LAB CHECK: ASSIGNMENTS WKS 4-8 AND 21 HOURS REQUIRED

10 10/27 Module 5 Intro - Skimming

Module 5.1 - Skimming

 
Last day for VOCABULARY QUIZ #2 - 1100 WORDS WEEKS 4-6

Read Module 5 Intro and Module 5.1 - Skimming

Last day to turn in Activity 4.1 - Scanning Practice

  10/29

Begin Vocabulary Module 3 - 1100 Words Weeks 7-8  (Includes Study Guide and Bonus Opportunity for Vocab Quiz #3)

and 

Vocab Activity 3 - Collaborative, Creative Writing

REMINDER:  POST YOUR INDIE  BOOK CHOICE #4 AND YOUR BLOG ON THE Blackboard DISCUSSION BOARD

Last day to take CONCEPT QUICK QUIZ #3 - Covering Modules 3 and 4

 

Read Vocabulary Module 3 - 1100 Words Weeks 7-8  (Includes Study Guide and Bonus Opportunity for Vocab Quiz #3)

NOTE: The bonus opportunity is to be completed out of class, not as part of the quiz. Click for details and an example.

 

First day to post Vocab Activity 3 - Collaborative, Creative Writing

Lab Assignments Week 9 due (including Blog #8)

11 11/3     First day for VOCABULARY QUIZ #3 - 1100 WORDS WEEKS 7-8
  11/5  

First day to take CONCEPT QUICK QUIZ #4 - Covering Module 5

Lab Assignments Week 10 due (including Blog #9)

NOTE:  VETERANS' DAY HOLIDAY 11/10

LAB WILL BE CLOSED

12 11/11

(TUES)

  Last day for VOCABULARY QUIZ #3 - 1100 WORDS WEEKS 7-8
 

11/12

Vocabulary Module 4 - 1100 Words Weeks 9-10 - Preparation for Vocab Quiz #4

and 

Vocab Activity 4 - Creative Writing

REMINDER:  POST YOUR INDIE  BOOK CHOICE #5 AND YOUR BLOG ON THE Blackboard DISCUSSION BOARD

Read Vocab Module 4

First day for optional extra credit Vocab Activity 4 Creative Writing

Lab Assignments Week 11 due (including Blog #10)

13 11/17

 

Last day to take CONCEPT QUICK QUIZ #4 - Covering Module 5

First day for VOCABULARY QUIZ #4 - 1100 WORDS WEEKS 9-10

Last day to post Vocab Activity 3 - Collaborative, Creative Writing

  11/19  

Lab Assignments Week 12 due (including Blog #11)

14 11/24  

 Last day for VOCABULARY QUIZ #4 - 1100 WORDS WEEKS 9-10

  11/26 REMINDER:  POST YOUR INDIE  BOOK CHOICE #6 AND YOUR BLOG ON THE Blackboard DISCUSSION BOARD Lab Assignments Week 13 due (including Blog #12)

GRADED LAB CHECK: ASSIGNMENTS WKS 9-13 AND 36 HOURS REQUIRED

NOTE:  THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY 11/27-11/30

 LAB WILL BE CLOSED

15 12/1

Vocabulary Module 5 - 1100 Words Weeks 11-12 - Preparation for Vocab Quiz #5

and 

Vocab Activity 5 - Creative Writing

Read Vocab Module 5

First day for optional extra credit Vocab Activity 5 Creative Writing

  12/3 Begin FINAL EXAM - ESSAY
(In your lab folder you should find the essay you wrote at the beginning of the semester; this should be helpful for review and reflection. You may also want to include a comparison of  your pre- and post-test Nelson Denny scores in your final essay.)
Lab Assignments Week 14 due (including Blog #13)

First day for VOCABULARY QUIZ #5 - 1100 WORDS WEEKS 11-12

16 12/8

F-2-F

11:45 am -1:05 pm


ROOM TBA

Post Booksell #2

Post-Test:  Nelson Denny

REMINDER:  POST YOUR INDIE  BOOK CHOICE #7 ON THE Blackboard DISCUSSION BOARD

Last day to post Booksell #2 to our web discussion board

Bring: #2 pencil, scantron (8.5 x 11, 100 answer spaces per side - not essay type)

  12/10

F-2-F

11:45 am -1:05 pm

 ROOM EC-101

Last Class

Post-Test Results / Profiles

Self-Assessment / Goal Setting

Lab Review / Reflection

Lab Assignments Week 15 due (including Blog #14)

Last day for VOCABULARY QUIZ #5 - 1100 WORDS WEEKS 11-12

 

  12/17
(WED)

11:45 am -1:35 pm


EC 101

FINAL EXAM - ESSAY  DUE

FINAL EXAM - ESSAY ( including Blogs 1-15)

FINAL GRADED LAB CHECK:         COMPLETED ASSIGNMENTS THROUGH WEEK 16;  REQUIRED HOURS: 45 TOTAL (See FINAL NOTE for instructions for turning in your lab work for the semester)

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