Topic: Reading Courses in the High School Elective Curriculum

10-second review: Basic Reading, Developmental Reading, Speed Reading, Advanced Reading I, Advanced Reading II, Reading for Research, Reading Seminar, Reading Nonfiction, Reading Skills for College.

Title: “Reading as an Elective in the English Program.” P. Hodges. Journal of Reading (October 1974), 30-33. Publication preceded Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy by the International Reading Association (IRA).

Summary:

Basic Reading for students who are reading below grade level.

Developmental Reading for students who need study skills.

Speed Reading: see my chapter in Teaching English, How To…. for the description of one method of teaching speed reading.

Advanced Reading I: Focus on the different structure and style in different types of reading. [I think I would substitute“Previewing” with different types of reading material. RayS.]

Advanced Reading II: Study two novels in depth.

Reading for Research: Focus on note taking and preparation for a thirty-page research paper.

Reading Nonfiction: Suggestions on how to read nonfiction efficiently—and writing nonfiction.

Reading Skills for College: SAT and ACT prep. Use of the library. Reading textbooks. Note-taking from lectures.

Comment: An interesting list of courses, each clearly delineated. RayS.