READ 015  4 Units  
Preparation for College Reading  

Lecture: 72 contact hours

Have you seen the movies IT or Doctor Sleep? They are based on Stephen King novels. How about The Hate U Give, Crazy Rich Asians, or Jurassic Park? These movies were also book-to-movie adaptations. If you’re a fan of movies, read the books that inspired them! This course is designed to foster improvement in reading comprehension and vocabulary. Coursework includes reading texts from various genres and other assignments, while preparing students for college reading success across the disciplines. This course may also be offered for noncredit as READ 615.

Associate Degree Applicable

READ 100  3 Units  
College Academic Reading  

Lecture: 54 contact hours

This course is designed to improve reading and learning processes, reading comprehension, and critical thinking strategies as applied to all stages of academic reading. Emphasis will be on the integration and synthesis of academic text.

Associate Degree Applicable

Transfers to CSU only

READ 102  3 Units  
Critical Reading as Critical Thinking  

Lecture: 54 contact hours

Advisory: READ 100

This course explores the relationship of critical reading and critical thinking with an emphasis on the development of critical thinking skills and the application in the interpretation, analysis, criticism, and advocacy of ideas encountered in academic reading.

Associate Degree Applicable

Transfers to CSU only

READ 103  3 Units  
Reading and Literacy for Lifelong Learning  

Lecture: 54 contact hours

Advisory: READ 100

This course focuses on providing students with reading and information literacy strategies for college completion and lifelong success. These skills include identifying, evaluating, and applying practical reading and learning techniques utilizing social, physical, and psychological resources and tools.

Associate Degree Applicable

Transfers to CSU only

READ 104  3 Units  
Critical Reading, Thinking and Literacy  

Lecture: 54 contact hours

Prerequisite: ENGL 101 or ENGL 101H

This course explores the relationship between critical reading and literacy to critical thinking. Instruction is provided in the strategies necessary for college reading application in interpretation, analysis, criticism, and advocacy of ideas encountered in academic non-fiction texts across disciplines. Emphasis on reading texts which explore contemporary issues, including cultural diversity, equity, and anti-racism.

Associate Degree Applicable

Transfers to both UC/CSU

READ 615  Noncredit  
Preparation for College Reading  

Lecture: 72 contact hours

Have you seen the movies IT or Doctor Sleep? They are based on Stephen King novels. How about The Hate U Give, Crazy Rich Asians, or Jurassic Park? These movies were also book-to-movie adaptations. If you’re a fan of movies, read the books that inspired them! This noncredit course is designed to foster improvement in reading comprehension and vocabulary. Coursework includes reading texts from various genres and other assignments, while preparing students for college reading success across the disciplines. This course may also be offered for credit, as READ 015.