KU120- Unit 1 Introduction to Reading

Strategies

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Brief Professor Intro

Overview of the course

Guidelines and Expectations

Questions/ Concerns

Make sure to print it out It is a roadmap for the classReference for everything in classProject/ pointsObjectives for classMy contact information- email, AIM, Office Hours

Foundations For Success Units 1, 4, 7, and 8 Complete by the end of unit 8 Your KU 085 instructor will report the total points earned for KU 085 activities to your KU 120 instructor

Enter activities from remote window Worth 10 points for each of the activities

Unit 1 Introduction to the Course Unit 2 – Pre-Reading Strategies Unit 3 Building Comprehension Unit 4 Main Idea and Supporting Details

Unit 5 Thought Patterns: Time Order and Space Order

Unit 6 Classification and Compare/Contrast Thought Patterns

Unit 7 Thought Patterns: Cause/Effect, Generalization/Example, Definition

Unit 8 Fact and Opinion Unit 9 Tone/Purpose and Inference Unit 10 Final Thoughts

Kaplan week begins on Wednesday Key Concepts Reading- in the course and in the Henry book Seminar- option 1 or 2 Discussion Board MRL Presentations- Do not go ahead of the unit Reading Level /Reading Skills Test KU085 Activities- units 1,4,7,8 Project- unit 6 My Reading Lab Test- Unit 9

Students enrolled in KU120 must have a course average of 65% or higher at the end of Unit 5 to be officially enrolled at Kaplan University.  If a grade of 65% is not achieved, a student will have his/her enrollment reversed at the end of Unit 5.

All Kaplan University undergraduate students will be considered conditionally admitted to the University and will not receive financial aid while in this status. All University policies nevertheless apply to such students, and they enjoy all the rights and resources of a fully instated student during the period of conditional admittance.

At the end of the fifth week of classes, the University will review the academic performance of conditionally admitted students. Students who have earned a grade up to that point of 65 percent or higher for all coursework will be allowed to continue in their program and will only then be eligible for disbursement of any financial aid and to receive credit for the course. The University will reverse the enrollment of any student not meeting these criteria, and such a student will not owe any financial obligation to the University except for the application fee, which is non-refundable

Students whose enrollments are reversed in this manner may not reapply for admission for one year unless they qualify for a waiver as applied by the Dean of their respective school.

Students who do not pass both KU 120 and KU 121 with a 73% (730 points out of 1,000) or better on their first attempt will be academically dismissed from the University.

No late assignments will be accepted during Units 1-5. Please refer to your course syllabus for complete details.

Do not work ahead in My Reading Lab or My Writing Lab. Stay within the current unit. For example, during Unit 1, complete only the Unit 1 My Reading Lab activities in KU 120 and the Unit 1 My Writing Lab activities in KU 121.

MRL Lexile Diagnostic: required; non graded

Discussion Boards: 40 pts. per week=360 pts

MRL Reading Skills Tests -50 pts. each = 300 points

Seminars: 5 points per week=45 points Project for Unit 6: 145 points KU 085 Activities: 40 points My Reading Lab Test- Unit 9: 150 pts 1000 total points for the course

A        930 - 1000 points A-       900 - 929 points       B+      870 - 899 points       B        830 - 869 points       B-       800 - 829 points       Passing C+      770 - 799 points       C        730 - 769 points

---------------------       C-       700 - 729 points       D+     670 - 699 points       Failing D        600 - 669 points F        0 - 599 points

Instructors- Louise Framan, Kira Shank, Judy Erlandson, Angela Lavine

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Tutorials within the course units

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People who learn best by seeing concepts and information demonstrated. For example, a visual learner understands by reading about the concepts addressed during the unit.

People who learn best by hearing explanations about concepts and information. For example, listening to a lecture about the concepts addressed during the unit would be best for an auditory learner.

People who learn best by doing and experiencing to learn concepts and information. For example, applying the concepts addressed during the unit would help this type of learner the most.

Reading- Located in course Complete Learning Styles Questionnaire Discussion Board- At least three postings. Refer

to rubric in syllabus. Try to post early in the week to facilitate a discussion with your classmates. (Reveal your fib at the end of the week.)

Complete MRL Lexile Diagnostic Complete MRL unit 1 Reading Skills Pre-test KU085 Activity Seminar option 1 or 2