Reading Competency – Reading Competency – where does it stand? where does it stand?

Barbara Illowsky (chair), De Anza Collegeillowskybarbara@deanza.edu

Anne Argyriou, Reading, De Anza Collegeargyriouanne@deanza.edu

Tim Brown, Reading, Riverside City Collegetim.brown@rcc.edu

Dianne McKay, Mission Collegedianne_mckay@wvm.edu

Outcomes:Outcomes:At the end of this session, we At the end of this session, we will: will: understand various current

practices across the stategrasp the implications of the

survey resultsdetermine next steps for reading

competency statewide

Agenda:Agenda:Welcome, Introductions &

Background: Title 5, Res. 9.08 Sp06, Survey (15 minutes)

Survey results (5 minutes)Implications of survey results (25

min.)Next steps (30 min.)Wrap up (5 minutes)

Introductions Introductions Name & CollegeWhat is your interest in attending

this session?

Title 5: EDUCATION Title 5: EDUCATION

DIVISION 6. CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES

CHAPTER 6. CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

SUBCHAPTER 1. PROGRAMS, COURSES AND CLASSES

ARTICLE 6. THE ASSOCIATE DEGREE

§ 55063. Minimum § 55063. Minimum Requirements for the Requirements for the Associate DegreeAssociate Degree“The governing board of a community college district shall confer the associate degree upon a student who has demonstrated competence in reading, in written expression, and in mathematics, …”

Resolution 9.08, Spring Resolution 9.08, Spring 20062006

Resolved, That the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges research current practices and the need for reading competency systemwide to develop a position paper on this topic.

Survey ResultsSurvey Results61 colleges represented (out of

110)

Not all numbers add to 110 as some questions were skipped

Question 1: name & college

Q2: Does your college Q2: Does your college have an EXPLICIT reading have an EXPLICIT reading proficiency graduation proficiency graduation requirement stated on the requirement stated on the graduation checklist and graduation checklist and fulfilled by reading fulfilled by reading coursework or a specific coursework or a specific reading assessment?reading assessment?yes: 25/57 (43.9%)no: 32/57 (56.1%)

Q3: For “yes” on 2: What is Q3: For “yes” on 2: What is the requirement? the requirement? (Check all that (Check all that apply)apply)

Successful completion of a specific reading course: 16/24

Successful completion of a specified ESL course: 2/24

Minimum score on a college level reading assessment: 15/24

Other: 13/24

Q4: For “no” on 2: Does your Q4: For “no” on 2: Does your college have an IMPLICIT college have an IMPLICIT reading proficiency reading proficiency graduation requirement that graduation requirement that is subsumed in an English or is subsumed in an English or ESL course?ESL course?yes: 23/29 (79.3%)no: 6/29 (20.7%)

Q5: What assessment test Q5: What assessment test does your college use to does your college use to measure reading measure reading achievement?achievement?Accuplacer: 20/37 (54.1%)ACT Compass: 11/37 (29.7%)CTEP (College Tests for English

Placement – Reading Comprehension): 5/37 (13.5%)

Locally developed: 1/37 (2.7%)Other: 3/37 (8.1%)

Q6: Do you offer specific Q6: Do you offer specific reading courses (meaning reading courses (meaning not embedded in nor not embedded in nor integrated with a writing integrated with a writing course)?course)?

yes: 34/46 (73.9%)no: 12/46 (26.1%)

Q7: What are the different Q7: What are the different levels of reading you offer? levels of reading you offer? (Select all that apply)(Select all that apply)

CSU transferrable – meets CSU Critical Thinking requirement: 7/30 (23.3%)

CSU transferrable – CSU elective units only: 11/30 (36.7%)

Credit non-transfer – associate degree applicable: 18/30 (60.0%)

Credit non-transfer – non-associate degree applicable: 26/30 (86.7%)

Non-credit: 4/30 (13.3%)

Q8: Do you have a Q8: Do you have a specific reading specific reading prerequisite for English 1A prerequisite for English 1A (freshman composition)?(freshman composition)?

yes: 9/30 (30.0%)no: 21(70.0%)

Q9: Does your college have a Q9: Does your college have a reading program with full-reading program with full-time faculty whose primary time faculty whose primary assignment is teaching assignment is teaching reading courses?reading courses?

yes: 19/39 (48.7%)no: 20 (51.3%)

Q10: Do you have a Q10: Do you have a reading ADVISORY for reading ADVISORY for your transfer courses?your transfer courses?Yes, a specific reading course (or reading

placement score) for ALL transfer courses: 6/39 (15.4%)

Yes, a specific reading course (or reading placement score) for SOME transfer courses: 6/39 (15.4%)

Yes, subsumed in a specific English course (or placement score) for ALL transfer courses: 3/39 ( 7.7%)

Yes, subsumed in a specific English course (or placement score) for SOME transfer courses: 7/39 (17.9%)

No: 17/39 (43.6%)

Q11: Do you have a Q11: Do you have a reading PREREQUISITE for reading PREREQUISITE for your transfer courses?your transfer courses?Yes, a specific reading course (or reading

placement score) for ALL transfer courses: 3/39 (7.7%)

Yes, a specific reading course (or reading placement score) for SOME transfer courses: 2/39 (5.1%)

Yes, subsumed in a specific English course (or placement score) for ALL transfer courses: 3/39 (7.7%)

Yes, subsumed in a specific English course (or placement score) for SOME transfer courses: 7/39 (17.9%)

No: 24/ 39 (61.5%)

Q12: Is your college tracking Q12: Is your college tracking reading achievement level reading achievement level as it contributes to transfer as it contributes to transfer course success?course success?Yes, we are tracking reading achievement levels

for ALL of these courses: 3/37 (8.1%) 3Yes, we are tracking reading achievement levels

for SOME of these courses: 4/37 (10.8%)No, but we have been discussing the need to

track reading achievement level: 11/37 (29.7%)

No, because we are not currently able to track reading achievement level: 17/37 (45.9%)

No, because we do not have the need to track reading achievement level: 2/37 (5.4%)

Q13: Is your college tracking Q13: Is your college tracking reading achievement level reading achievement level as it contributes to Career as it contributes to Career Technical Education course Technical Education course success?success?Yes, we are tracking reading achievement levels

for ALL of these courses: 0/35 Yes, we are tracking reading achievement levels

for SOME of these courses: 5/35 (14.3%)No, but we have been discussing the need to track

reading achievement level: 11/35 (31.4%)No, because we are not currently able to track

reading achievement level:13/35 (37.1%)No, because we do not have the need to track

reading achievement level: 7/35 (20.0%)

Q14: What is your college Q14: What is your college doing to account for doing to account for reading competency in reading competency in your graduates?your graduates?We have a plan in place that accounts for

reading competency for graduation: 12/38 (31.6%)

We are discussing the need for reading competency through our local Academic Senate and/or in our Curriculum Committee: 7/38 (18.4%)

We have not been discussing this need but may in the future:18/38 (47.4%)

We do not have the need to address reading competency for graduation at our college: 2/38 (5.3%)

Implications DiscussionImplications DiscussionWhat are the implications of the

survey results for the state?What are the implications of the

survey results for your college?Break into groupReport out

Next steps:Next steps:Now what? In other words, are

there any steps that ASCCC should take? Any resolutions?

Wrap UpWrap Up