FrontPage


 

Advanced Reading Comprehension For Pre-Med Students

USA DREAM Summer Program

Hybrid Course

 

 

Instructor: Mrs. Sandra Rogers

Location: TBA

 

 

 

 

"The proper function of books is associated with intellectual culture in which you steer clear of generalities and indefinite views. You enlarge your critical sense regarding events and personalities and trends, so that you're no longer at the mercy of theorists and demagogues. It's perfectly possible for a man, one who gives to reading the leisure hours of a business  life, to acquire such a general knowledge of the laws of nature and the facts of history that every great advance made in science and government and business shall be to him intelligible and interesting." ---The Royal Bank of Canada

 

 

Course Goals:

 

 

Learning Objectives: The student will demonstrate an acceptable level of mastery in the following areas:

 

  1. Reading Rate: 1) The mid-term goal is to increase your current reading rate by 100 words per minute (WPM) in this class.  2) The end of course goal is to read 300 WPM with 85% accuracy to become an average adult reader or better.  3) The long-term goal is to read 450 WPM to become an average college student reader. Reading rate growth will vary according to each individual student’s abilities.  
  2. Reading Comprehension: Students will demonstrate a grade of 80% or higher on the MRL reading modules. In addition, students will demonstrate 80% accuracy on teacher-made comprehension tests based on current scientific research literature.
  3. Lexile Level: Students will demonstrate a lexile of 1330 range as a minimum, as this is the readability of the MCAT. Lexile growth will vary according to students’ incoming level. Your lexile (L) measures your level of reading comprehension. Everyone's long-term goal is to reach 1700L, which is the reading level of a college graduate.

          Phase I: Your short-term goal is to reach 1400L or better at the end of the session, as this would be the age-appropriate reading level of a college sophomore.          

          Phase II: Your short-term goal is to reach 1500L or better at the end of this session, as this is would be the age-appropriate reading level of a college junior.         .

      4. Medical terminology: Students will demonstrate 80% mastery on medical terminology on a final test.

       5. Debate: Students will will work in teams to debate a medical issue and achieve a score of 80% on the rubric. See rubric for criteria required. 

 

Multiple Measures of Evaluation: Growth Chart

This past summer, students had great success in improving their reading comprehension and vocabulary levels. The instructor gathers evidence of student performance in the following ways: