DIRW-0200 BASE NCBO Reading/Writing
The BASE NCBO Developmental Integrated Reading and Writing supports students in developing skills, strategies, and reasoning needed to succeed in English classes, including appropriate use of technology. Topics include the study of word attack skills, vocabulary development, comprehension, fluency, sentence and paragraph development, grammar and usage problems as they occur in the paragraphs, and study and test-taking skills. This intervention is designed specifically for students assessed at BASE levels 3-4 in the TSIA and must be part of a student’s co-enrollment (co-requisite) in DIRW 0403 Developmental Integrated Reading and Writing I. The intervention is a mainstreamed intensifier providing additional, just-in-time instructional support for the student’s success in DIRW 0403 Developmental Integrated Reading and Writing I. This course will assist the student in developing the critical reading and academic writing skills necessary for college level English courses.