Do Reading Skills Courses Help Underprepared Readers Achieve Academic Success in College?.

Cox, Steven R.; Friesner, Daniel L.; Khayum, Mohammed

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ERIC Number: EJ665974

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2003

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Do Reading Skills Courses Help Underprepared Readers Achieve Academic Success in College?

Cox, Steven R.; Friesner, Daniel L.; Khayum, Mohammed

Journal of College Reading and Learning, v33 n2 p170-96 Spr 2003

Notes that as student enrollment in colleges and universities has increased, there has simultaneously been a proliferation of developmental skills programs. Presents some empirical evidence of the effectiveness of three reading skills courses. Suggests that underprepared readers' success in college is directly related to taking and passing a reading skills course. (PM)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Reading Improvement, Reading Skills, Remedial Instruction

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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