Reading Support
Reading Support
Reading Support, or let us say "reading," is more than recognizing and saying the words on a page or screen. What we do when we read is complex; we apply knowledge of sounds, letters, grammar, content, disciplinary practices, and much more. College readers also consider who texts are written for, when the texts were written, and the purpose of specific texts.
Reading Support services can assist students from most subject areas--we encourage reading support in foreign language be directed to language tutors and/or instructors. The goal for reading support is to unpack reading practices essential to reading for understanding.
Reading: Resources & Strategies
These resources and strategies in the following sections are selected to help clarify and develop college-level reading practices. Feel free to email Jay Spencer at Joseph.Spencer@ucr.edu for additional help with reading practices and enhancing comprehension of selected readings.
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Reading for Comprehension
Close Reading Strategies:
- Click on this link for an explanation of Close Reading from Purdue OWL.
- This essay provides strategies for reading and understanding writing assignments.
Metacognitive Reading:
- Metacognitive Reading Phrases: Reading to connect with texts
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Reading to Connect Ideas (Intertextuality)
Coming Soon
- Authors vs. source material
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Reading Grammatically
Coming Soon
- Understanding sentence types and boundaries
- Reading commas
- What first person, second person, and third person perspectives in readings.
Reading Workshops
The following Workshops are scheduled for Fall 2020. The will be held via Zoom. Please register through Accudemia to receive the Zoom meeting link.
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