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| The Learning Assistance Department offers literacy and
student success support in several formats: individual
tutoring, workshops and classroom outreach. For assistance, please contact Sherry Chandler at 778 - 5563 or chandler_s@sunybroome.edu
The Learning Assistance Department also offers credit bearing courses to support and guide students in many areas... Reading: RDG 090 and RDG 092 (4 developmental credits) College Success: LRS 106 (3 credits) Learning Strategies: LRS 107 and LRS 108 (1 credit)
University of South Dakota : VAK Self Inventory Literacyworks: Dr. Terry Armstrong Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences Self Inventory The Herald Sun : Right vs. Left Brain Activity Learning Programs - Office for Undergraduate Education: Learning Styles and Learning Style Tips Turknett Leadership Group: Emotional Intelligence Quiz Muskingum University: Learning Strategies Database James Madison University: The Learning Toolbox: organization, test taking, study skills, note taking strategies, reading, writing, math and advanced thinking The University of Kansas - Center for Research on Learning: Reading, writing, math, studying, test taking, community building, and motivation Virginia Tech – Cook Counseling Center : Concentration & Motivation Dartmouth Academic Skills Center: Time Management, Scheduling & Procrastination CalPoly’s Academic Skills Center: Note Taking Systems: The Cornell Method, Outlining, Mapping, Charting & Sentencing Bucks Community College: Mnemonics (Memory Improvement): Acronyms, acrostics, chaining, rhyming, loci and keywords Saint John’s University – College of Saint Benedict: Lecture and Listening Strategies How to Study.com: Study Skills articles How to Study.org: Study skills and strategies – by subject!! Joseph Frank Landsberger’s Study Guides and Strategies: a plethora of information for any college student!!! University of Minnesota at Duluth: Before, During and After Strategies Brigham Young University: True/ False, Multiple Choice, Matching, Completion and Essay Questions Southwestern University: Prep for Successful Test Taking Prentice Hall SuperSite: Majors exploration, academic skills, career path, money matters, fitness & well- being, success stories, Student Union, Companion Websites and Prentice Hall Catalog Ohio University – Undergraduate Student Affairs: Strategies for Student Success Support services, goal setting, time management, study skills, the importance of class attendance, and many more! Linda Walsh, University of Northern Iowa: Sites to Promote Academic Success Not just a sampling of sites, a virtual wealth of information!!! Cuesta College: Characteristics of a Successful Student Colorado State University: Critical Reading Colorado State University: Strategies for Reading More Critically Dan Kurkland: What is Critical Reading? Dan Kurkland: Critical Reading vs. Critical Thinking Brock University: John Lye’s Course and Source Page Poetry and fiction analysis – analytical response Ohio Resource Center: Active Reading Strategies Virginia Tech’s Cook Counseling Center: SQ3R Overview Cook Counseling Center: Interactive SQ3R Muskingham University: Before, During and After Reading Strategies Outlining Los Angeles Valley College: How to Write an Outline (format, topic and sentence outlines) SUNY Albany: How to Write an Outline (formatting your essay) Summarizing Brigham Young University: How to Write a Summary – a 6 Step Process Columbia University: Writing Summaries Annotation Buck’s Community College: Annotated Text Colorado State University: Annotating
Four Key Components of the Adolescent Literacy network: NCTE: Adolescent Literacy Research Brief: The National Council of Teachers of English
IRA: Resolution on Adolescent Literacy: The International Reading Association · Discusses instruction, access to materials and assessment ENG/ Language Arts Standards NCTE/ IRA Standards for the English/ Language Arts Using several modalities increases comprehension and conceptual understanding Common Core Learning Standards: Applicable to college-ready juniors and seniors
Brown University: Content literacy: Supporting Adolescent Literacy Across the Content Areas Readability Calculators Palio: Microsoft Word/ Mac Readability Calculators (Flesch Kincaid – readability ) Devyn & Alain Trottier’s WordsCount: SMOG (Polysyllabic formula – grade level indicator) Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators: Fry’s Readability Index (Sentence length/ syllable count) Online Utility.org Readability Calculator: Copy and paste!! (Various instruments) For more assistance please contact the LAC at 778- 5563
Critical Research and the Future of Literacy Education: Ernest Morrell Foregrounding the Disciplines in Secondary Literacy Teaching and Learning: A Call for Change: Elizabeth Birr Moje Postsecondary Literacy: Coherence in Theory, Terminology, and Teacher Preparation: Eric J. Paulson & Sonya L. Armstrong Principles of Adolescent Literacy Reform: NCTE Promoting Learning through Content Literacy Instruction: Katherine E. Misulis Reading Across the Curriculum: A Framework for Improving the Reading Abilities and Habits of College Students: J. Y. Kim & Trela Anderson Text Mapping Plus: Improving Comprehension Through Supported Retellings Diane Lapp, Douglas Fisher & Kelly Johnson Self-Selected Reading for Enjoyment as a College Developmental Reading Approach: Eric J. Paulson Transcending the Divide: Where College and Secondary Reading and Study Research Coincide: Rona Flippo Deepa Rao - The National College Transitional Network
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