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Overview: |
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The Reading Lab program counts for .5 credit of the 3.5 credit reading classes at IVC. The Lab is open 58 hours each week during the semester. Students have two weeks to complete each of six assignments during the semester. Assignments consist of My Reading Lab web-based comprehension activities and phonics exercises, both based on diagnostic tests. All materials and assignments are closely correlated with the Reading course syllabi.
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How to Sign in at the Reading Lab: |
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- Stop at the front desk.
- Bring your Lab sheet and
IVC ID card to the Lab.
- A staff member will record
your starting time.
- Find the number of the computer assigned and start working.
- When you leave, go back to
the front desk and staff member will record your leaving time.
- Please remember that you will need a computer disk, USB device, or e-mail access if you want to save a document you create, since you cannot save material on the computer. You may also print a copy of your paper if necessary but you will be charged 15 cents per page at the front desk.
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Why Go to the Lab |
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Each reading class is worth 3.5 units of credit. The Reading Lab work for each class constitutes the .5 units, which equals 15% of the grade for the class. If you don’t keep up with the Lab work, your grade will be affected; if you miss too much Lab work, you will be dropped from the class ; if you miss one two-week Lab assignment, you will be dropped from the class. |
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Assignments |
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Reading Lab assignments are carefully selected to support classroom instruction at a level that is appropriate for the class. |
- Lab assignments are arranged in two-week blocks.
- There are six blocks per semester.
- Assignment blocks, beginning dates, and due dates are printed on the assignment calendar for each class.
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These activities provide you with important practice in reading and comprehension. |
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My Reading Lab |
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Lab Attendance and the Grade for a Class |
My Reading Lab is an Internet-based reading program designed to help students improve reading comprehension and vocabulary. Students new to the program should do the first exercise in the Lab so that we are sure that you understand the program procedures.
Once a student is comfortable with the program, the student may do the work at home. |
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The Lab does not assign grades, but provides teachers with bi-weekly reports of Lab attendance and Lab work for each student. The teacher uses those reports as he/she calculates grades for the class. |
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Completion of Lab work is an issue between the student and teacher. If you have problems keeping up with Lab work, talk to your teacher. |
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If you miss one two-week Lab assignment, you will be dropped from the class. |
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- Teachers, not the Lab, determine whether or not a student should be dropped for missing Lab work.
- The Lab can verify what the student has or hasn’t done in the Lab, but cannot change a teacher’s determination about who should be dropped.
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Phonics |
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- Diagnostic tests identify specific English pronunciation problems that students may have.
- Listening to and practicing correct pronunciation helps students overcome these difficulties.
- Trained tutors help students make progress, and students complete mastery tests to show improvement.
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Assignment Deadlines |
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Assignment blocks begin on Saturdays at 9:00 A.M. and end two weeks later on Fridays at 3:00 P.M. when the Lab closes. |
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How to Get the Most out of the Lab |
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The Lab is closed on Saturday. |
Complete every assignment. You will have two weeks to complete a just few hours of work, so schedule your Lab work carefully and stick to the schedule so that you can finish the work before the deadline. |
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Once a deadline for a block has passed, students cannot work on assignments for that block. |
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Start early; work consistently, and finish early—or you may not finish at all. |
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Compass Test |
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The Compass Test is given at the end of each semester to test a student’s improvement and readiness for the next class in the reading sequence.
Students who score above the requirements for a particular class may skip to the class indicated by their scores.
The Compass Test is not required but may be to the student’s advantage since it may allow him/her to make more rapid progress through the reading sequence. |
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