Reading and Study Skills
2 courses · Rio Hondo College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Summer 2026 · Fall 2026 · Winter 2027 · Spring 2027
READ 101 Academic Literacy and Critical Thinking
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 Lecture
- Prerequisite
- ENGL C1000
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
In this course, students critically read a variety of culturally diverse texts. Emphasis is placed on the development and application of interpretation, analysis, criticism, and advocacy of ideas encountered in academic readings across the curriculum. Students write a minimum of 5,000 words of assessed writing during the course.
READ 134 Academic Success and Lifelong Learning
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 Lecture
- Advisory
- It is advised that students be able to engage in college composition at a college level and read college-level texts.
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course is designed for students to acquire reading and study strategies for college success and lifelong learning. Outcomes include the knowledge of applicable educational learning theories as well as psychological and physiological tools that promote self-development in learning. Specific topics consist of reading print versus digital texts, critical thinking, lecture and textbook note taking, metacognitive strategies, test preparation, and time management.