Division: Language Arts
Division Chair: Myo Myint
email: myo.myint@wvm.edu
tel: 408-855-5316
 
Dept Chair: Aaron Malchow
email: aaron.malchow@wvm.edu
tel: 408-855-5370
Counseling: 408-855-5030

Highlights

• An exemplary teaching staff dedicated to assisting students in improving reading skills.
• A comprehensive reading program including courses designed to meet the needs of a variety of students.
• A Reading Lab containing both computerized and print material to meet the needs of students of all reading abilities. A Staff of skilled dedicated people will help you reach your individual reading goals in comprehension, vocabulary skills, and speed reading.
• Online reading classes which meet the needs of students who are comfortable with technology and are self directed.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the reading course of study, students will have achieved proficiency in reading by being able to demonstrate the following learning outcomes:

• Students will apply vocabulary-building strategies to improve their analysis of college level readings.
• Students will demonstrate a literal comprehension of college level readings, through identification and analysis of main ideas, supporting details and rhetorical patterns of organization and development.
• Students will be able to critically analyze and evaluate college-level reading material; make inferences; determine a writer's purpose and tone; and apply rhetorical reading strategies.
• Students will be able to monitor positive and negative comprehension signals and apply appropriate strategies to correct incomplete comprehension.
• Students will be able to demonstrate a range of reading rates according to reading purpose: prose at 500 wpm or above, with 70% comprehension; study reading at 250 wpm with 90%-100% comprehension.
• Students will perceive themselves as competent college level readers.

Full Time Faculty:
 
Aaron Malchow
email: aaron.malchow@wvm.edu
tel: 408-855-5370
 
Dianne Dorian
email: dianne.dorian@wvm.edu
tel: 408-855-5312
 
Sarah Sullivan
email: sarah.sullivan@wvm.edu
tel: 408-855-5050
 
Part-time Faculty:
 
George Allen
email: thelmasboy@aol.com
tel: 209-830-1710
 
Ina Gard
email: ina.gard@wvm.edu
 
Lydia Harris
email: lydia.harris@wvm.edu
tel: 408-855-5194
 
Ann Roberts
email: aroberts22@comcast.net
 
Sharon Smith
email: sesmith@lgsuhsd.org
tel: 408-354-2730  x356
 
Lisa Vasquez
email: lisa.vasquez@wvm.edu
 

Additional Catalog Information

• Reading (Includes Reading
  Course Sequence 2nd pg)