Reading Sub-Task Force
Friday November 8, 2002
HBC 413
Minutes
Members Present: Marilyn Burke, Ann Dillon, Cheryl Engle, Vonnye Gardner, Judy Hubble, Mary Leonard, Dorothy Martinez, Sibyl Noack, Ann Palmer, Ursula Parker, Sherry Prather, Carrie Pyhrr, Dolores Segura, Cathy Smith, Tamara Thornton, Anne Ward, and Julie Wauchope.
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Announcements: Cathy J. Smith
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Revised End of semester data
collection forms were distributed
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The revised End-of semester Data
Collection Forms would be sent to all faculty unable to attend the
Reading Task Force meeting. Faculty should send completed forms
to Cathy J. Smith by December 20, 2002
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A video, "Using Technology to Enhance
Educational Services for Those Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in Post
Secondary Education" has been secured from Media. If faculty would
like to view the video, one hour of faculty Dev Credit is offered.
(NOTE: The video is really more beneficial for deaf coordinators
and interpreters rather than instructors.)
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The video is available by contacting
Cathy J. Smith at RVS.
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Handouts from the August workshop led
by Janet Elder were distributed to the faculty.
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Handouts were sent to all faculty
unable to attend the meeting.
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A request from Eileen Klien (TF
Leader for Health Sciences was shared. The Health Sciences TF
members are working on a grant to propose a reading and health
science course pairing.
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A list of volunteers who would like
to be on a committee to help develop the paired course was requested.
The list of volunteers has been forwarded to Susan Jones, RVS Learning
Lab and Eileen klein. (Volunteers are: Ann Palmer, Marilyn
Burke, Julie Wauchope, Vonnye Gardner and Sherry Prather.)
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A handout of the latest updates on
faculty phone, e-mails was given.
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Handouts were sent to all faculty
members unable to attend the meeting.
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New Triangle Program
brochures were distributed to the faculty. The blue brochure has
information about Phase I Triangle (Fundamentals) and the yellow
brochure is for Phase II Triangle (Reading Skills I level.) Task
force members requested that copies be sent to Dr. Fonte and other
Administrators.
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Handouts were sent to
all faculty unable to attend the meeting. Brochures will be sent
out to counselors at each campus. Letters and brochures were sent
to Dr. Fonte and other Administrators.
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Announcement: Mary Leonard
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Mary Leonard reported on the proposed
lowering of COMPASS scores for reading students. Mary and Sibyl
Noack have collected data to determine the impact of this proposal on
Dev. Reading. Current instructors of 1313 were asked to send
scores of the Pre-TASP given at the beginning of Fall classes as well as
the entering assessment score. Only data for students who were
entering Dev. Reading classes were secured (not students who had
already taken DEVR courses.)
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All faculty are encouraged to write
to The Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) discouraging the
lowering of scores. Dolores Segura will also write a letter
representing the Task Force regarding the lowering of the scores.
Dolores will also request a study be made before lowering the scores.
Sibyl Noack prepared "Talking Points" to use while composing a letter,
and these have been sent to all DEVR facutly members.
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Announcement: Vonnye Gardner
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Vonnye explained the new mentoring
program at EVC and handed out the booklet, "Guidelines and Information
Mentoring Program."
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Faculty were asked to read the
brochure and handouts and make suggestions. For more information
contact Vonnye Gardner, EVC.
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Master Syllabi
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Dorothy Martinez and Anne Ward
prepared a master syllabus for each level of DEVR (0303, 1303, 1313).
Faculty discussed the syllabi, especially the penalty for violation of
scholastic dishonesty. The syllabi presented have the mandatory
requirements for each level of instruction.
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Dorothy Martinez, Ann Ward, Julie
Wauchope and Sherry Prather will be on a committee to determine a task
force statement on the penalty for scholastic dishonesty. Dorothy
and Ann will prepare the final master syllabi and they will be forwarded
electronically to each faculty member. Faculty will make their
personal additions in syllabi. When finalized, Ann Palmer will put
the Master Syllabi on the web page for Reading.
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Update on Book Inventory: Cathy
J. Smith
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Faculty members were requested to
turn in their updated lists to Cathy J. Smith. These updates would
be compiled and sent to Hope Frausto.
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Hope has met with the bookstore
personnel as well as received the faculty updates on books.
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Five Year Plan: Dolores Segura
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Dolores presented the Year Three
Developmental Reading Task Force Action Plan and each recommendation was
discussed. Faculty decided on the courses to be evaluated:
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Cathy J. Smith will make an
Instructional Program Review report at the end of 2002 evaluating Year
Three action plans. Paired courses have been evaluated. Mary Leonard will develop a survey to be used to evaluated these courses for the 2001/2002 fall and spring semesters and faculty will complete the survey. Marilyn Burke offered to develop a student survey to evaluate these course.
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Report: Fundamentals of Reading
Exit and Diagnostic Tests: Ann Palmer
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Faculty reviewed the report
suggesting that the Gates-MacGinitie (GM) be given as a post test this
semester as well as the DEVR 0303 post test developed at RGC. The
Post Test developed for DEVR 0303 was distributed with an answer sheet
and key to each faculty member present.
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The Gates-MacGinitie (GM) test will
continue to be administered (Tests S and T) at the beginning and end of
the semester and the scores from the Gates-MacGinitie (GM) will be
collected for a year, then the committee will meet and cut scores will
be determined. Faculty teaching 0303 will use the DEVR 0303 post
Test (developed at RGC for the 15% departmental grade beginning this
semester. Copies of the Post Test for DEVR 0303 were sent to every
member unable to attend the meeting. Ann Palmer has distributed
copies of the DEVR 0303 Assessment Chart. The completed charts
need to be turned in by 12/20/02.
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Report: TASP Brochure for Reading:
Ann Palmer
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The brochure was distributed and
reviewed.
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Ann Palmer will have 600 copies made.
Cathy J. Smith will also send a copy of this brochure to Dr. Fonte.
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Report: Paired / Flex Class for
Technical Majors: Judy Hubble
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This is still in development.
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Judy Hubble will continue to work on
this and report to the Task Force in the future.
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Report: College Anthology:
Sibyl Noack
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Sibyl shared options on articles to
be included in the anthology. Faculty were asked to suggest which
articles should be retained or deleted.
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Faculty should e-mail Sibyl with
suggestions. From group discussion, it was decided to keep the
"Interest Groups" chapter, revise as necessary and republish.
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Report: Update on Custom
Publication for DEVR 1303: Andrea Clark and Carrie Pyhrr
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Carrie distributed a report with two
options.
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Faculty were asked to read the
handout and give an opinion at the January 2003 meeting. (Note:
Copies of this report were sent to all faculty who were unable to attend
the meeting. If you will not be able to attend the January
meeting, please send your opinions to Andrea Clark or Carrie Pyhrr.)
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Textbook / Novel Recommendations:
Marilyn Burke
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Copies of the Reader's Handbook
by Brenda Smith were handed out.
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Marilyn will pilot in DEVR 1313 in
Spring 2003. Judy Hubble will use it in Summer 2003.
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Ann Palmer (for Ann Dillon)
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The Study Skills/ Math books to be
used in the math/reading paired class in spring of 2003 were passed
around to faculty to view. Six copies of the novel Bless Me,
Ultima were passed out to representatives from each campus.
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These books will be used in the pilot
Math/Study skills class in Spring 2003. Ann Palmer will pilot this
novel in Spring 2003 for Reading Skills I.
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Next Meeting:
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Friday, January 10, 2003: EVC
3154, 3:30 to 5:30 pm from the DEV Communications Task Force Meeting.
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