Developmental Reading Department

Vision Statement: As a team, we will provide access to educational excellence and serve our students and community with passion and com mitment.

NADE DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION GOALS & DEFINITION

Developmental Education is a field of practice and research within higher education with a theoretical foundation in developmental psychology and learning theory. It promotes the cognitive and affective growth of all post secondary learners, at all levels of the learning continuum. Developmental Education is sensitive and responsive to the individual differences and special needs among learners. Developmental education programs and services commonly address academic preparedness, diagnostic assessment and placement affective barriers to learning and development of general and discipline-specific learning strategies.

To preserve and make possible educational opportunity for each post secondary learner.
To develop in each learner the skills and attitudes necessary for the attainment of academic career and life goals.
To ensure proper placement by assessing each learner's level of preparedness for college course work.
To maintain academic standards by enabling learners to acquire competencies needed for success in mainstream college courses.
To enhance the retention of students.
To promote the continued development and application of cognitive and affective learning theory.

Here is a helpful link to the Cambridge Dictionary Website.

Here is a helpful brain research link to Dr. Zadina's Newsletter in PDF -- click here

Developmental Reading Department Fall 2009 Satisfaction & Persistence Survey

We are collecting this information to help us make decisions about course offerings and course formats for our students. This short survey should take less than 5 minutes to complete. Please fill in the survey only once -- you may have already completed the survey in your class.

If you are taking DEVR 1313 Reading Skills II, Please click the following link to complete the survey:

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If you are taking DEVR 1303 Reading Sills I, Please click the following link to complete the survey:

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If you are taking DEVR 0303 Fundamentals of Reading, Please click the following link to complete the survey:

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If you are taking DEVR Vocabulary or Spelling Classes 1333, 1343, 1353 or 1503, Please click the follwoing link to complete the survey.

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