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ERIC Number: EJ188936
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978
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You Mean They Teach Reading in College?
Gibson, Andrew
Improving College and University Teaching, 26, 2, 143-4, Spr 78
Although the average college freshman reads at a tenth grade level, reading instruction for college students is most often viewed as speed reading or remedial education. A new academic department of collegiate reading is proposed to specialize in reading, teaching it as an isolated subject matter. (JMD)
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Instruction, Course Descriptions, Departments, Educational Innovation, Higher Education, Intellectual Disciplines, Reading Ability, Reading Improvement, Reading Instruction, Remedial Reading
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Language: English
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