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Getting Students to Read (Effectively)
LCAD
Maggie McDonnell & Mary Johnson
Fall 2014
Obstacles
O Motivation
O Course load
O Language barriers
O Discipline-specific
‘jargon’
O Level-appropriate
material
O Discrepancies &
misconceptions
O Learning problems
Chmouel Boudjnah
Connections to other
material
Other courses
Life experiences
Determine how material
from various sources comes
together for Big Picture
Relate to large
assessments
Reading log
College Resources
O Learning Centre
O Student Services
O PDO
O Library
O External web sites
O Program resources
O YOU
Further reading
Weimer, M. 2013. “Students and reading: An
impressive analysis.” Teaching and
Learning. Magna Publications,
Madison, WI. Web.