DRE: Developmental Reading and English Marsi Franceschini DRE 098 Discipline Chair

What is DRE? DRE is North Carolina’s Developmental English and Reading program. Students who are not “college ready” take DRE courses at the Community College.

DRE Courses ENG 111 DRE 096 DRE 097 DRE 098 DRE 096, 097, 098 are 3 credit hours and 8 weeks each Classes include 5 hours of lecture and 2 hours of lab per week. DRE 096 DRE 097 DRE 098 ENG 111

Course Overview: DRE 096: Integrated Reading and Writing I Reading and interpreting 9th -10th grade texts Writing effective sentences and paragraphs DRE 097: Integrated Reading and Writing II Reading and interpreting 10th - 11th grade texts Writing effective paragraphs and essays DRE 098: Integrated Reading and Writing III Reading 11th -12th grade texts Writing effective essays and basic documented essays

NC Grading Requirements Mastery DRE courses are Pass/Retake. Students earn a P or R at the end of the course. Mastery Grading Students must demonstrate course appropriate reading and writing mastery in their DRE course. Mastery is 80%

CPCC DRE Mastery Requirements: All classes have the same requirements: Overall Course Average of 80% or above Final Reading Exam grade of 80% or above Final Writing Assignment grade of 80% or above

Revisions and Retakes Students have one chance to revise all formal writing assignments to enhance learning and improve their grade. Students have one chance to take an alternate version of the reading tests (including the final exam) if they earn below an 80% on the initial test.

Course Requirements DRE 096: DRE 097: DRE 098: Reading Process Reading skills Read two Lexile appropriate passages Grammar Sentence Skills Writing Process Basic Paragraph DRE 097: Illustration Paragraph Illustration Essay DRE 098: Read three Lexile appropriate passages Comparison Contrast Essay

Teaching Methodologies Incorporate technology Individualized instruction Short, efficient lectures Active learning (pairs, groups, etc.) Contextualized for college/career readiness Grammar in context during lecture or in isolation during lab Integrated Reading and Writing Cycle (see next slide) Course competencies require the use of an appropriate word processing program to produce written assignments.

Integrated Reading and Writing Cycle Repeat this cycle two-three times during each DRE 8 week session. Pre-reading Post-reading Pre-Writing/Low Stakes Writing High Stakes Writing Graphic taken directly from NC State DRE curriculum.

Student Resources DRE tutors Printed Student Aids each available up to 25 hours/week Tutoring offered in person on four campuses and a variety of times Tutoring offered online only to students enrolled in online courses Printed Student Aids Reading and Writing Process Bookmarks Posters advertising support services Posters illustrating pivotal course content

Questions or Concerns? Please Contact: Marsi Franceschini: DRE 098 Discipline Chair Marsi.Franceschini@cpcc.edu Christie Rife: DRE Curriculum Coordinator Christie.Rife@cpcc.edu