ENGL R001

Reading Workshop Elementary

Fall 2023
 ENGL R001
Reading Workshop Elementary
Fall 2023

Teacher: Glenn Stevens

Office: I03-808 + D05-214 (Lounge A/B)
E-mail: glennstevens@qu.edu.qa
Class Meeting Times

Reading Workshop classes meet 5 days a week, for a total of 6

contact hours.

U/T/R: 50-minute lessons

M/W: 75-minute lessons
Syllabus

• The course syllabus is available on your course Blackboard.

• All assessment dates and deadlines are shown in the weekly plan.

• The focus of each week is a reading skill. In Week 2, for example,

the reading skill is finding the main idea of a paragraph.
Required Textbooks

Reading Explorer, Level 1

(Third Edition)

Reading Explorer, Level 2

(Third Edition)
TURKMENISTAN TRIP
Other Class Materials

Worksheets for Reading Skills & Strategies (Not Graded)

You will study a different reading skill each week, such as reading
for main ideas and understanding new words from the paragraph.
The worksheets on the course Bb explain and practice these skills.
Tip: Study these skills for the midterm and final exams!

Timed Readings (Not Graded)

This activity is for speed! You read with a timer, then answer a
few questions. As your reading fluency improves during the
semester, your time will get shorter and shorter. It’s also a
chance to improve your reading skills, such as previewing,
skimming/scanning, and overall fluency.
Assessments
Vocabulary Log (10%)

Skills:
• Identifying word parts and families
• Identifying collocations (using roots,
prefixes and suffixes)
• Producing language in context

Must be hand-written on paper.

Collected twice for assessment (2 X 5% = 10%)
Graphic Organizer & Critical Thinking (GOCT)
Notebook (10%)

Skills:
• Making Inferences
• Applying Reading Strategies
• Creating Graphic Organizers
• Taking Notes and Summarizing
• Personalizing a Text or Topic

Must be hand-written on paper.

Collected twice for assessment (2 X 5% = 10%)
MyELT (6%)

MyELT is the online workbook for our Reading Explorer

textbooks. Your accounts will be set up for you after the
add/drop period ends.

• MyELT 1 (3%)
• Activities related to units from Reading Explorer 1
• Due before midterm exam

• MyELT 2 (3%)
• Activities related to units from Reading Explorer 2
• Due before final exam
ReadTheory (10%)

• This is for extensive reading – just to read a lot! You will read many
texts on the ReadTheory website and answer questions about them.
As you read, you will earn points.

• You can complete as many readings as you want. In other words,

You can keep trying to earn points until you reach the goal.

• The goal is 1200 Knowledge Points (KP). You have most of the
semester (until week 11) to reach this goal. Try to read a little each
week.
Vocabulary Quizzes (9%)

• 3 Quizzes (3% each)

• The syllabus shows which units are included

• In class on Lab Day

• Make-up quizzes are only allowed in cases of emergency.

Midterm (25%) & Final (30%) Exams

• Reading Skills & Target Vocabulary

• The Final Exam includes vocabulary from only the second

half of the semester…

…but all of the reading skills from the beginning.

Important Dates
The QU Academic Calendar is
available on the university
website:
http://
www.qu.edu.qa/students/academi
c-calendar

First day of Classes Sunday, August 27th

Midterm Exam Wednesday, October 11th

Mid-Term Break October 22nd – 26th

Last Day of Classes Thursday, December 7th

Final Exam TBA

Attendance Regulations

Class participation and attendance are important elements of

every student’s learning experience at QU, and the student is
expected to attend all classes. A student should not miss more
than 25% of the classes during a semester. Those exceeding
this limit will receive a failing grade (FB) regardless of their
performance.

For this class, students will receive a failing grade (FB) if they
have 17 or more absences.
Cheating

‫ ﻟﻠﻮاﺋﺢ واﻟﻘﻮاﻧﯿﻦ اﻟﻤﻌﻤﻮل بها ﻓﻲ ﺟﺎﻣﻌﺔ ﻗﻄﺮ وﻗﺪ‬ ‫• "ﯾﻌﺪ اﻟﻐﺶ ﻣﺨﺎﻟﻔﺔ أﻛﺎدﯾﻤﯿﺔ وﻓﻘﺎ‬
‫ وﻋﻠﻰ‬.‫ﺗﺼﻞ ﻋﻘﻮﺑﺔ هذه اﻟﻤﺨﺎﻟﻔﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺑﻌﺾ اﻟﺤﺎﻻت إﻟﻰ اﻟﻔﺼﻞ ً اﻟنهائي ﻣﻦ اﻟﺠﺎﻣﻌﺔ‬
‫اﻟﻄﻼب ﺗﺠﻨﺐ اﻟﻘﯿﺎم أو اﻟﻤﺸﺎرﻛﺔ ﻓﻲ أي ﻋﻤﻞ ﯾﺨﺎﻟﻒ ﻣﯿﺜﺎق اﻟﻨﺰاهة اﻻﻛﺎدﯾﻤﯿﺔ‬
".‫وإﺟﺮاءات اﻻﺧﺘﺒﺎرات اﻟﻤﻌﻤﻮل بها ﺑﺠﺎﻣﻌﺔ ﻗﻄﺮ‬

"Cheating is an academic violation according to Qatar University

rules and regulations, and in some cases, it may result in final
dismissal from the university. Students should not under any
circumstances commit or participate in any cheating attempt or
any act that violates the student code of conduct.”
Late Homework
Assignments
Your teacher may accept late
homework up to 3 days late.

Late work will lose 10% of the

possible points for each day late.

Talk to your teacher before the

deadline if you have problems with an
assignment.
Make-up Quizzes &
Exams
If a student is absent for a common
test or a common final examination,
strict department and university
policies rules apply. The course
instructor can provide further
information on this. The student must
contact the teacher within three
working days of the exam, and then
give any documents requested.
Letter Grades
90% to 100% A

85% to 89% B+

80% to 84% B

75% to 79% C+

70% to 74% C

69% F
 Students with Special Needs

If you are a student with special needs please be sure to tell your teacher. You should
bring them a letter from the Support Center.

Inclusion and Special Needs Support Center

www.qu.edu.qa/students/success-and-development/special-needs/

Email: specialneeds@qu.edu.qa

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 Bring your textbook, a notebook, pen, etc.

 Respect yourself and respect others.

 Allow yourself plenty of time to commute

to class without rushing.
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