Course Description:
Reading Skills, paired with Glossaries of Terms, including Business Vocabulary, DCAS, Essay, Administrative, and Technical Terms, and Matching Tests
Reading comprehension is the ability to read text, process it, and understand its meaning. Reading skills include skills acquired through reading and these skills give participants the ability to turn words on a page into a clear meaning.
In this section, you will concentrate on informational reading. Sharpening your skills in getting the writer's message largely on word recognition and paragraph meaning. These are two critical skills that are fundamental to all understanding. They are the two areas tested in all kinds of reading examinations for school achievement, for college admission, and for job placement.
Acquire a mastery of the words you use every day.
Some of the words can be found in essay-type tests. Others can be found on the New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) webpage and various notices of examinations, and a few have been found on previous civil service examinations.
Objectives
- Reading to find the main point
- Paragraph Patterns
- Directional or Signal Words
- Vocabulary strengthening exercises
Targeted Audience/Advanced Preparation: Administrative and technical, managers, supervisors, and exam test candidates seeking Helpful Reminders
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