Reading Course Sequence at Leeward CC

There are four reading courses offered at Leeward CC where I teach and they are

• English 8  -- Reading and Writing Basics
• English 18 -- Reading Essentials
• English 21 -- Introduction to College Reading
• English 102 -- College Reading

For descriptions of these courses, read more here.

For the past five years or so, I've been teaching English 8, which is six-credit reading and writing class.

Regarding English 21, there was a study done in 2006 to answer these two research questions:

1. Is successful completion of English 21 essential to successful completion of English 22 (Intro to College Writing)?
2. Is successful completion of English 21 essential to successful completion of English 100 (College Writing)?

Interesting questions to which I will report the answers in future post.