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 CoursesDRE 096, 097, 098 are 3 credit hours and 8

weeks each

Classes include 5 hours of lecture and 2 hours of lab per week.

ENG 111

Course Overview:

NC Grading Requirements Grading 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: 1.Overall Course Average of 80% or above 2.Final Reading Exam grade of 80% or above 3.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

Teaching MethodologiesIncorporate technology Individualized instruction Short, efficient lecturesActive learning (pairs, groups, etc.)Contextualized for college/career readinessGrammar in context during lecture or in

isolation during lab Integrated Reading and Writing Cycle (see

next slide)

Integrated Reading and Writing Cycle

Repeat this cycle two-three times during each DRE 8 week session.

Graphic taken directly from NC State DRE curriculum.

Student ResourcesDRE tutors

each available up to 25 hours/weekTutoring offered in person on four campuses

and a variety of timesTutoring offered online only to students

enrolled in online coursesPrinted Student Aids

Reading and Writing Process BookmarksPosters advertising support servicesPosters illustrating pivotal course content

Questions or Concerns?

Please Contact:

Marsi Franceschini:DRE 098 Discipline ChairMarsi.Franceschini@cpcc.edu

Christie Rife:DRE Curriculum Coordinator Christie.Rife@cpcc.edu