Students learn and apply reading strategies and tools including close reading, looking for cause and effect, note-taking, outlining, paraphrasing, questioning, skimming, summarizing, and synthesizing.
Students also write and revise their own responses to readings from newspapers, magazines, essays, biographies, speeches, and short stories.
| Class Sections | ||
|---|---|---|
| Session 1: 6/25 - 7/6 | Chantilly | Afternoon Class |
| Session 1: 6/25 - 7/6 | Reston | Morning Class |
| Session 2: 7/9 - 7/20 | Fairfax | Afternoon Class |
| Session 2: 7/9 - 7/20 | Vienna | Morning Class |
| Session 3: 7/23 - 8/3 | Herndon | Afternoon Class |
| Session 3: 7/23 - 8/3 | McLean | Morning Class |
| Session 4: 8/6 - 8/17 | Falls Church | Afternoon Class |
| Session 4: 8/6 - 8/17 | Leesburg | Afternoon Class |
| Session 5: 8/20 - 8/31 | Alexandria | Afternoon Class |