Overview
The ability to write clearly and accurately is critical to success in academic and professional pursuits. The Integrated Reading and Writing program provides instruction in all aspects of planning and producing academic prose in preparation for the TSI writing assessment and for ENGL 1301. The rubric for this coursework is INRW.
Students are required to participate in Integrated Reading & Writing Developmental Studies program if they have not met college readiness standards of the TSI Assessment. Once students successfully complete INRW 0315, they are considered college ready and TSI complete.
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Credits: 3
Integration of critical reading and academic writing skills. Successful completion
of this course fulfills TSI requirements for reading and/or writing. Additionally,
this is a performance-based course designed to develop students’ critical reading
and academic writing skills to support student success in the paired core course.
The focus of the course will be on applying critical reading skills for organizing,
analyzing, and retaining material and developing written work appropriate to the audience,
purpose, situation, and length of the assignment. The course integrates preparation
in basic academic reading skills with basic skills in writing a variety of academic
essays. These scaffolded assignments work to develop reading and writing skills for
success in the paired core coursework.
Prerequisite: INRW 0405 or meet TSI standard for INRW 0315; or equivalent. If you do not meet placement
requirements, meet with an advisor for guidance.
Type of Course: Developmental
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Credits: 4
Integration of critical reading and academic writing skills. Successful completion
of this course fulfills requirements for enrolling in an INRW 0315 corequisite course
if required by the degree plan. Additionally, this is a performance-based course designed
to improve students’ academic reading and writing skills through extensive integrated
instruction emphasizing skills and techniques related to vocabulary, grammar, comprehension,
paragraph elements, essay structure, and critical analysis that apply to both reading
and writing. Students will demonstrate comprehension of varied texts through written
responses, progressing from advanced paragraphs to short essays. The required lab
component will target students’ individual skills.
Prerequisite: Meet TSI standard for INRW 0405; or equivalent.
Type of Course: Developmental
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Contact Information
For additional questions, please contact the INRW faculty:
| Faculty Member | Contact |
| Jacqueline Hernandez | jhernandez@collin.edu |
| Linda Kapocsi | lkapocsi@collin.edu |
| Karen Hanvey | khanvey@collin.edu |
| Lubna Javeed | ljaveed@collin.edu |
| Amanda Field | afield@collin.edu |
| Tawnya Hillin-Smith | hillinsmith@collin.edu |