Supporting Student Reading-Readiness in Community College Career Technical Education

• In Event: Career and Technical Education SIG Roundtable Session

Abstract

What does it mean to be college-ready for the reading demands in Career Technical Education (CTE)? This was the impetus for the series of studies to be discussed in this session. After providing a detailed explanation of the method used for these literacy audits, presenters will provide findings from across the studies. Overall, evidence has identified a lack of alignment between the range of institutional, disciplinary, and even social assumptions for ‘college readiness’ (specific to literacy) and actual expectations. Thus, it is important to note that college-ready for reading is a conceptually mixed construct, varying by institution, discipline/area/field, and even instructor.

Authors

• Sonya L Armstrong, Texas State University

• Norman A. Stahl, Northern Illinois University

• James R. King, University of South Florida

• James Dyer, Texas State University

• Kbeck M. Killingbeck, Texas State University - San Marcos