1. DRE: Developmental Reading and English
Marsi Franceschini
DRE 098 Discipline Chair

2. 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.

3. DRE Courses ENG 111 DRE 096 DRE 097 DRE 098
DRE 096, 097, 098 are 3 credit hours and 8 weeks each
Classes include 5 hours of lecture and 2 hours of lab per week.
DRE 096
DRE 097
DRE 098
ENG 111

4. Course Overview: DRE 096: Integrated Reading and Writing I
Reading and interpreting 9th -10th grade texts
Writing effective sentences and paragraphs
DRE 097: Integrated Reading and Writing II
Reading and interpreting 10th - 11th grade texts
Writing effective paragraphs and essays
DRE 098: Integrated Reading and Writing III
Reading 11th -12th grade texts
Writing effective essays and basic documented essays

5. NC Grading Requirements
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%

6. CPCC DRE Mastery Requirements:
All classes have the same requirements:
Overall Course Average of 80% or above
Final Reading Exam grade of 80% or above
Final Writing Assignment grade of 80% or above

7. 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.

8. Course Requirements DRE 096: DRE 097: DRE 098: Reading Process
Reading skills
Read two Lexile appropriate passages
Grammar
Sentence Skills
Writing Process
Basic Paragraph
DRE 097:
Illustration Paragraph
Illustration Essay
DRE 098:
Read three Lexile appropriate passages
Comparison Contrast Essay

9. Teaching Methodologies
Incorporate technology
Individualized instruction
Short, efficient lectures
Active learning (pairs, groups, etc.)
Contextualized for college/career readiness
Grammar in context during lecture or in isolation during lab
Integrated Reading and Writing Cycle (see next slide)
Course competencies require the use of an appropriate word processing program to produce written assignments.

10. Integrated Reading and Writing Cycle
Repeat this cycle two-three times during each DRE 8 week session.
Pre-reading
Post-reading
Pre-Writing/Low Stakes Writing
High Stakes Writing
Graphic taken directly from NC State DRE curriculum.

11. Student Resources DRE tutors Printed Student Aids
each available up to 25 hours/week
Tutoring offered in person on four campuses and a variety of times
Tutoring offered online only to students enrolled in online courses
Printed Student Aids
Reading and Writing Process Bookmarks
Posters advertising support services
Posters illustrating pivotal course content

12. Questions or Concerns? Please Contact: Marsi Franceschini:
DRE 098 Discipline Chair
Christie Rife:
DRE Curriculum Coordinator