Reading Comprehension Skills

This is not a recommendation per se. However this is something that many language teachers teach. So, when a student asked me for help with reading skills, I realized his main reason was because of what was going on in his English language cla

So, I am going to recommend that he improve his comprehension of written English by developing reading skills through taking one or more courses in addition to the class he current has at school OR to simple do MORE of the activities that his teacher is currently having the class do in class and assigning for outside of class homework. In other words, it is just a matter of practice.

My search results on Coursera resulted in 18 courses.

The filter I used were "Learning Languages" and "Arts and Humanities"

Then I selected "intermediate" level.

So I read through the titles and dug deeper into a few for details.

Here are my results.

English Language Skills A2-B1 CEFR: Low-Intermediate Specialization

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/english-a2-b1-low-intermediate

This "specialization" is a collection of 7 separate courses! On first glance none seem to focus on reading skills per se.

Low Intermediate English: Meet & Greet Course 1•19 hours•4.7(195 ratings)

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Low Intermediate English: Calls & Messaging Course 2•19 hours•4.7(233 ratings) Low Intermediate English: Help & Information Course 3•19 hours•4.7(14 ratings) Low Intermediate English: Planning & Organization Course 4•19 hours•5.0(12 ratings)

Low Intermediate English: Shopping & Customer Service Course 5•19 hours Low Intermediate English: Technology Course 6•19 hours Low Intermediate English: Personal Growth & Well-Being Course 7•20 hours

What you'll learn

• Understand main points when reading or listening to familiar topics encountered in work and daily life.

• Develop personal and professional relationships through conversations about planning, advice, interests, and opinions.

• Communicate needs through conversation, email, or phone calls with colleagues and customer or while shopping or traveling.

Skills you'll gain

• English Grammar

• Reading Comprehension

• Business English

• Listening Comprehension

• English Vocabulary

English and Academic Preparation - Grad Track

https://www.coursera.org/learn/copy-of-glasscock

What you'll learn

• academic English language skills to communicate effectively in spoken and written contexts
  

• strategies to read academic materials and take notes more efficiently

• guidelines for common assignments in graduate courses such as academic presentations and critical reviews of a scholarly text

Skills you'll gain

• Speed Reading

• English Language

• Academic Writing

• Note Taking

• Presentation

Plus IELTS READING SECTION MASTERY https://www.coursera.org/search?query=ielts%20reading%20section%20skills%20mastery

PLUS TOEFL READING AND LISTENING SKILLS MASTERY https://www.coursera.org/search?query=toefl%20reading%20and%20listening%20sections%20skills%20mastery