Critical & Academic Reading (CAR)

Contact Us

Molly Colunga
Department Chair
colunga_molly@sac.edu
(714) 564-6518

"Words are sacred. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones, in the right order, you can nudge the world a little." -Tom Stoppard

Welcome to Critical & Academic Reading

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The mission of the Critical & Academic Reading (CAR) Department is to provide a quality, comprehensive reading instructional program designed to help students improve reading skills so they may achieve success in academic, work-related, and independent reading tasks. Our classes focus on intensive vocabulary development, reading comprehension at all levels of text, and critical analysis and interpretation. Traditional textbook strategies are utilized, keeping in mind the need for new strategies to deal with evolving technology. We strive to serve students at Santa Ana college that range from those struggling with English language development to those ready for transfer.

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