The Writing and Reading Center, located in the Library and Learning Resources Center, offers all Oxnard College students free tutoring for any writing or reading assignment for any class at any stage in the process from planning to the final draft. Our trained tutors and faculty provide a friendly and supportive atmosphere for all students. We can help you improve skills such as brainstorming, understanding the assignment, writing thesis statements, organizing your ideas, reading comprehension, study skills, using accurate citations, improving sentence structure and grammar skills. Additionally, the tutors can help with other types of writing including personal statements for university applications, scholarship essays, resumes, and cover letters. The WRC also offers weekly workshops presented by faculty to help students with writing, reading and study skills in all subjects.
Writing Reading Center Hours - Opens the second week of the semester
Monday 9:00am-2:00pm
Tuesday 9:00am-4:00pm
Wednesday 9:00am-4:00pm
Thursday 9:00am-2:00pm
Workshop
The Writing and Reading Center offers workshops in writing, reading and study skills.
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Time Management |
Review of various ways to self-organize in order to meet the demands of academic courses |
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Study Habits |
Strategies to help develop and practice effective studying methods |
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Active Reading and Note Taking |
Addressing the various ways to approach both textbooks and literature |
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Lecture Notes & Studying Management |
Methods to take in-class notes and utilize them for studying |
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Test-taking Skills |
Overview of various strategies to take different types of test |
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The Writing Process & Essay Structure |
Developing a personalized system to address writing assignments |
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Research Papers & Academic Resources |
Review of how to identify and find acceptable academic resources for use in research papers |
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Vocabulary & Context |
Methods to help improve vocabulary acquisition and contextual understanding |
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Grammar Fundamentals |
General overview of sentence level structure and how to address common grammatical issues |
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MLA Overview and Citation |
Review of the Modern Language Association writing style |
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APA Overview and Citation |
Review of the American Psychological Association writing style |
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Critical Thinking Fundamentals |
Brief general overview and introduction into critical thought |
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Academic Success and Final Exams |
Addressing the issues of this semester and planning for the next coming academic session |
For further information, please contact Writing and Reading Center Director, Kari Tudman at ktudman@vcccd.edu, or Lisa Helfrich at lhelfrich@vcccd.edu.
