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Helping the underprepared prepare, the prepared advance and the advanced excel
Lori Bailey
Issue date: 8/22/08 Section: News
Sharpened pencils, new notebooks and can-do attitudes might not be enough for some students when their first classes prove more difficult than anticipated.
For these students, Instructional Services is available throughout the academic year.
"We are here to help students do the best they can, academically," Martha Leese, director of Instructional Services, said.
Instructional Services offers many different programs for students who may need a little extra help in those trickier classes.
Summer Bridge Program
The Summer Bridge program is available for incoming freshman.
The Summer Bridge program is an "intensive six-week summer program that provides a head-start for making the social and academic transition to college," according to an informational brochure.
Students can complete developmental reading, writing and math courses to earn three hours of university-level credit before they officially begin at SIUE.
Academic Developmental Courses
Once the fall semester begins, Instructional Services is in charge of the Academic Developmental Courses.
This includes classes in reading, writing, mathematics, study skills and career planning and development. All of these courses are designed to bring students up to a college level to prep them for a university experience.
The Math Resource Area
The Math Resource Area helps freshmen in developmental classes and students taking Math 150. The Math Resource Area is located in Peck Hall Room 1414, where qualified peer tutors and instructors, certified by the National Tutoring Association waiting to help students. The Math Resource Area also helps students on a first-come, first-served basis, allowing students to pop in for a little extra help whenever they have time.
The Writing Center
One of Instructional Services' most popular services is the Writing Center, located in Peck Hall, Room 1419.
For these students, Instructional Services is available throughout the academic year.
"We are here to help students do the best they can, academically," Martha Leese, director of Instructional Services, said.
Instructional Services offers many different programs for students who may need a little extra help in those trickier classes.
Summer Bridge Program
The Summer Bridge program is available for incoming freshman.
The Summer Bridge program is an "intensive six-week summer program that provides a head-start for making the social and academic transition to college," according to an informational brochure.
Students can complete developmental reading, writing and math courses to earn three hours of university-level credit before they officially begin at SIUE.
Academic Developmental Courses
Once the fall semester begins, Instructional Services is in charge of the Academic Developmental Courses.
This includes classes in reading, writing, mathematics, study skills and career planning and development. All of these courses are designed to bring students up to a college level to prep them for a university experience.
The Math Resource Area
The Math Resource Area helps freshmen in developmental classes and students taking Math 150. The Math Resource Area is located in Peck Hall Room 1414, where qualified peer tutors and instructors, certified by the National Tutoring Association waiting to help students. The Math Resource Area also helps students on a first-come, first-served basis, allowing students to pop in for a little extra help whenever they have time.
The Writing Center
One of Instructional Services' most popular services is the Writing Center, located in Peck Hall, Room 1419.
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