Welcome to the BCC Reading Lab!

The overall objective of Reading Lab work is to help students sharpen reading skills. Lab staff work with classroom instructors to coordinate lab work and classwork. Students work with lab materials that focus on strengthening individual areas of reading weaknesses as much as possible. The three main areas that students will practice in are reading rate, vocabulary, and comprehension. The lab is linked to developmental English courses and to English 106 for 1-2 credits. Students may enroll in English 080 for independent credit (non-class linked) under the supervision of a "Teacher-of Record" working in the lab. A student must complete 22 units of work for 1 credit or 44 units for 2 credits.

Students’ progress is monitored and evaluated in portfolios of individual work. The Lab also serves students on a non-credit basis from ESL, GED, and ELI classes. Individual and class orientations are given at the beginning of each quarter and during the quarter for new students and visiting classes.

To help students learn reading and writing skills in a classroom setting, some reading and writing instructors bring their classes to the lab while students do individual student work. If a student already has ENGL 101 placement and experiences reading difficulties, s/he should talk to the Lab Director about taking 1-2 credits of English 180, a higher level elective course.

Phone: (425) 564-2494
Location: D202

Reading Lab Hours:
Mon. -Thurs. 8 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Fri. 8 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Sat. 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Sun. 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Summer Quarter Hours: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday

2008-2009 Academic Year Closures:

• October 29 - College Issues Day

  November 11 - Staff Professional Development Day

  November 27-30 - Thanksgiving break

  December 25-28 - Holiday break

  January 1-4 - New Year break

  January 19 - Martin Luther King Day

  February 16 - President's Day

  April 23 - Professional Development Day

  May 5 - College Issues Day

  May 25 - Memorial Day