Learning Skills Department Pre-Nursing Reading Program
400 W. Washington Blvd. C-102 • Los Angeles, CA 90015 • (213) 763-3738
After taking the Accuplacer Placement Exam in building R-100, look at the reading score and enroll in the Learning Skills reading class that is recommended. If more than one Learning Skills class is recommended, please ask a Learning Skills advisor for help.
If you score: · 95 or higher, you will be eligible to enter the RN Program. · Between 88 and 94.9, you will be eligible to enter the LVN Program. · Between 55 and 87.9, you will be eligible to enter the CNA Program.
If you do not receive the score required for your program, you will need to take a series of reading courses from the following sequence based upon your Accuplacer score. For more information on Learning Skills hybrid reading courses, go to http://wellness.lattc.edu/lindsey/online.html.
Learning Skills Pre-Nursing Reading Program Sequence of Classes
Accuplacer Placement Exam Reading Score		Learning Skills Accompanying Reading Class
Accuplacer Score from 00 to 30		Reading Access Program
Accuplacer Score from 31 to 50		Learning Skills 1A
Accuplacer Score from 51 to 80		Learning Skills 36A, 36B & 36C
Accuplacer Score from 81 to 94		Learning Skills 67ABC & Skills 68
Upon completion of the reading course, the following factors will be used to determine your preparedness to retake the Accuplacer test: · Grade of “Credit” in the class · Reading level progress · Informal reading test score
If you are eligible to retake the test, your instructor will give you a recommendation slip. After retaking the Accuplacer, bring the printout of your results to Valerie Cole-Eke in C-106.
If your score falls lower than the cutoff score of desired program: · Take classes from the Advanced Reading Practice Program. This self-paced program focuses on intense critical and inferential reading practice.
If you do not receive a recommendation slip to retake the Accuplacer… · Proceed to the next class as listed in the Learning Skills Pre-Nursing Reading Program Sequence of Classes above. · And have already taken LS 67ABC and 68, you will be required to take a class or more from the Advanced Reading Practice Program. This self-paced program focuses on intense critical and inferential reading practice. The classes are self-paced and focuses on intense reading practice.
Note: Following these guidelines will help to ensure higher level reading proficiency, but does not guarantee your advancement to the next reading level, class or entrance into the Nursing Program.