Develops students’ reading and writing skills in an interactive and collaborative setting as a co-requisite with ENG 111C , College Composition I. Practices writing skills including organization, sentence structure and variety, and correct usage. Practices active reading strategies including how to understand, interpret, and apply information from texts. Develops awareness of college success strategies. This class does not earn credit towards graduation. Paired with ENG 111C , College Composition I Co-Requisite, (each ENG 096 section is linked to a specific ENG 111C section; students must be enrolled in both linked classes concurrently).