Reading
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"Intermediate Reading Practices" From the University of Michigan Press textbook by Keith Folse. For practice questions, click on the Lesson number and Exercise number that your class is studying . http://www.press.umich.edu/esl/compsite/irp3/readingplusactivities.html
For interactivce practice with the vocabulary from each chapter, go to the companion website at: http://www.press.umich.edu/esl/compsite/irp3/quizzes/index.html
Mystery Net has online mystery stories, games, and books. Some of the stories are very short and will help you develop inference skills. (From the home page, click on the "Solve It" links for these.) Some stories change each day or month, so you can enjoy this site for a long time. http://www.mysterynet.com/
SQ3R -The SQ3R reading method consists of five steps to help you process and remember what you read: survey, question, read, recite, and review.
http://www.iss.stthomas.edu/studyguides/texred2.html To learn more about SQ3R, explore http://www.arc.sbc.edu/sq3r.html
Critical Reading: A Guide - Informative guide designed for 1st year college students in English courses to use in critically reading and analyzing literature, particularly poetry and fiction. This guide offers readers an easy-to-follow format with internal links. Topics include reasons for analyzing literature, processes involved in analyzing poetry, fiction, and prose in fiction, and direction in writing analytical essays.
http://www.brocku.ca/english/jlye/criticalreading.html
Speed Reading: TurboRead Speed Reading provides speed-reading and reading comprehension self-assessment checks, as well as slow reading and speed-reading. There is also an on-line reading test.
http://www.turboread.com
A long list of Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, and suffixes in alphabetical order. http://www.englishpage.com/readingroom/readingroomintro.html
“Verbal Clues with Latin”: This site has an extensive list of Latin roots, prefixes, and suffixes (including definitions) as well as practice exercises (including answer keys).
http://www.kent.k12.wa.us//KSD/MA/resources/greek_and_latin_roots/transition.html
“Verbal Clues with Greek”: This site has an extensive list of Greek roots, prefixes, and suffixes (including definitions) as well as practice exercises (including answer keys).
http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/lausd/resources/verbal.clues.with.latin/latinmainmenu.html#Data
From “English On-Line”: A large collection of sites for beginning, intermediate, and advanced reading. Many of the sites are annotated (described). They include short stories, newspaper articles, jokes, and fables. Some include audio and video.
Education World has a collection of reading lists used all over the U.S. Lists are organized by grade levels and give a short summary of each book. http://www.education-world.com/summer_reading
Classic Reader has over 3,000 classic short stories, non-fiction, drama, poetry, and books. All are available to read free, but some functions require registration. http://www.classicreader.com/
Litrix Reading Room has hundreds of classic books by American authors. All of the books are available in full text, free. The site is searchable by title, author, or genre. http://www.litrix.com/readroom.htm
From English On-Line: A large collection of sites for beginning, intermediate, and advanced reading. Many of the sites are annotated (described). They include short stories, newspaper articles, jokes, and fables. Some include audio and video. http://cla.univ-fcomte.fr/english/sites/read.htm
Short Stories from “English On-Line” Many stories that you can read and do exercises with. Includes specific work with the ordering of sentences, segments and paragraph. http://cla.univ-fcomte.fr/english/sites/read.htm
Stories from "Voice of America" Intermediate and advanced level exercises for putting sentences and ideas in logical order.
http://cla.univ-fcomte.fr/english/interactive_reading_exercises/index.htm
"The Language of Literature" Advanced level exercises, vocabulary, information on authors, and links to additional literary sites.
http://www.classzone.com/lol_demo/9/demo/9_1/index.htm
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