Websites for Reading Practice and Teaching Reading  

GENERAL READING SKILLS

PRACTICE READING EXERCISES

ASSESSMENT EXERCISES

VOCABULARY AND READING COMPREHENSION WORKSHOPS

ON LINE READING SKILLS PRESENTATION

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GENERAL READING SKILLS  

http://academic.cuesta.edu/acasupp/as/303.HTM                           This site covers the reading process, levels of comprehension, reading rate, how to read a textbook, organizational patterns, main ideas, topics, supporting details, inferences, conclusions, and fact vs. opinion.

http://faculty.washington.edu/ezent/impo.htm                                  This site describes chronological, sequential, spatial, comparison and contrast, cause and effect, problem and solution, and topical patterns of organization.

http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/instruction/                                      This site guides the student through the process of synthesizing reading materials.

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PRACTICE READING EXERCISES

http://www.eslus.com/LESSONS/READING/READ.HTM                   This site contains mini-stories with cloze (fill-in-the-blank) exercises, speed reading exercises, reading selections from newspapers, fiction, science, and law, reading and listening exercises, and a lesson on how to revise a paragraph.

http://marshalladulteducation.org/reading_skills_home.htm                  This site contains reading selections at various levels of difficulty with audio, along with tips for teaching adult readers. Each selection begins with pre-reading questions and definitions of words that may be unfamiliar to readers at that particular level. The more basic levels are not appropriate for college students. However, many selections are at the adult level.
 

http://www.nelliemuller.com/reading_comprehension.htm               This site contains reading comprehension and vocabulary practice, as well as a links to an online reading lab. Some exercises are timed and others provide audio. It also contains links to lesson plans and other resources for teachers.

http://www.elite.net/~runner/eld/contextclues.html                                   This site contains examples and explanations of context clues. It provides exercises in finding the meaning of words via the use of context clues and a PowerPoint presentation on context clues.
 

http://depts.gallaudet.edu/englishworks/exercises/main/reading.html This site provides practice in finding main ideas, supporting details, and drawing inferences, as well as increasing reading vocabulary.

http://college.hmco.com/devenglish/readingspace/demo/practicetests.html This site contains reading comprehension tests, which can be used by faculty, tutors, and independently by students.
 

http://www.worsleyschool.net/socialarts/factopinion/factopinion.html This site provides practice in separating fact from opinion in reading materials.

http://dhp.com/~laflemm/reso/inference.htm                                        This site provides instructions on how to draw inferences and practice exercises.

http://www.criticalreading.com/interpretation.htm                           This sites assists with critical reading and interpreting texts.

http://www.csupomona.edu/~lrc/crsp/handouts/recognizing_words2.html   This site helps you recognize signal words.

http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/~steuben/factopinion.htm       This sites helps distinguishing fact from opinion when reading a text.

http://www.brookdalecc.edu/fac/reading/mhurley/questions/Instructions.htm Finding the Main Idea in Paragraphs: Practice for improving reading skills in order to increase Accuplacer score. 

http://www.readingsoft.com/                                                      Practice for Increasing Reading Speed. 

http://cwabacon.pearsoned.com/bookbind/pubbooks/seyler_ab/ Vocabulary and Comprehension Practice from Website to Accompany Allyn and Bacon Textbooks.

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ASSESSMENT EXERCISES