Academic Reading

General Reading Resources

• Dictionaries - Links to MANY online dictionaries
• Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary
• Dictionary.com
• Thesaurus.com
• 42 Explore - Skimming and Scanning
• Think You Know How to Study? (Suggestions for how to study)
• Word Lists
• Vocabulary Building
• Literary Terms
• Reading Zone

Tools for Finding the Right Words

• Netspeak.org
• PHRAS.IN

Biographical Information

• O. Henry

• John Steinbeck

• Langston Hughes

• Emily Dickinson

Reading Practice

• ESL : Reading
• VOA - News
• TV411

Writing

• Process Essay - How to Make Brown Rice
• Summary Writing
• Summary Explanation and Example
• Reading Responses and Examples
• Paraphrasing Video - Many Things
• TED Talks - How to Tie Your Shoes (Informative/Process)
• TED Talks - Jay Walker on the World's English mania

Grammar

• Purdue Owl
• PALC QUIZZES
• Purdue Owl - Parts of Speech - Prepositional Phrases
• Grammar Revolution - List of Conjunctions

Speed Reading

Spreeder