Web-based Resources for Teaching L2 Reading

(Last updated September, 2001)

 

 

 Reading and Vocabulary (Interactive exercises)

 Reading Comprehension Texts with Questions (Interactive)

 Reading Exercises at Multiple Levels (Interactive)

Basic
Basic intermediate
Intermediate
Upper intermediate
Advanced

 Developing reading fluency through fables (Interactive)

 Miscellaneous Teaching Strategies

General Fix-up Strategies
Increasing Reading Rate
Challenging Reading Material
Books on Tape
Reading Strategies for ESL/EFL Learners
Reading Preparation for Standardized Tests
Text Book Notetaking
Group Activity for Content Reading
Graphic Organizers for Merging Reading and Cooperative Strategies
Discussion Continuum
Building Active Readers Through Debate
Nontext Reading Comprehension
Reading Foreign Language Texts
Reading Science Material
Staying Alert While Reading
Summary Writing
Creating Interest
Improving Concentration
Improving Motivation

 Strategies Related to Vocabulary

General Approach to Unfamiliar Words
Predictions Based on Context
Word Elements: Affixes and Roots
Antonyms, Synonyms, and Related Approaches
LINCS Strategy
DISSECT Strategy
CSSD Strategy
Vocab Game
Graphic Organizers and Groups
Patterned Language Approach
Teaching Vocabulary -- Do's and Don'ts

 Strategies Related to Organization

Textbook Organization
Text Skimming
Creative Mapping for Content Reading
Mediated Instruction of Text (MIT) for Content Reading
SQ3R Strategy
PQ4R Strategy
RAP Strategy
SNIPS Strategy
PARTS: A Text Perusal Strategy
REAP Strategy
MultiPass Strategy
PRSR Strategy
PROR Strategy
Text Book Reading Guides
Exercises in Meaningful Organization
KWL Strategy
Directed Reading Activity (DRA)
Directed Reading-Thinking Activity (DRTA)
Story Star/Story Map Frameworks
Gleaning

 Things to Read

Books, Newspapers and Magazines
Internet Classics Archive
British Literature
American Literature

 

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