Now that the year is off and running let’s make sure that we have a solid resource list in place to help us as we progress through the year. I’ve found that one of the best ways to ensure success as you return to education is to be sure that you have a great plan in place including an excellent resource list.

I found this especially helpful when I was getting ready to put projects together for each class.

The one thing that you’ll have a lot of in college is reading, and writing. So your next great post will show you where to go to improve your reading. This is the one skill you must have to get through college.

Your ability to read and comprehend what you are reading will make all the difference in how you are graded.

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Understand how to improve your reading comprehension

• http://academic.cuesta.edu/acasupp/AS/304.HTM How to get started on improving your comprehension
• http://learningdisabilities.about.com/od/instructionalmaterials/tp/rdgcompretensn.htm including reading exercises
• http://ocw.nd.edu/first-year-of-studies/making-the-academic-adjustment-to-college/reading-exercises/some-principles-of-college-reading including reading exercises
• http://www.literacy.uconn.edu/compre.htm
• http://www.majortests.com/sat/reading-comprehension.php

Critical Reading

• http://www.esc.edu/academicreadingexercises
• http://writing.umn.edu/sws/quicktips/process/crit_read.htm
• http://occawlonline.pearsoned.com/bookbind/pubbooks/lardner_awl/chapter1/custom5/deluxe-content.html

 

Excellent help from Cerritos College

Reading Skills Tutorials

“What’s a Main Idea? Understanding Paragraph Structure

Main Ideas: Topics and Topic Sentences

Main Ideas: Implied Main

Vocabulary in Context

Reading Diagnostic Exam

http://talonnet.cerritos.edu/samigo/jsf/delivery/beginTakingAssessment.faces

Additional Help from Cerritos College

Reading Department | Courses | Web Author: Barbara Belroy”

ACT Reading Test prep

http://www.departments.dsu.edu/assessment/docs/ACT%20Reading%20Test%20Preparation.pdf

SAT Reading Prep Tests

http://www.majortests.com/sat/reading-comprehension.php

SAT Reading Comprehension Guide

1. Reading a Passage
2. Basic Comprehension Questions
3. Analytical Questions
4. Vocab-in-Context Questions
5. Advanced Comprehension Questions
6. Two Passage Questions
7. More on Analytical Questions
8. Extension Questions
9. Summary and Review

Reading Games

• http://www.toonuniversity.com/quiz.asp?quizzes_key=260
• http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/la-read.html
• http://www.clubbing.com/Pages/Home/HomePage.aspx?FORM=MICCCL&publ=Google&crea=user1743ec79d1d84a95ffee85eb4bf7677d425a

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Sophie

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