Links for TOEFL Reading

1 Main ideas

http://www.testprepreview.com/modules/readingmainidea.htm

http://www.learn4good.com/languages/toefl/reading.htm


2 Organization of ideas
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/gl_edit.html

http://www.factmonster.com/homework/studyskills3.html


3 Critical reading
http://www.brocku.ca/english/jlye/criticalreading.html


4 Speed reading
http://www.brainquicken.com/px_project_article.asp
How to read 300% faster in 20 minutes

http://www.school-for-champions.com/grades/reading.htm
Guide to faster reading

http://www.readingsoft.com/freader.html
Speed reading software and online test

http://www.eslus.com/
Speed reading exercises

http://english.glendale.cc.ca.us/methods.html
Speed reading self-pacing methods

http://english.glendale.cc.ca.us/Speed1.html
Reading better and faster

http://www.school-for-champions.com/grades/reading.htm
Reading faster

http://www.wannalearn.com/Personal_Enrichment/Speed_Reading/


5 Inferences
http://cwa.bacon.pearsoned.com/bookbind/pubbooks/seyler_ab/chapter8

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inference

http://users.dhp.com/~laflemm/reso/inference.htm

http://academic.cuesta.edu/acasupp/as/309.HTM

http://www.criticalthinking.org/resources/articles/ct-distinguishing-inferencs.shtml

http://www.quia.com/pop/43335.html


6 SQ3R
http://english-zone.com/study/readtip.html
SQ3R reading method and useful reading tips


7 Strategies
http://www.psychwww.com/mtsite/rdstratg.html


8 Suggestions for increasing and effectiveness of reading
http://lc.ust.hk/~sac/advice/english/reading/R1.htm


9 Stated or implied
http://wcb.neit.edu/ASC/readprc2.htm


10 Drawing conclusions
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/gl_logiconEX1.html


11 Pronoun reference
http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/pronref.html

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_pronuse.html


12 Transitions
http://www.eslgo.com/classes/write/5-HTP-transitions.html

http://faculty.smu.edu/oseaney/files/ESL1301/esl_transition_words.htm

http://eslbee.com/julich.htm


13 Definitions
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Definitions


14 Prefixes, suffixes, roots
http://www.uark.edu/depts/flaninfo/ENGLISH/wordparts.html


15 Meanings in context
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meaning



16 Tone or purpose
http://web.cocc.edu/wr121el/wr121main/tonepurpaud.htm

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/tone.htm


17 Critical thinking
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_thinking

http://www.austhink.org/critical/


18 Logical fallacies
http://www.logicalfallacies.info/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logical_fallacy


19 Online encyclopedia
http://www.about.com/

http://www.bartleby.com/62/

http://www.biography.com/

http://www.bjpinchbeck.com/

http://www.eb.co.uk/

http://encyclopedia.com


20 Exercises
http://www.nelliemuller.com/reading_comprehension.htm

http://www.lclark.edu/~krauss/toppicks/reading2.html

http://english-zone.com/index.php?ID=6


21 Links
http://elc.polyu.edu.hk/eslc/Learning_m/reading.htm

http://www.eslgold.com/

http://iteslj.org/links/ESL/Reading/


22 Quizzes
http://www.duber.com/toefl/quiz/flash.html

http://www.learn4good.com/languages/spec_english_toefl.htm




©Dot MacKenzie Sept 2006