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Reading Comprehension


The level of language difficulty is in parentheses.

Paste any online story in ESL Reader. It will link each word to a dictionary definition. Select a dictionary from the pull-down menu after you paste the text (
yourdictionary.com gives simpler definitions):
 www.esldesk.com/reading/esl-reader

Reading tips and charts at EnglishLearnSite.com (all levels):
www.englishlearnsite.com/category/reading/

Comprehension dialogues with quizzes (all levels):
http://esl.about.com/od/readingcomprehensionquiz/a/d_list.htm

Readings with exercises – you can also listen to some of the stories as you read (all levels):
http://legacy.lclark.edu/~krauss/toppicks/reading.html

Main idea practice (beginners): 
www.softschools.com/quizzes/language_arts/main_idea/quiz1510.html


200 easy short stories that you can read and listen to (beginners):
eslyes.com/easyread/

English Language Learning - listen and read:
esl-bits.net/

Easy readings with audio, vocabulary exercises, and comprehension questions (beginners):
www.rong-chang.com/nnse/

​Short stories with audio, vocabulary exercises, and comprehension questions  (intermediate):
http://www.rong-chang.com/qa2 

Hundreds of free short stories with audio, vocabulary exercises and more (beginners to high intermediate): 
www.eslfast.com

Identify main ideas (intermediate):
www.internet4classrooms.com/skill_builders/main_idea_language_arts_sixth_6th_grade.htm


Topic and stated main idea practice by Janet Elder (high intermediate):
 highered.mheducation.com/sites/0073123587/student_view0/chapter8/topic_and_stated_main_idea_multiple-choice_exercise.html


Read about the history of Plymouth, the first Pilgrim colony in the United States (high intermediate):
http://www.plimoth.org/learn/MRL/interact/thanksgiving-interactive-you-are-historian 

Information and some games about the first Thanksgiving (high intermediate):
http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving

Implied main ideas Exercise 1 (low advanced):
highered.mheducation.com/sites/0073123587/student_view0/chapter10/implied_main_idea__exercise_1.html

Implied main ideas Exercise 2 (low advanced):
highered.mheducation.com/sites/0073123587/student_view0/chapter10/implied_main_idea__exercise_2.html

Read and listen to stories about famous scientists, writers, entertainers, and more (low advanced to advanced):
http://www.manythings.org/voa/people

American stories in easy English:
www.manythings.org/voa/stories/

Aesop's fables (advanced):
http://www.umass.edu/aesop/index.php

Challenging short stories about American folklore (advanced):
http://www.americanfolklore.net/esl-reading.html#1 

​Free books with audio (advanced):
http://www.okey-dokey.co.uk/listening/listen_and_read/audio_books.php
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News and Information

Breaking news in easy English (beginners to intermediate):
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com

The history of the United States at the Library of Congress website (high intermediate):
http://www.americaslibrary.gov 

​Interesting information about the culture of the United States (advanced):
http://www.answers.com/topic/culture-of-the-united-states

Citizenship exam preparation (high intermediate-advanced):
https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/learners/study-test
 
Information about preparing for a job interview (intermediate):

http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~lfried/call/jobs.html

U.S. state facts, state symbols, and maps (intermediate-advanced):
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states

Important topics such as work, housing, school, and more ( high intermediate-advanced):
http://www.cdlponline.org 

Interesting facts about science ( high intermediate-advanced):
http://www.hightechscience.org/funfacts.htm

Interesting museums you can visit on your next trip to San Francisco:
http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~lfried/call/museumssf.html
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Reading Faster

Find out how fast you read:
http://www.teacherjoe.us/TimedReadings.html

A speed reading test for more advanced readers:
http://www.readingsoft.com 

Tips about reading faster (advanced):
http://www.spreeder.com 

Timed readings with comprehension questions (high intermediate-advanced):
https://college.cengage.com/collegesurvival/watkins/learning_companion/1e/students/timed_reading.html 

Practice speed reading (intermediate to advanced):
 http://english.glendale.cc.ca.us/methods.html

​Eye Movement Practice helps to increase your reading rate (intermediate-advanced):
http://www.eslus.com/LESSONS/READING/SPDREAD/1/INTRO1.HTM
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