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Reading & Literacy

Do you sometimes want to read on your own and sometimes want a native speaker to read to you? Learning Tip: Try Western-Pacific Literacy Network with high-interest news stories from CNN. Each module includes full-text and simplified versions of the story plus interactive activities to test comprehension. You can choose to read the text, listen to the text, or view a short video clip of the story. Additional reading sites are listed below, in alphabetical order by name.

http://www.literacynet.org/cnns
Bartleby Books Page
http://www.bartleby.comThousands of free online texts (poetry, fiction, etc.). For similar kinds of resources, also see The Online Books Page and Project Gutenberg.

• Breaking News English
  http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/Current news in "easier" and "harder" versions with listening files and many accompanying activities and resources.
• CNN Student News
  http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/fyi/Multimedia news resources
• Children's Storybooks Online
  http://www.magickeys.com/books/Free online readings for younger learners.
• Create Your Own Newspaper (CRAYON)
  http://www.crayon.net/A tool for managing news sources on the Internet and the World Wide Web. Registration required but there is no fee.
• Moonlit Road
  http://www.themoonlitroad.com/Spooky stories that you can both read and listen to.
• MysteryNet
  http://www.MysteryNet.com/Online mysteries, information about famous authors such as Agatha Christie, Clue-A-Day game for solving a crime, and much more. Also see MysteryNet for Kids for younger audiences.
• NY Times Learning Network
  http://www.nytimes.com/learning/News summaries, crossword puzzles, test preparation, word of the day, web tours, and current events.
• Quandary Action Mazes
  http://www.halfbakedsoftware.com/quandary_tutorials_examples.php Try these exciting and fun interactive reading adventures.
• Western-Pacific Literacy Network
  http://www.literacynet.org/cnnsf/Offers web-delivered instruction using high-interest news stories from CNN. Each module includes full-text and simplified versions of the story plus interactive activities to test comprehension. The learner can choose to read the text, listen to the text, and view a short video clip of the story.
  

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