Reading Strategies Resources

Reading Strategies Resources

At Camosun

Camosun Student Learning Success Guide: Reading (One of many excellent guides: read the short guide to learn more about effective reading strategies).

Speed Reading

4000 BNC Speed Reading for ESL Learners (Sonia Millett’s excellent pack of 20 readings at the 4000 word level (intermediate/upper intermediate; each reading is 400 words long and has 10 questions; check your answers at the end and track your speed and comprehension).

CuePrompter.com (For speed reading practice. Paste your readings into the digital reader. The tool scrolls down at a steady speed. When it becomes easy, try increasing the speed.)

BreakingNewsEnglish.com (Speed reading practice and other reading practice. Use the 5-speed reader to read the site’s articles at 5 different speeds. There are hundreds of short, interesting news articles at different reading levels.)

Vocabulary

Vocabulary.com (Use their word lists or make your own. The site automatically turns your vocabulary lists into practice: flashcards, spelling, and pronunciation).