Reading Links
All links on this page external to the JSCC web site.
What Do Good Readers Do? Reading strategies to help you become a better reader
Reading Your Textbooks Effectively and Efficiently Hints from the Academic Skills Center at Dartmouth.
Textbook Reading Skills Strategies to increase your reading efficiency from David Hurwitz, at Wright State University.
How to Read a Textbook Using the SQ4R method in reading college textbooks. From Kishwakee College
College Textbooks Dr. John Weber shows way "A textbook should be read differently than any other type of book."
Textbook Study Strategy "So how can you, like a company president or a college professor, improve your chances for success?"
Reading Comprehension links on how to improve your reading comprehension from Muskingum College
How to Improve Reading Comprehension suggestions from Donald Martin's How to Be a Successful Student
How to Be a Successful Student
Reading Strategies by Dr. Kathleen King
Reading Skills from the Allyn and Bacon companion website. Includes exercises to practice vocabulary in context, finding main ideas, fact and opinion, signal words, and more.
Reading Improvement suggestions from California Polytechnic State University
College Bound Reading List. Compiled by Arrowhead Library System
Reading List for the College Bound from St. Margaret's Bookstore
Dictionary Site includes vocabulary puzzles, word-for-a-day lessons, thesaurus, and of course, many dictionaries
Merriam-Webster Dictionary includes word games, crossword puzzles, word-of-the- day e-mail service
Dyslexia
About Dyslexia from the Tennessee Center for the Study and Treatment of Dyslexia at Middle Tennessee State University
Successful Dyslexics from the Tennessee Center for the Study and Treatment of Dyslexia
Articles about Dyslexia from the Tennessee Center for the Study and Treatment of Dyslexia
Frequently Asked Questions about Dyslexia
Vocabulary
For Parents
Awesome Library Organizes the Web into categories for parents, teachers, and students to find resources about the arts, English, math, science, technology, health, languages, geography,...
Multicultural Book Review Homepage
For Instructors
Current Events Case Studies Click on "Case Studies" at the top of the page for many current topics for your students to read and discuss.
Designing documents for people with color deficiencies
Reading and Interpersonal Communication: What is the link?
Reading Comprehension Strategies on how to increase reading rate and comprehension of challenging reading material.