Specific Reading
Skills

Vocabulary

Reading Across Disciplines

Reading Programs

Visual Literacy

Reading Poetry/ Literature

Reading Media

Technical Reading

Textbook Sites

Accelerated Reading

Reading Study Skills and Tools

Reading the WWW

(SAMPLE ASSIGNMENT FORM)

Visual Literacy

• Charts Graphs WebQuest I : A sophicated webquest requiring internet, Powerpoint, and chart/graph knowledge.
• Charts/Graphs WebQuest II : Similar to above without as much internet and Powerpoint knowledge.
• Charts and Graphs -Educational Resources for Adults: Helps students explore charts and graphs.Exploration of the site is recommended.
• The Gallery of Visual Data :This site displays examples of the Best and Worst of Statistical Graphics.
• Prentice Hall Index of Interactive Tutorials - Go to Analyzing and Interpreting Special Purpose Maps, Analyzing Graphic Data, or Analyzing Images.
• Reading Photographs Tutorial: ReadWriteThink Analyzing and Reading Photographs Students decode, interpret, and learn to understand photographs thoughtfully and meaningfully. nd meaningfully.
• TV411-Reading Charts and Graphs Tutorial :Reviews how to read and interpret charts and graphs.
• Statistics: Reviews how to convert survey or experimental data into cross tabular data and the steps involved in this process using statistics on R &B and Rock star deaths data.
• Identifying Parts of a Line Graph: A tutorial (WISC)
• Pie Charts : A tutorial (WISC)
• Understanding Political Cartoons Tutorial (WISC): Reviews how to interpret political cartoons.
• Skills Bank 4:  Available in the Center, the program is structured into lessons that address the following skill areas: vocabulary, word knowledge, reading comprehension, dictionary use, using references, consumer information, using maps, charts, and graphs.
• A Picture is Worth a Thousand Thoughts: Inquiry with Bloom's Taxonom New!
  
  Tools and Video
• Create a Graph - National Center for Educational Statistics: Site provide interactive experience in creating five different graphs and charts.

  Graph Creator - Illumination:This tool can be used to draw and manipulate graphs.
• Hans Rosling :Interesting Video*
• Did You Know? : Another Interesting Video New
• Reading Photographs Students decode, interpret, and learn to understand photographs thoughtfully and meaningfully. nd meaningfully.
• TV411-Reading Charts and Graphs Tutorial :Reviews how to read and interpret charts and graphs.
• Identifying Parts of a Line Graph: A tutorial (WISC)
• Pie Charts : A tutorial (WISC)
• Understanding Political Cartoons Tutorial (WISC): Reviews how to interpret political cartoons.
• Skills Bank 4:  Available in the Center, the program is structured into lessons that address the following skill areas: vocabulary, word knowledge, reading comprehension, dictionary use, using references, consumer information,
  
  
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