Support List of Helpful Tips

A multitude of resources exist on the World Wide Web. Those listed here are just a small sample of what is available on the READI topics. To find more or different information beyond these sites, feel free to perform your own web search.

Montgomery College Resources
Academic Support
http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/Departments/studev/support.html

Study Skills and Strategies
http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/Departments/studev/skills.html

Online Advising
Germantown
Rockville
Takoma Park/Silver Spring

Additonal Websites

Typing Help
Typing Practice
http://www.learn2type.com
Typing Tutor
http://www.typingtutor.net/
Listing of Touch Typing Tutors (including freeware)
http://typingsoft.com/all_typing_tutors.htm#TypeFaster%20Typing%20Tutor
Typing Tutor Game
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~rvirga/TypingTutor.html

Studying
Study Skills Checklist
http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/checklis.html
How to Study
http://www.howtostudy.org
How to Study & Learn: Parts 1-4
http://www.criticalthinking.org/articles/sts-ct-teaching-students-study-learn-p1.cfm
http://www.criticalthinking.org/articles/sts-ct-teaching-students-study-learn-p2.cfm
http://www.criticalthinking.org/articles/sts-ct-teaching-students-study-learn-p3.cfm
http://www.criticalthinking.org/articles/sts-ct-teaching-students-study-learn-p4.cfm
Note-taking Skills
http://www.arc.sbc.edu/notes.html
Note-taking Methods
http://sas.calpoly.edu/asc/ssl/notetaking.systems.html
Study Skills Help Information
http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/stdyhlp.html

Computer Literacy
How Stuff Works click on the computer option on the left menu
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/
5-Minute Tech Tutorials
http://tinyurl.com/2u3vqp
Online Tutorials and Courses (on technical and other topics)
http://www.learnthat.com/computers/
Basic Computer Tutorial
http://www.comptechdoc.org/basic/basictut/

Reading
On-Screen Comprehension Help
http://literacynet.org/cnnsf/
Reading Speed Test & Improvement Techniques
http://www.jcu.edu.au/studying/services/studyskills/effreading/
Reading Comprehension Lessons
http://www.readingcomprehensionconnection.com/
The Art of Close Reading: Parts 1-3
http://www.criticalthinking.org/articles/sts-ct-art-close-reading-p1.cfm
http://www.criticalthinking.org/articles/sts-ct-art-close-reading-p2.cfm
http://www.criticalthinking.org/articles/sts-ct-art-close-reading-p3.cfm

Learning Styles
Develop Your Learning Style
http://www.memletics.com
Advice for Enhancing 3 Basic Learning Styles
http://www.sdc.uwo.ca/learning/index.html?styles
Advice on Bringing Your Learning Styles Into Balance
http://www.mindtools.com/mnemlsty.html
Successful Learning: Cycle through Learning Styles
http://www.cdtl.nus.edu.sg/success/sl27.htm