Literacy Web

This page is a work in progress. It was updated July 2009

Teacher links	CNN stories	ESL activities	PBDE Information		English at the Beach	RTA demo driver test
	Sydney Morning Herald	Cambridge	ABC Catalyst		If you find a good literacy site to share, go to dirambler.blogspot.com and add a comment with the URL
	Canadian newspaper	Dave’s Café Quizzes	Learn2learn online		Senselang typing program	Learning Styles
	Links to the Sites	Activities on the sites		Linked Samples from the Web sites
	Literacy Site on CNN and CBS news stories	Each module includes the full text of each story and 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. Each module is designed for ease of use so the learner can use it independently.		Activities Word Selection Multiple Choice Sequencing Conclusions
	Interesting Things for ESL Students	A fun study site for students of English as a Second Language Word games, puzzles, quizzes, exercises, slang, proverbs and much more		Scrambled Words for ESL Students Put the letters in the correct order to make a word. Topic lists include: Animals Colors 303 Commonly-Used 5-Letter Words (Randomly Chosen) 303 Commonly-Used 5-Letter Words (Sequentially Chosen) Geography Parts of the Body Restaurant Travel (Click one to try, you can use the Back button to come back to this page)
	PBDE Toxic scare	Scientific information on the Internet
	ABC Catalyst programme	Transcripts of science shows as well as movies and summaries
	English at the Beach	Australian beach stories with activities. Some links don't work.
	learn2learn online	You can look at different types of skills and print and hear stories read. There are hints for learning as well.
	RTA demo driver test	A chance to practise the L plates knowledge test		When you open this page, to start the test select one of the following buttons:
	Learning Styles	A Learning Styles Questionnaire. This is quite long, (40 questions) but you get a score when you have finished. If you try to do it well, the result will be more useful.		1. I understand something better after I (a) try it out. (b) think it through.
	Canadian read aloud newspaper	This job training paper can be read out to you. You can print the story to see it as it is read out.
	Cambridge	A good online dictionary link. Scroll down web page to find this image.		You can type in the word you want to understand
	Sydney Morning Herald	Today's Crosswords & Puzzles Some free crosswords and subscription crosswords (brain teasers for more advanced students) Play online crosswords and puzzle challenges
	Senselang	Online typing program. You can type in your own text to practise.
	Dave’s ESL Cafe	Quizzes and other activities for ESL students