Research Guides: College Prep: INRW

Links for INRW

The links below are useful for improving reading and writing skills. Get more useful resources and the complete list of websites by clicking downloading the handouts in the box to your left.

11 Rules of Writing
This website includes 11 rules of writing, grammar, and punctuation; examples are provided for each rule.
Alan Cooper's Homonyms
Definitions for homophones and homonyms are provided, as well as a list of some common homonyms with explanations for each. Based off of Alan Cooper's Homonyms
All You Can Read
Improve your reading skills by reading magazine and newspaper articles from around the world.
Editing Checklist: 12 Common Errors
From the University of Wisconsin-Madison, this website includes a checklist of 12 common errors to use as a guide while writing/editing a paper.
Guide to Grammar and Writing
Created by Capitol Community College provides useful tips, definitions, and examples about parts of speech, sentence structure, grammar, and punctuation.
Peter's Online Typing Course
Improve your typing skills with this easy to use course and lessons.

Integrated Reading and Writing

INRW Internet Resources
This document contains several resources found on the internet to help improve reading and writing skills.
INRW Handout
This handout tells you how to find books, articles, and other useful sources.
INRW Short Resources List
This short list includes some useful internet resources.

Games

Free Rice
Match the vocabulary word with the correct definition and build your vocabulary while helping the World Food Programme end hunger.
Grammar Gorillas
This games helps players recognize parts of speech. Select beginner for nouns and verbs, and advanced for ALL parts of speech
Plural Girls
Play this game to help you correctly recognize the plural form of singular words. You can fill in the blank or choose multiple choice.
Robo~Bee
Use the bee to help with definitions, spelling, usage, and more.
Word Concusion
Select the easy or hard level to help determine the correct word and spelling for the sentence.