Web Links

Use the following links as resources in your reading classes. If you would like to contribute additional sites to this list or to the Web Links sections in the Student Center, please send the name of the link, the URL, and a brief description of the site to mhceditorial@mcgraw-hill.com.

Audio Poetry Archives and Anthologies
(http://poetry.about.com/msubaud.htm?once=true&)

This page provides a hypertext list of audio archives or resources for listening to poetry on the Web.

Bloom's Taxonomy
(http://www.nyiteez.org/EDIN777/bloom.htm)

This site provides a description of the levels of Bloom's Cognitive Taxonomy, a list of verbs for stating behavioral objectives at each level, and a task oriented question construction wheel for determining the types of activities students would complete at each level.

Bloom's Taxonomy in Action... Online
(http://www.learnnc.org/newlnc/beacon.nsf/doc/bloom0405-2)

This site contains information concerning the application of concepts to new situations and other skills in Bloom's Taxonomy. Hypertext links are embedded and lead to Web sites where these skills can be applied.

Comprehending Nonfiction
(http://www.wilearns.com/apps/default.asp?cid=72)

This site provides examples of nonfiction prose along with purposes for reading, comprehension skills and strategies, and ways to encourage students to read nonfiction prose.

Critical Reading Software Reviews
(http://realgar.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/critR/swIndex.html)

This site presents reviews of computer programs that target critical reading skills. The reviews include the title of the program, the name of the publisher, the version and/or date of the program, the suggested setting or use for the program, the type of hardware needed, an evaluative checklist of the program’s content, the targeted reading strategies, the name of the evaluator, and additional comments made by the evaluator.

International Reading Association
(http://www.reading.org/index.html)

The International Reading Association's conferences and journals provide opportunities for reading instructors to share information concerning the fields of elementary, middle school, high school, and college reading.

National Association for Developmental Education
(http://www.nade.net/)

NADE conferences and publications provide opportunities for sharing teaching methods and information concerning developmental reading, writing, English, and math.

Nonfiction: Bartleby.com
(http://www.bartleby.com/nonfiction/)

This page includes links to anthologies of nonfiction prose including many works of political and social history.

An Outline of American Literature
(http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/LIT/)

This site provides background on the various periods in American literature as well as information about American authors and hypertext links to their works.

Perspectives in American Literature, Chapter 8: American Drama
(http://www.csustan.edu/english/reuben/pal/chap8/CHAP8.HTML)

This site includes an explanation of the elements of drama and links to hypertext bibliographies for American drama.

The Poetry Archives
(http://www.emule.com/poetry)

This site provides an extensive collection of poetry that is searchable by title and by poet.

Site Map for Understanding Drama
(http://vccslitonline.cc.va.us/drama/SiteMap.htm)

This site provides information about characters, narrative and dramatic structures, and theme along with links to theatrical sites.

Surf the Reading Web
(http://www.joannyaworski.com/SurfReadingWeb/index.htm)

This site presents information relevant to the teaching of college reading and study skills.

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