#readtheory

[presidentedithwilson]

On this blog, we read real theory.

[thirdworldliberation]

Did Communism Fail?

There is a falsely held belief that communism and socialism has failed. What such detractors fail to acknowledge is that having a handful of extremely rich and extraordinarily powerful own the equivalent of 3.5 billion people who live without meeting basic human needs.

That half the world experiences artificial food and water shortages when modern technology enables us to provide for everyone…

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[haikuholly]

Saturday site share April 1, 2017

https://readtheory.org/

This is NOT an April Fool’s joke!  

This site reminds me of FreeRice.com, a site I’ve used for years and recommended as a fun way to practice your vocabulary knowledge and explore new vocabulary in a fun way (words are selected/leveled based on your responses or can be self-selected).

ReadTheory.org is a fun way to practice your reading comprehension in a similar manner.  When you visit the site, a random reading selection appears:

[Are you sure of your answer?]

When you click on any answer (if you haven’t logged in), this pop-up appears:

I have registered as a teacher on their site.  If you’d like to sign up/log in under my ‘class’ on ReadTheory, contact me for a sign up invitation with class name (LEWWWP) and l can send you the class code, or let me know your ReadingTheory username, and I can invite you.

Thank you goes to Jennifer Lebedev (JenniferESL) for her post sharing this link.

[https://englishwithjennifer.wordpress.com/2017/03/31/tesol-2017-highlights-building-independent-readers/]

[girlcanteach]

educhums using readtheory?

I’m considering using it with my EL Mainstream support class.  We focus a lot on writing and speaking, as well as independent reading, but I’m looking for something they can do once or twice a week to target reading skills. 

I know some people are using it.  Reviews? Complaints?  Would this be a good use of my students’ time? 

Thanks!