Finding books for your Lexile score:
Critical Thinking Websites:
The practice of coming up with creative solutions to puzzles and logic games will help with the skills needed for deciphering multiple choice answers and essay ideas.
Grammar Review Websites:
Pronouns
Book List Websites:
This list has websites for book titles, ideas for books to read, and teens’ comments about books.
- https://www.lexile.com
Critical Thinking Websites:
The practice of coming up with creative solutions to puzzles and logic games will help with the skills needed for deciphering multiple choice answers and essay ideas.
- Higher level and more complex “serious” forms of brain exercises: http://www.brainmetrix.com/
- Fun and challenging critical thinking games: http://www.freethinkinggames.com/free_critical_thinking_games.html
- Easy, fun critical thinking games: http://www.mathplayground.com/logicgames.html
- Several links to critical thinking websites: http://www.internet4classrooms.com/brain_teasers.htm
Grammar Review Websites:
Pronouns
- http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar_quiz/pronouns_1.asp
- http://aliscot.com/bigdog/pron_exercise.htm
- http://www.uvsc.edu/owl/info/tests/pronouns.html
- http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/GRAMMAR/quizzes/svagr2.htm
- http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/GRAMMAR/quizzes/svagr3.htm
- http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar_quiz/who_1.asp
- http://aliscot.com/bigdog/pron_exercise.htm
- http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar_quiz/who_vs_which_1.asp
- http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/cgi-shl/quiz.pl/pronoun_quiz.htm
Book List Websites:
This list has websites for book titles, ideas for books to read, and teens’ comments about books.
- http://search.ebscohost.com
- EBSCO Host - Novelist Website
- Once you have logged in, click on NovelistPlus. Students can search for genres, non fiction, by reading level and/or topic.
- http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/bbyahome.cfm
- Features: The American Library Association’s Young Adult Association’s book lists including award-winning books. For challenging reading click on the left menu link to “Outstanding Books for the College Bound.”
- http://www.readingrants.org/
- Features: Out of the ordinary, not necessarily best sellers, but some in depth, dramatic plots.
- http://teenreads.com/features/ultimate-reading-list.asp
- Features: Several different sections on the website including the ultimate reading list, teen reviews of books, book clubs, etc.
- http://www.yabookscentral.com/
- Features: High Interest Titles with links to read about each book
- http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/professional-development/childlit/YoungAdult/index.html
- Features: A Rutgers website with a Young Adult Literature section which includes menu links to “Female Coming of Age Stories,” “Male Coming of Age Stories,” and a top 100 list.
- http://www.teenink.com/reviews/book_reviews/
- Features: More than 700 teen-written book reviews collected by Teen Ink magazine.