Pages
Websites
Reading
Reading skills, critical reading, etc. from EAP Foundation.
Reading
Tips on selecting texts, predicting, skimming, scanning, etc. Monash University.
Reading
Reading tips, with worksheets and games, from the BBC.
Reading Skills for Academic Study
Academic reading tips from UEfAP.
Reading topics from Study Zone
Choose a level then click on Reading.
Ebooks
Ebooks about academic reading
Complete books
How to Use Your Reading in Your Essays
by Jeanne Godfrey. 2nd edn.
Reading At University
by Gavin J. Fairbairn and Susan A. Fairbairn
Chapters
Critical reading and note taking
The Business Student’s Handbook, by Sheila Cameron
Effective academic reading
The Smarter Student, by Kathleen McMillan
How can I understand my topic?
Getting Ahead as an International Student, by Dave Burnapp
How to research and read academically
Essential Study Skills, by Tom Burns and Sandra Sinfield
Optimise your reading
Effective Study Skills, by Geraldine Price and Pat Maier
Reading comprehension
Technical Communication – Principles and Practice, by Geraldine Price and Pat Maier
Reading strategies and speed reading
Study Skills for Students with Dyslexia, by Sandra Hargreaves
Reading techniques
The Smart Study Guide, by Louise Tamblin and Pat Ward
Taking it in and working it out
Ultimate Study Skills Handbook, by Sarah Moore et al.
Collections of free ebooks
Graded readers
A good way to improve your reading skills and vocabulary is to borrow graded readers from the Resource Centre.
These are short books, mostly novels, that have been made easier for English language learners. They are in levels, from Beginner up to Advanced.
