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GEOS English Colleges Oceania - study english, learn efl in Australia, New Zealand and Oceania regions
http://www.geos-oceania.com/
Reading software
Reading software
comprehension courses
Comprehension courses

What is reading comprehension?

Reading comprehension can be defined as the level of understanding of a passage or text, or the ability to recognize words quickly and effortlessly. For normal reading rates (around 200-220 words per minute) an acceptable level of comprehension is above 75%. If word recognition is difficult, due to using too much of their processing capacity to read individual words, it interferes with their ability to comprehend what is read.

Comprehension testing is very useful in improving reading comprehension, not only because it gives the teacher a measure of progress, but it supplements the reader's perception of his or her own ability. Learning readers commonly fail to accurately assess their own comprehension. A comprehension test can accelerate their ability to self assess their own comprehension levels as they progress. However, a poorly constructed reading comprehension test can deceive the learner and disturb progress. Indeed, it has been found that poorly constructed tests often train the reader to assess incorrectly their own reading performance.

Reading comprehension is best tested using carefully constructed questions which quiz natural, or non-concocted passages of text. The questions themselves can be requests to summarize, open ended questions, Cloze formats, and carefully constructed multiple choice questions.

How to improve your reading and comprehension

One way is to obtain comprehension software. Reading comprehension can be improved by: teaching students to assess their own comprehension, actively test comprehension using questionnaires, and by improving metacognition. Teaching conceptual and linguistic knowledge is also advantageous.

Other ways to improve your reading skills can include setting aside a regular time to read every day and surrounding yourself with reading material. Have a family reading time and encourage a wide variety of reading activities. Develop a library habit and be knowledgeable about your children's progress.



Speed reading software Best Reader
http://readerssoft.com/
Learn speed reading with Best Reader speed reading software in two weeks.

Speed reading is not a miracle available only to the elite. Speed reading is a necessary skill nowadays. Any interested person can learn speed reading in two weeks! Download speed reading software Best Reader and try it for FREE! Regular practice with Best Reader will help you to:
increase reading speed up to 10 times;
improve reading comprehension;
boost your IQ;
significally widen your field of sight;
enhance your memory;
develop your attention;
reduce your eye fixation time;
overcome bad reading habits (articulation and back-skipping);
assess your current level of reading technique;
read any text in .TXT or .RTF format with suitable speed up to 10000 characters per minute (you can use our software as a productivity tool).


Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics Speed Reading Courses
http://www.readingdynamicsrsa.com/
Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics speed reading courses to improve reading speed, comprehension, concentration and retention. ExecuRead and SuperReading speed reading courses provide a dynamic time-management tool deployable across an entire organization. Public & private on-site courses available.

Welcome to Speed Reading International & Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics (South Africa) - a family of advanced reading & comprehension courses (now available to the public in Johannesburg & Pretoria and to private groups throughout Southern Africa) designed to accommodate anyone who wishes to learn to read and process information at a faster rate than they do now. In fact, we guarantee that all of our courses will increase your reading speed by more than double your current rate. And that's being modest.
If you're like most folks you probably learned to read left to right, top to bottom - sounding out each syllable of every word you see. It's a painfully slow process, but one that is commonplace in most Western countries. The truth is, the principals taught by SpeedReading International are becoming more and more prevalent in other parts of the world - and with incredible results.


YourKidsEd.com.au
http://yourkidsed.com.au/
If you're a parent seeking to educate, enrich, and inspire your children, you have come to the right place - whether you are looking for information on formal education, activities for your children, or educational products and services. We hope you enjoy exploring YourKidsEd! At YourKidsEd, we are committed to becoming the leading information source on the education of children. You will find articles on issues of concern to parents, links to relevant sites, products and services, educational activities, information on schools and events.
YourKidsEd is a new website designed to provide Australian parents with information about education for their children, from primary through to secondary school and in preparation for university and their careers. Our goal is to make it easier for Australian families to make choices by sourcing relevant and comprehensive information relating to the education of children in once concise, relevant, and easy to navigate site.

Educational Reading Software Program Read, Write & Type
http://www.readwritetype.com/
The revolutionary reading program that teaches phonics, writing, spelling, typing and word processing! Proven to boost reading scores significantly. Easy-to-use software and engaging reading materials.

Innovative Phonics-to-Fluency Software for Hands-on Reading and Spelling. The Talking Fingers approach is based on a simple idea: text is speech made visible! We use our mouths to talk, to make the sounds of words. We use our fingers (with a pencil or keyboard) to represent those sounds on paper. When children learn to link speech sounds with letters, they can use the alphabet code to write any word they can say. Their fingers are "talking".


Keen2Learn
http://www.keen2learn.co.uk/
Reading resources for primary and secondary schools resources to help children who are struggling with reading or are reluctant readers. These teaching resources have been selected for reluctant or struggling readers English games, reading games, worksheets, books, bingo and board games specially developed to help the struggling reader. Books and reading games to help the struggling reader understand the alphabet, nouns, verbs, phonics, grammar, punctuation, spelling.

We all know if children find it fun they enjoy learning. Teachers use these educational games as a teaching resource and they are now also available to parents to help in the schooling process.


Kurzweil Educational Systems
http://www.kurzweiledu.com/
Kurzweil Educational Systems’ research-aligned technologies provide complete reading, writing, and study solutions to help all students overcome learning challenges and succeed academically. Kurzweil Educational Systems is the leading developer of reading technology for people with learning difficulties (Kurzweil 3000) and those who are blind or visually impaired (Kurzweil 1000).
Kurzweil 3000 is a scaffolded reading, writing, and study skills solution for struggling learners, including ELL students and students with special needs. It enables educators to provide differentiated instruction without having to differentiate the curriculum. Our Case Studies illustrate student, teacher, and school successes.
Kurzweil 1000 provides blind users access to printed and electronic materials. Scanned print documents and digital files (such as eBooks or email) are converted from text to speech and read aloud.

OnLine Reading Resources
http://www.onlinereadingresources.com/
OnLine Reading Resources is a collection of teaching aids designed for teachers to use to maximize students' learning. The principal resource on this site is a collection of downloadable Scaffolded Reading Experiences™ (SREs). SREs are detailed, adaptable, and research-based lesson plans designed to support teaching widely used fiction and nonfiction texts.

The site presently contains over a dozen SREs, and more are being added each week. This site also contains Other Reading Resources teachers can use to improve student learning. These include information on promoting Higher Order Thinking Skills, and Previews and Story Maps for widely used reading selections.


ABCstuff.com - Resources for Reading
http://www.abcstuff.com/
Resources for Reading offers the widest variety of quality materials and supplies for Reading Recovery® and early literacy teachers. All kinds of things which are often hard to find — and all available on a single order with a single set of purchase order paperwork. Our goal is to help save you from running around to several different places gathering your materials. We know that Reading Recovery® and early literacy teachers have more important things to do!

We believe that a balanced approach to teaching reading yields the best results. You need both language-based and phonics-based techniques to cultivate successful readers.


Lexia Learning
http://www.lexialearning.com/
Lexia Reading software supports reading skills development in students at all levels of ability, Pre-K through Adult, building skills with explicit practice in phonemic awareness and phonics while promoting gains in fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.

Our research-based reading software supports core reading curriculum in over 10,000 schools nationwide, helping students master the essential reading skills necessary to become successful readers for a lifetime.

Since 1984, Lexia has been dedicated to developing software to assess and improve reading acquisition and cognitive development. Many years of rigorous school-based research have shown that using Lexia software results in significant gains in reading skills performance.


Reading Comprehension Course Series
http://www.learnatest.com/shop/DetailChooser.cfm?coreID=1111111063&type=V&seqNum=2&MBC=COSMO
Acquire practical, essential reading comprehension skills FAST so you can succeed and excel at school, on tests, at work...

The Reading Comprehension Online Course Series is specifically designed by educators to dramatically improve your ability to understand what you read, so you can succeed and excel at school, on tests, and at work.


Reading to Learn: Comprehension Instruction
http://www.plsweb.com/graduate_courses/full_course_listing/on-site/r2l/
Reading to Learn: Comprehension Instruction™

Discover the best ways to help your students construct meaning from what they read. Examine scientifically based comprehension strategies and learn how to adapt them to your classroom and/or content area. Assess student progress and adjust your teaching to become more effective. Use an interactive CD-ROM and other resources to offer every student the opportunity to achieve at higher levels in all subject areas.
Apply research-based strategies. Diagnose students' needs. Develop ways for students to interact meaningfully with texts. "The 'coach in the pocket' CD that comes with this course is a great idea. I can refer to it any time I need a reminder about what to do."


Cengage Learning - Browse our Catalogue
http://primary.thomsonlearning.com.au/
The PM Gems, PM Library and PM Plus Software focus on the educational objectives of the reading programs in both content and levelling. Each software package features books from the releveant colour level.

Children can choose the book they wish to read, view it on-screen and listen as it is read aloud. They can also interact with the story through activities that relate to all aspects of the text. Other features include teacher controls, individual progress reports, worksheets and student checklists.


Help improve your child's early literacy and reading skills
http://www.improveliteracy.com/
Discover the secret of getting your child eager to read, while improving literacy skills and advancing reading comprehension. Give your child a head start developing critical literacy skills that will have a profound and lasting impact on his or her success. Our solution provides the ideal medium for children to improve their basic reading and reading comprehension skills. Teaching unmotivated and uninterested children to read is hard. It is so much easier to teach children to learn to read and improve their literacy in a play environment.
Our solution is a unique, personalized and fully illustrated storybook that will excite your child's passion for reading. The story is personalized, so you can make your child the ‘hero’ character. This means he or she is more likely to be engaged by it, and so will be much more motivated to read it. This in turn helps promote self-awareness and boost your child's self-esteem. What’s more, it is proven to be much easier for children to learn and improve their command of literacy in a play environment.

Jabberwocky Children's Bookshop - Reading Comprehension books
http://www.jabberwocky.co.nz/
Jabberwocky Children’s Bookshop is a family owned and operated independent bookshop. Established in 1983 and owned by the Harper family since 1994, Jabberwocky has a long commitment to young readers, schools and home educators throughout New Zealand.

Situated at the City end of Dominion Road, adjacent to the Eden Valley Shopping Centre, we are within close proximity of all major motorways. As a specialist children’s bookshop we are proud to stock ‘the best in children’s books’. We carry an extensive range catering for all ages – babies to teens.


James An College
http://www.jamesancollege.com/
The Primary Regular Course is the program that is offered to all students from Kindergarten through to Year 6. These courses continue throughout the year (regardless of school holidays) and are designed to further develop and expand students’ knowledge and understanding of fundamentals in all subject areas.
The subjects offered to primary students doing the Regular Course are:Maths, English (develops a student’s reading comprehension skills, vocabulary and grammar – skills which also play an important role in many other subjects), General Ability (improves the student’s ability to reason logically), Writing Skills. The Regular Course classes run for an hour each.

FAQ's for Teachers and other professionals
http://www.multilit.com.au/
MULTILIT is a remedial reading program – it is suitable for those children 7 and over who are falling behind their peers. Because the approach that MULTILIT takes is effective for all reading instruction, children, teenagers and adults can use this program. In fact, there is no real upper age limit for the program as the skills taught are relevant for all readers, but of course there needs to be sensitivity about the choice of the reading materials used for older readers.

The systematic and explicit approach to reading ensures that the student really understands the alphabetic code. The program’s three strands (Word Attack Skills, Sight Words and Reinforced Reading) cover the key components of reading instruction. Doing the program four times a week for as little as 30 minutes can lead to significant gains in both accuracy and comprehension.


Text to speech software with Natural Voices- Free NaturalReader
http://www.naturalreaders.com/
NaturalReader is a Text to Speech software with natural sounding voices. This easy to use software can convert any written text such as MS Word, Webpage, PDF files, and Emails into spoken words. NaturalReader can also convert any written text into audio files such as MP3 or WAV for your CD player or iPod.

NaturalReader includes free technical support and is guaranteed for as long as you own the product!


GMAT Prep Course Software
http://www.novapress.net/
Don't waste hundreds, even thousands of dollars paying a test prep company to prepare you for the GMAT. Now you can get the same preparation in a downloadable test prep software program for a fraction of the cost!
Mentor Mode: In Mentor Mode, you are immediately told whether you answered a GMAT problem correctly, and you can view a solution of the problem.
Test Mode: In Test Mode, you can take a GMAT test timed and scored by the program.
Math: Seventeen Lessons, with exercises, (see screen shot below) provide comprehensive review of GMAT math. Also includes a summary of GMAT math properties.
Reading Comprehension: Develop the ability to spot places from which questions are likely to be drawn as you read a GMAT passage (pivotal words, counter-premises, etc.).
Logical Reasoning: Discover the underlying simplicity of these GMAT problems and learn to recognize common answer patterns.
Data Sufficiency: Learn how to easily handle these apparently subtle GMAT problems.

Resources in Reading
http://www.resourcesinreading.com/
Resources in Reading is an exciting team of knowledgeable and dedicated reading professionals. Our mission is to provide high quality, practical, research based resources to teachers, parents, librarians, schools, public libraries, and state educational agencies. Each member of our team is a certified reading specialist, and contributes a wide variety of expertise in instruction, assessment, curriculum, materials, and professional development.

Products available through the Resources in Reading website include free informational handouts for parents and educators, as well as a variety of resources for teachers that are available for sale. Daylong workshops for teachers of grades K-12 are featured.


Reading - Riverdeep, Destination Success, Reading Software, Math Software, Education Software
http://www.riverdeep.net/
Riverdeep is one of the fastest growing education software companies in the United States, with a wide range of respected products being used in more than 45,000 schools in over 20 countries worldwide. Reading Software, Math Software, Education Software.

NEW - Destination Reading Course III makes reading relevant for all learners by engaging students with individualized, age-appropriate, diverse content.


Speed reading course - increase reading comprehension
http://www.speedreadingcd.com/
This speed reading course will have you reading faster in JUST 30 MINUTES, and increase your reading comprehension. You can easily double, even triple your reading speed the first time you use the program.

This effective and engaging interactive speed reading course includes a speed reading test, so you can see your improvement after just one session. This program was designed with the Short Burst Learning method using sound, music, graphics and the latest methods in accelerated learning to enhance the learning experience and allow individuals to learn more easily and naturally. Learning has never been so much fun.


GRE Test Preparation Software
http://www.studentmarket.com/
Every year students pay $600+ to test prep companies to prepare for the GRE. Now you can get the same preparation in a downloadable test prep software program for a fraction of the cost!
Mentor Mode: In Mentor Mode, you are immediately told whether you answered a problem correctly, and you can view a solution of the problem.
Test Mode: In Test Mode, you can take a test timed and scored by the program.
Math: Seventeen lessons (with exercises) provide comprehensive review of the math needed for the test. Also includes a summary of math properties.
Reading Comprehension: Develop the ability to spot places from which questions are likely to be drawn as you read a passage.
Writing: Comprehensive analysis of the writing task, including writing techniques, punctuation, grammar, rhetoric, and style.
Contains detailed solutions to hundreds of GRE questions!

Reading Comprehension - Learning Reading Comprehension Skills
http://www.time4learning.com/
With Time4Learning, these comprehension skills are taught and reinforced in a number of ways. There are comprehension exercises which helps students understand how the strategy that skilled readers approach, read, and interpret text. The software will introduce a reading comprehension software will first introduce a theme by having an interactive exercise teaching the vocabulary and subject. Then the comprehension software will present a story. For the younger children, it is read to them as they follow the text. As they advance, their reading is supported in various ways by having each word, when clicked, read to them.

Reading comprehension Content at ZDNet UK
http://www.zdnet.co.uk/
Articles, Whitepapers, Downloads, Opinion and Resources relating to reading comprehension.

Stretch is a speed-reading program that offers exercises designed to improve reading speed and comprehension. Scrolling and Consecutive Flash are included to exercise postacquisition assimilation or recognition and comprehension speeds.

AceReader- Includes reading/comprehension tests broken out by grade levels. Productivity/Educational Self-Improvement Reading Software. Speed Reading Software. Read faster while on your computer. Learn to read faster both on and off your computer.


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