Reading Resources – External Links

reading resources

Welcome to your online English library!

Online Etymology Dictionary – Discover the origins and history of English words.

Daily Grammar – A step by step guide to grammar

The Oxford English Grammar – A reference guide for advanced grammar

ESL Reading Resources

Meet Mary Ann – New beginner reading and comprehension with W5 questions

Astrid’s Place – Beginner reading and comprehension with numbers and ordinals

Road to Grammar – short readings and comprehension questions (by level)

Short stories – Readings for beginners with optional audio

CommonLit – A library of short texts on many subjects. Organized by grade.

All Things – Short, interesting reads

Funbrain – Have fun with your writing

LinguaPress – Intermediate reading with gap fills

The Times in Plain English – Read the news

Fill-in Reading Games – Madlib style reading activities

Breaking News English – Lots of interesting articles, sorted by levels

News in Levels – Select your level of difficulty

LearnWithText – ESL reading about the news

Reading Library

The Electric Typewriter – Collection of world class essays

SciTechDaily – Articles about science and technology

History Maps – Interesting articles with timelines, maps, and games

History Reads– Interesting articles about history

National Geographic Magazine – Fabulous articles about science and related topics

Smithsonian – Magazine about history, science, art and culture

HistoryHit – Articles about history

ati – Articles about history and science

Science Snippets – Science in the news

Open Textbook Library – Academic textbooks

Complete books – Novels

Open Library – Sign up Required – Classic reads for all ages

Religious Texts – A rich selection of ancient texts

Reading for Kids:

Choose your own Adventure – Juan Martin and the Green Dragon

Storytimefromspace – Stories read from space

Starfall – Short stories

Free e-books for kids – Great short stories from Kidsworldfun