Online Reading Comprehension Lab | Excelsior Writing Lab
WEBWelcome to the Excelsior Online Reading Comprehension Lab (ORC). We're the first free, online, comprehensive reading lab for college-level reading. Explore the lab to learn more about the many resources we have to offer.
Introduction | Excelsior Reading Lab | College Level Reading
WEBThe Reading Lab is the first completely free, comprehensive, online open education resource for college-level reading. It offers a variety of multimedia materials—instructional videos, online exercises, and handouts—that can be used alone or in a course.
Inference | Inference Reading Comprehension | OWL - Excelsior OWL
WEBInference reading comprehension is an important part of reading. OWL reading lab will teach you how to inference any text.
Active vs. Passive Reading - Excelsior OWL
WEBSuccessful readers develop active reading habits that improve their reading comprehension, speed, and enjoyment. Active reading involves deeper engagement with the text before, during, and after reading. The Reading Lab promotes active reading by modeling strategies and techniques to support it.
Common Reading Systems - Excelsior OWL
WEBThere are several reading systems used by college and high school students to improve their reading comprehension. The most common ones are SQ3R, KWL, and Cornell Notes. SQ3R: SQ3R is a reading comprehension method developed in the 1940s to help college students read textbooks.
Educator Resources | Online Reading Lab - Excelsior OWL
WEBThe Reading Lab is the first completely free, comprehensive, online open education resource for college-level reading. It offers a variety of multimedia materials—instructional videos, online exercises, and handouts.
Synthesizing | Synthesizing Reading Strategy | OWL - Excelsior OWL
WEBLet’s practice synthesizing what you read. 1:56: For this exercise, we’ll read two passages with different points of view about bike lanes. 2:02: First, we’ll summarize the authors’ main ideas, and then we’ll compare them and draw a conclusion. 2:08: Let’s get started! 2:11: In the first passage, the author is in favor of bike lanes ...
Summarizing | How to Summarize | Excelsior Online Writing Lab
WEBSummarizing is useful for reading and writing. 1:06: Some specific applications of summarizing are: 1:10: reviewing a long text, speech, or video; 1:14: writing an abstract; 1:17: preparing notes for a study guide; 1:19: creating an annotated bibliography; 1:23: answering an essay question; 1:25: writing a research paper; 1:28: recording the ...
Context Clues - Excelsior OWL
WEBLearn what context clues are and how to use them to decipher the meaning of unfamiliar words you come across while reading. Video Transcript Video Reference Guide
Creating an Outline - Excelsior OWL
WEBDepending on the type of text you’re reading, you should focus your attention on one or more of the following elements: headings and subheadings, abstracts, introductions, topic sentences, bold-faced or italicized words, summaries, and conclusions.