resources for learner development
Choose from the directory of curriculum areas within this section to access online resources.GATEWAYS TO INTERNET RESOURCES
BBC Learning
Lots of links and resources for schools, colleges as well as adults. Specific subject areas and online courses.
EducationGuardian.co.uk
Interactive guide for Universities and Colleges in the UK. Also special reports on related topical issues.
EFL
Unit Links
Website containing links to many useful reading, writing and grammar sites.
Key
Skills, basic skills, core skills
Lots of links to organizations such as the Basic Skills Agency and National Literacy Trust as well as resources in the following areas:
- Key skills
- Basic skills
- English & writing skills
- General study skills
- Learning styles
- More education resources
Resource Discovery Network
The RDN is a free Internet service dedicated to providing effective access to high quality Internet resources for the learning, teaching and research community. The service is primarily aimed at Internet users in further and higher education. Others will also find the service to be of value for personal and professional development. A great search engine with links to current news stories as well as continually updated online courses.
support4learning - resources for learners and advisers
Education section offers links to a number of websites dealing with key skills and basic skills. Mostly information and news on adult literacy rather than materials and resources for learning. Also contains sections on careers, community, counselling, health, job search, money etc.
Teachit's English Teaching Resources
Site for English, Drama and Media Studies teachers. Includes resources, online lessons, quizzes and exercises. Focuses mainly on literature.
Support for learning topics
Basic Literacy
Basic Numeracy
Confidence Building
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Resources
English Language
General Information
Grammar
Health and Well-being for Students
Products Useful for Special Needs
Punctuation
Quizzes
Reference & Dictionaries
Study Skills
Basic Literacy
About.com - English as 2nd Language - Guide to suitable and unsuitable register in spoken communication. Easy to understand and useful for oral presentations, group discussions and meetings.
Ambleside C.E. Primary School - Quizzes and Puzzles - This page collects together some activities and resources in Literacy. The online literacy activities are very useful with interactive literacy games and activities of varying usefulness. The exercises on homophones are particularly useful as is the online thesaurus. A very good, easy to use resource.
BBC Learning - English Language websites - Some colourful, fun activities in writing, reading, spelling and grammar for 7-11 years. Includes Listen and Write and Revise Wise English.BBC Skillwise - Literacy section contains helpful fact sheets, entertaining games and revision exercises on grammar and spelling as well as an A-Z of different words. Areas covered include instructions, punctuation, parts of speech, plurals, memory techniques and homophones.
Basic Numeracy
Ambleside C.E. Primary School - Numeracy Hour - Teaching tools, tests, games and more.
Multiplication Applet - Multiplication Applet.
Confidence Building
BBC Health - Confidence Learning Journey - An online course with information, quizzes and tools to help you develop a greater understanding of yourself and make better use of your strengths in challenging situations.
BBC Health - Confidence Learning Journey Quiz - Quiz designed to help you pinpoint your specific confidence aims and take a look at the ways in which it might be most useful for you to develop your confidence.
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Resources
Support for Deaf Students - Guide to support for deaf students.
English Language
Learn.co.uk - Information on language, speaking & listening, reading and writing for Key Stage 3.
General Information
CK Click - an online magazine project developed by Common Knowledge (CKUK). Common Knowledge makes information accessible for people with learning difficulties.
Grammar
English-Zone.com - Large site with sections on grammar, verbs, vocabulary, writing etc. Exercises at easy, intermediate and advanced level.
Learn English as a Second Language - A site intended for teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages but certain parts are useful for native speakers as well. The grammar section has a very clear guide to parts of speech, and spelling and punctuation sections are also useful.
Health and Well-being for Students
Student Health and Well-being - Guidance, advice and information on a range of health issues from Oxford Brookes University.
Products Useful for Special Needs
Dolphin Computer Access - All about Dolphin - magnification software.
Read Please - Free reading software which can be downloaded to your home PC.
Punctuation
Apostrophes - Rules about the use of apostrophes with tests and exercises at the end of the notes.
Quizzes
Self-study Quizzes for ESL Students - Contains quizzes and 'missing word' exercises in grammar, homonyms, phrasal verbs, vocabulary and many more.
References & Dictionaries
OneLook Dictionaries - Dictionary search engine. Type in a word and it searches 742 online dictionaries, offering links to their definitions. Fast and comprehensive way of finding meanings of words.
METROnet Reference Desk - METROnet's own guide to online reference materials, including dictionaries and thesauri
Study Skills
How to be a good Student! - Hints and tips for being a better student. Short, concise sections on learning vocabulary, a new language, note taking and exams.
Teaching aids, tools and tricks to improve ESL EFL Learning and Teaching - Introduction to techniques you can use to employ whole brain learning - worth a try!
Learning to Learn - Learning styles - assess yours then use it to your advantage and find out about multiple intelligences.
BBC Education - AS Guru Study Skills - Discover from this Study Guide what style of learner you are, how to manage your time and who to go to for support. Tap into the tips for researching and presenting your work as well as for revision and exams.
Cite Them Right: How to Provide Correct References - Here you can learn how to provide correct references in your work. The site looks at how to set out, quote and list references, as well as examining how to cite references from different types of publication, for instance from printed and electronic texts.
The Study Skills Guide for Students - Developing effective study skills, improving reading comprehension, discovering your own personal study style, learning to manage your time more efficiently and learning the best way to prepare for exams are just a few of the topics covered in "The Study Skills Guide for Students".
Effective Learning - This site from the University of Glasgow contains information on the following topics:
- Presentation skills
- Exam techniques
- Tools for learning
- Critical thinking
- Essay/report writing
Study Guides and Strategies - This site from the University of St. Thomas provides lots of information to help you with your studies. You can read about learning and study skills (including time management and memory techniques), reading and writing skills, preparing for and taking assessments, how to organize and research a project and using the internet to help you with your work. The site also includes links to other useful sites.
Study Skills Self Help Information - On this site you will find lots of strategies and advice to help you to improve your time management, study skills, note-taking, reading strategies and approaches to taking assessments. There are also online study skills workshops.
Online journals
Cambridge Dictionaries OnlineCambridge EFL online