The means for students to enhance the way they read and write is tremendously improving nowadays. Technology made it easier to look for tools and techniques for better reading comprehension and stress-free writing.

Below are some of the many tools and strategies currently available for students’ to use anytime the need arises.

Writing Help

EssayService - When the deadline is beating you up, but you don’t want to settle for less, Essay writing services is the way to go.  You can hire professional writers and experts to write a high-quality paper at a minimal and student friendly rate.

Grammarly - This app is best for proofreading. When your paper is up for final polishing, all you have to do is copy and paste the final content into Grammarly and it will automatically spot misspelled words and minor syntax or grammatical errors.

The Hemingway App - Another great application for proofreading is Hemingway app. Just like Grammarly, it can also spot grammatical errors. What makes it unique though is its capacity to spot vague and confusing sentences. Helping you turn passive voice to active and even provide you with alternative words to use in your content to improve readability.

Cambridge Rindge and Latin School Outline Maker - The best paper starts with an outstanding outline. If you find it hard to put all your thoughts together to create your ideal paper, then Cambridge Rindge and Latin School Outline Maker is all you need. It’s a basic tool where you can put in the details of your paper and it will create the outline for you.

Google Document - Gone are the days of lost files when your computer decides to suddenly stop working. Google document is an online application with functionalities similar to Microsoft word and excel. It’s web-based so all changes will be saved real time. You can easily share your content too, using the shareable link. You can even control the access level as you please. If you only want others to view the content then set it to view-only- access. Otherwise, set it to can-edit-access to allow suggestions and edits.

Reading Techniques and tools

Rewordify.com - For students, it is equally essential to read and learn at the same time. Rewordify.com is a tool that provides easy and user-friendly ways to improve reading comprehension thus enhancing the learning experience. You can copy and paste the content and the tool will scan and identify complicated and hard-to-understand words and replaces those with simpler terms. It also comes in different reading levels so users can set it up accordingly.

Newsela - This tool is like Google for students, only better. Newsela is a website that publishes daily news mostly related to academic topics. Students can browse, read and take quizzes to check comprehension. For minimal subscription fees, teachers can also use the tool as a medium for project based reading and writing activities. Newsela has definitely taken learning through technology, up to another level.

Previewing - This is a reading strategy, not a tool. It’s a basic technique that allows students to get a glimpse of the content before reading it thoroughly. By previewing, you get to learn from the content’s introductory materials such as the headnote.

Outlining and Summarizing - This reading strategy helps improve comprehension because it allows the reader to select the information most relevant to how they interpret the content after reading it. Outlining also gives the brain a structural view of the ideas presented in the content making it beneficial for memorizing details.

Paraphrasing - This is somehow related to summarizing, only it isn’t necessarily a compressed version of the original content. It proves to be an effective way to enhance reading skills since the reader rewrites the content in his own words. As a result, it enriches students’ vocabulary and helps improve reading comprehension.

With all these techniques and applications, reading and writing just got more enjoyable. Check out which works for you and give it a try. Happy Learning!