Sandai Online Reading Lab

    • One Click Readings -- Items that Sandai students have said that they liked very much.

    • Rikai.com -- Try it! Every English word on the page can show you a set of definitions of the word in Japanese

    • For ESL students
      • ESL Independent Study Lab -- http://www.lclark.edu/~krauss/toppicks/reading.html
        This site has links to various kinds of reading material suitable for ESL students. It is graded according to the level of difficulty.
      • Virtual Language Centre (HK Polytech) -- http://vlc.polyu.edu.hk/
        This site has lots of readings with quizzes and vocabulary help. You can look up words from their online dictionary while reading the page. Click on "Reading Comprehension"
      • Learn English -- Have Fun! -- http://www.englishday.com/
        This site offers jokes, riddles and games in English for you to try.
      • Mini World Web -- http://www.mww.co.jp/
        The web site of a magazine aimed at Japanese learners of English.

    • For Native Speakers - Kids
      • B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper -- http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/bjpinchbeck/
        This site has over 650 links to material to help kids do their homework. The links are categorized by topic. Try it!!
      • Kids Click! -- http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/
        "Web search for kids by librarians." This site contains a long, categorized listing of interesting pages for children, including such topics as ghosts, pets and cars.
      • Yahooligans
        This is Yahoo's web guide for kids. Check out 'Ask Earl' where Earl answers kid's questions.
      • Mr. Dowling's Electronic Passport -- http://www.mrdowling.com/
        This site has information on a wide variety of subjects, but mainly history and geography of the world. The site has many graphics so you will have to wait a while for pages to appear!

    • For Native Speakers - Adults

      Fun stuff

      • The Case -- http://www.MysteryNet.com/see/
        Short mysteries for you to solve!
      News sites
      • CNN -- http://www.cnn.com/
      • MSNBC -- http://www.msnbc.com/
      • CBS -- http://www.cbs.com/
      Variety sites
      • Yahoo
      • GO.COM
      • About.com
      • PBS -- http://www.pbs.org/
        PBS is something like "NHK Kyoiku TV" in Japan. This site has many pages based on the programs that PBS has broadcast in the past few years.
      • E-How -- http://www.ehow.com/home/home.asp
        This site give you instructions on how to do various things, such as 'how to format a floppy disk' or 'how to get a good price on a used car.'
      • How Stuff Works -- http://www.howstuffworks.com/
        This site explains, with illustrations how various machines and other kinds of technology work. Very interesting!
        • How hair coloring works
           http://www.howstuffworks.com/hair-coloring.htm