MySkillsLab is an easy-to-use multimedia resource that helps students strengthen their basic skills - reading, writing, and study skills - that are critical to college success. MySkillsLab offers the best online resources for developing readers and writers, all in one easy-to-use site.
MySkillsLab is appropriate for use in any developmental reading or developmental writing program.
Resources for Writing
Writing Application: MyWritingLab
- Progressive exercises move students from literal comprehension (Recall) to critical application (Apply) to demonstrating ability to use the skill in their own writing (Write).
- Mastery-based practice
- Questions delivered is one at-a-time with instant scoring and feedback
- Writing assignments housed within program (no emailing or printing)
Instructors have the ability to reorganize and hide the topics in the writing application.
Resources for Reading
Reading Application: MyReadingLab
Two practice engines
- Reading Skills (formerly Reading Road Trip 5.0)
- Four levels (Fundamentals, Introductory, Intermediate, Advanced)
- Mastery-based practice
- Questions delivered is one at-a-time with instant scoring and feedback
- Short answer questions
- Reading Level
- Powered by MetaMetrics' "Lexile Framework for Reading (www.lexile.com)
- Assesses students' readability and delivers practice readings at level
- Students progress through reading bank as Lexile score improves
Instructors have the ability to reorganize and hide the topics in the reading application.
Additional Resources
Vocabulary Web site, Study Skills Web site, and Research Navigator.
- ISBN10 0321355245
- ISBN13 9780321355249
- Publish Date 8 March 2005
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 11 March 2010
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Pearson
- Format eBook
- Language English