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How it all Began
In the late Fall of 2000, the founders of The Reading
Matrix recognized a need for a web site that would
make the Internet easier for all educators of adult
learners, and college/university learners to use. While
the Internet provides thousands of resources, many
sites are focused on the younger learner. They wanted
to create a home for both educators and learners, a
place where teachers of Reading, Composition, Literature
and Languages, and English as a Second Language could
find information without searching the entire Internet,
as well as a place where learners could find information
and resources to assist them in their reading, writing,
and language courses. They have created the Matrix
Archives which is continually growing as a result of
the input and suggestions from all users. Many other
projects are currently underway such as the creation
of online computer-mediated exercises and software development.
While there is no subscription fee to the journal or
the software materials currently under development,
the support of corporate sponsorship and advertisers
is welcome in order for us to cover costs of site development
and support.
Our Goals
Our goal at The Reading Matrix is to offer a
dynamic and innovative online forum for the exploration
and discussion of the study and teaching of reading
in both traditional academic and hypertextual environments
like the World-Wide Web. The Reading Matrix is
a site consisting of computer mediated and online materials
designed specifically to meet the language needs of
the ESL/international student population as well as
English-speaking students enrolled in colleges and universities.
The primary goal of this web site is to prepare students
to successfully manage the academic reading undertaken
at colleges/universities. In an effort to accomplish
this goal and meet the specific needs of such students,
The Reading Matrix supports the students' needs
by providing them with both information as well as access
to numerous resources located in our archives.
These resources and sites have been carefully selected
as we believe they will be helpful to students in managing
the standard reading content and writing assignments
they are likely to encounter in their classes. We have also developed web-based tools to create online tests, activities, and games. Two versions are available. One is free while the second more comprehensive one is available for a minimal annual membership fee. We invite all users to explore Script-O! and Script-O! Pro.
The Reading Matrix is also intended to serve
all other readers who feel they may benefit from this
site including reading specialists, teachers of composition
and literature, curriculum consultants, researchers,
and those integrating and applying technology in the
classroom. We also publish The
Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal,
and welcome articles and book reviews. It is our sincere
hope that this journal becomes a cooperative endeavor
of students, educators, and researchers. We would like
to extend a direct invitation to this group to make
use of the Comments page and provide us with your invaluable
feedback, ideas, and needs. Additionally, we welcome
all commentary from other site visitors in other countries
whose insights are needed if this site is truly to offer
an international perspective. We are committed to providing
a forum for alternative modes of inquiry and viewpoints
about the nature of literacy practices of diverse groups
of persons around the globe. This web site was created
in order to continually support the goals of The
Reading Matrix by using the feedback we get from
those who will benefit from its existence. Finally,
if you are not sure what you are looking for, we suggest
that you look through the site via the links on this
page. If you have an idea of what you need, try finding
it via the Search option.
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