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Lumen Learning

Boundless Writing
An ideal resource for Essential English and/or College Reading

Writing for Success
Reviewed by Davida Jordan, Adjunct Instructor, Portland Community College, on 8/16/2017.
Extremely comprehensive, clocking in at over 600 pages, this book is an excellent grammar reference for writing students. It includes practical exercises that can be used to strengthen work writing or academic writing. It would appeal to a wide variety of students, from beginning to advanced and is arranged in order of increasing difficulty. Besides giving practical information about grammar and writing, the text includes helpful suggestions on organization, time management, and study skills.
The Word on College Reading and Writing
An excellent resource for college reading & writing
Conventions 101: A Functional Approach to Teaching (And Assessing!) Grammar and Punctuation
This is a collection of cumulative units of study for conventional errors common in student writing. It’s flexible, functional, and zeroes in problems typically seen in writing of all types, from the eternal “there/they’re/their” struggle to correct colon use. Units are organized from most simple to most challenging.

Pre-College English
Effective writing skills are necessary for success in college and in your future career. This course is designed to improve your writing ability, which is necessary for entrance into ENGL001: English Composition I, as well as for your ongoing success in other academic subjects. Pre-College English coursework focuses on active reading and analytic writing, with emphasis on organization, unity, coherence, and development. It also includes an introduction to the expository essay and a review of the rules and conventions of standard written English.

K-12 Teaching and Learning From the UNC School of Education
Preparing English language learners for reading comprehension

Guide to Grammar and Punctuation
A compilation of some of the most common mistakes people make every day when it comes to English mechanics, along with some tips for getting it right.

Purdue OWL
The Online Writing Lab at Purdue University maintains a general purpose writing guide. Here you can find grammar guidance, research and citation references, and topic specific writing examples.

The content found at the Purdue Online Writing Lab is free to reference; however, it is under copyright. See their terms of use.

Prealgebra
Introduces the basic elements of arithmetic and algebra for those who need a preparatory course before enrolling in Elementary Algebra or Intermediate Algebra for Statistics. An alternative to the Math-059 computer assisted course.
Created by Matt Teachout, this textbook is a great resource for any Pre Algebra class.

Prealgebra
Prealgebra is designed to meet scope and sequence requirements for a one-semester prealgebra course. The book’s organization makes it easy to adapt to a variety of course syllabi. The text introduces the fundamental concepts of algebra while addressing the needs of students with diverse backgrounds and learning styles. Each topic builds upon previously developed material to demonstrate the cohesiveness and structure of mathematics.

Prealgebra
A pre-algebra text, written by Angela Milano from American River College. For each section the text includes a student activity, narrative text with examples, and exercises.
Prealgebra
A clear, methodical approach to topics in prealgebra, with good explanations of concepts. This book includes plenty of examples and then exercises. Equation solving is started earlier and used throughout.

Scottsdale Community College
This workbook was created by mathematics instructors at Scottsdale Community College in Scottsdale, Arizona. It is designed to lead students through Intermediate Algebra, and to help
them develop a deep understanding of the concepts. The included curriculum
is broken into twelve lessons.

Beginning & Intermediate Algebra
Topics covered include: pre-algebra review, solving linear equations, graphing linear equations, inequalities, systems of linear equations, polynomials, factoring, rational expressions and equations, radicals, quadratics, and functions including exponential, logarithmic and trigonometric.
Intermediate Algebra Workbook
This workbook was created through the efforts of instructors at Scottsdale Community College in Scottsdale, Arizona, has been used by thousands of students, and is continually improved. This workbook contains have lessons that were carefully and thoughtfully crafted to lead students on a path to understanding numbers and arithmetic.

Khan Academy
Our mission is to provide a free, world-class education to anyone, anywhere.
Khan Academy is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.