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Encyclopedias

Simple English Wikipedia - A version of Wikipedia for adults who are learning English
Wikipedia
World Book Encyclopedia

Free Online Dictionaries and Spelling Tools

Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary - Includes idioms, grammar, English-Spanish, and Spanish-English
Dictionary.com
Merriam-Webster Learner’s Dictionary
Merriam-Webster Visual Dictionary Online
WordReference.com - Includes multiple bilingual dictionary choices

Grammar and Writing

Busy Teacher - Free worksheets on grammar, vocabulary, and other subjects
English Club
English for Everyone - Printable English grammar worksheets
English Grammar Exercises - Online exercises and downloadable worksheet organized by level of difficulty
GFCLearnFree.org - Free grammar tutorials and videos
OWL Purdue Online Writing Lab
Perfect English Grammar - British site that includes downloadable PDFs, videos, and quizzes
Road to Grammar - Contains quizzes that students can take online or downloaded as PDFs

Reading and Vocabulary

English Club
Vocabulary.com
BITS English Language Learning - Collection of read-along novels, novellas, and short stories
GFCLearnFree.org - Free reading tutorials

Idioms

In The Loop (PDF) - A Reference Guide to American English Idioms

History

Khan Academy - Offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and more
About the USA (PDF) - Examines the customs, government, and history of the United States
Voice of America - Audio programs and captioned videos on U.S. History. Articles use vocabulary at the intermediate and upper-beginner level. Audio programs read 1/3 slower than typical English speed

Math

Khan Academy - Offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and more
GFCLearnFree.org - Free math tutorials and videos
Cymath - Includes problem solving calculator and practice problems
Skillswise (BBC) - British site with free math videos, games, and quizzes
Space Math @ NASA - Math problems with a space/astronomy focus, for Grades 3 through Calculus
Webmath - Generates answers to specific math questions entered by a user and shows the student how to arrive at the answer

Adult Education Centers

LAUSD Adult Education, Career, and Occupational schools

Online Tutoring

Free online tutoring in math, science, English, social studies and writing. Help with citizenship and TOEFL test preparation is also provided.

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