What Is MySkillsLab?

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.

Appropriate Courses

MySkillsLab is appropriate for use in any developmental reading or developmental writing program.

Resources for Writing

• Exercise Zone: Practice with more than 2,500 exercises in ten topics of grammar, style, and punctuation.

• Avoiding Plagiarism: Students explore issues of plagiarism, take self-scoring tests, and view sample papers to learn ways of avoiding plagiarism.

• Research Navigator: Pearson's Research Navigatorª is the easiest way for students to start a research assignment or research paper. Complete with extensive help on the research process and four exclusive databases of credible and reliable source material including the EBSCO Academic Journal and Abstract Database, The New York Times Search by Subject Archive, "Best of the Web" Link Library, and Financial Times Article Archive and Company Financials, Research Navigator helps students quickly and efficiently make the most of their research time.

Resources for Reading and Study Skills

• Reading Road Trip: Students visit a variety of major U.S. tourist attractions and improve reading skills as they absorb local color.

• Study Skills: Students review strategies for college success, learn time management and stress management skills, learn study strategies, and more.

• Vocabulary: Practice with hundreds of exercises in ten topics to strengthen and increase vocabulary knowledge.

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