ESL practice reading exercises

Traditional Reading Practice

• Thomas Edison
• Sophia Fowler Gallaudet
• Douglas Craig
• John Lewis Clarke
• Angels of Mercy
• Erastus Smith
• Laurent Clerc
• William E. Hoy
• Juliette Low

All readings adapted from “Interesting Deaf Americans.” Washington, DC: Gallaudet University.

Cloze Reading Practices…

Gallaudet Pets

Shirley Allen: Follow Every Rainbow

Adapted from Living Legends. Butte Publications, Inc.

John Carlin

Adapted from Interesting Deaf Americans. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University.

Laurent Clerc

Adapted from Interesting Deaf Americans. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University.

Leroy Columbo

Adapted from Interesting Deaf Americans. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University.

Robert Davila: The Diplomat

Adapted from Living Legends II. Butte Publications, Inc.

Juliette Gordon Low

Adapted from Interesting Deaf Americans. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University.

Laura Redden Searing

Adapted from Interesting Deaf Americans. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University.

Luther Haden Taylor

Adapted from Interesting Deaf Americans. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University.

The Influence of Alexander G. Bell

Adapted from Deaf Heritage: A Student Text and Workbook. National Association of the Deaf.

Captioned Television

Adapted from Deaf Heritage: A Student Text and Workbook. National Association of the Deaf.

The Civil War Years

Adapted from Deaf Heritage: A Student Text and Workbook. National Association of the Deaf.

The Early Years

Adapted from Deaf Heritage: A Student Text and Workbook. National Association of the Deaf.

Causes of Hearing Loss

Adapted from Deaf Heritage: A Student Text and Workbook. National Association of the Deaf.

American Sign Language

Adapted from Deaf Heritage: A Student Text and Workbook. National Association of the Deaf.

The National Fraternal Society of the Deaf

Adapted from Deaf Heritage: A Student Text and Workbook. National Association of the Deaf.