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Literacy Education Online (or LEO) is a great place to start if you need help with your writing. The homepage is organized around kinds of problems or questions you might have concerning your writing. Find your problem, click on the link, and find answers that will help you write more clearly, accurately and effectively. Subjects range from how to cite sources to handling various types of writing, from grammar and punctuation to organization, cohesion and style. There are plenty of examples as well as explanations. Use this as an online writing handbook.
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Classroom Considerations
- Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
- The intended use for this resource is Instructional