The Rules of Elite Success

ReadOasis Step 2 The computer sat in a funny little room at the Lakeside School in Seattle. It was a [...]

Gregor Mendel: Father of Genetics

By Max L. Knowles ReadOasis Step 2 A great tree comes from a small seed, and from small beginnings come [...]

Big John Henry

A Tall Tale, Author Unknown ReadOasis Step 2 (Part 1) Creative Commons photo from craigrousseau.com People still talk about the [...]

The Slave and the Lion (Step 2)

By AesopReadOasis Step 2 The forest was quiet. The afternoon sun was hot, but the trees kept the forest cool. [...]

He’s Got the Blues (Step 2)

ReadOasis Step 2 Isaac Newton People of all kinds have had emotional problems. For example, Beethoven, Abraham Lincoln, and Isaac [...]

5 More Amazing Facts About Reading

ReadOasis Step 2 Imagine that you know a secret. Your secret is a powerful idea for change. It can change [...]

Why Ban Smoking in Public?

ReadOasis Step 2 More than twenty US states ban smoking in public places. And many countries around the world also [...]

Pleasure, Success, and Reading

ReadOasis Step 2 (Part 1) Mary lay down on the sofa with her book, and she opened it again. She [...]

The Power of Wind

ReadOasis Step 2 In August 2003, electrical power went out in a large part of North America. Ten million people [...]

1,000 English Learners Read 300,000,000 Words

ReadOasis Step 2 In the past few years, 1,000 English learners have read over 300,000,000 words at ReadOasis.com. That's a [...]