CCMLibGuides: Best Practices in Developmental English: OER for Developmental English

What are Open Educational Resources?

Open Educational Resources...

...are free-to-use teaching resources: textbooks, videos, courseware, test banks, teaching materials, learning objects, modules, courses, etc. See our guide for general information about OER and affordable textbook/courseware options.

CCM Library guide to OER

Lumen Resources

Developmental Writing
"Introduces students to the writing process as a means of developing ideas into clear, correct, and effective writing." Divided into small modules that can be used separately
Writing Skills Lab
Short modules on a wide range of writing skills, from rhetorical devices to use of commas
Developmental Reading
Modules on skills such as active reading, understanding difficult material, and making inferences
Basic Reading and Writing
Modules on concepts such as the writing process, grammar, and proofreading

Developmental English Open Educational Resources

Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing
A "book series containing peer-reviewed collections of essays—all composed by teachers for students—with each volume freely available for download under a Creative Commons license."
Resource list at San Bernardino Valley College
Examples of open textbooks relating to Developmental English
New Jersey Open Educational Repository
English resources developed by educators in New Jersey
Open Textbook Library
Resources at Open Textbook Library, with reviews by college and university faculty members