English is the study of language and literature. More educational resources are available via the list of Web Sites. To set the mood, here is a poem on how best to live life, the Desiderata.

Vocabulary Education

• anagramarama - Anagram game (Windows, Linux) http://coralquest.com/anagramarama (GPL)
• AsymptopiaXM - Javascript Crossword Generator (Windows, Linux) http://asymptopia.org/ (GPL)
• ReciteWord - Beautiful interface to make reciting words interesting (Windows, Linux) http://reciteword.cosoft.org.cn/reciteword/index.html (GPL)
• TheSage - TheSage English Dictionary and Thesaurus (Windows) http://www.sequencepublishing.com/thesage.html (Free, Princeton University)
• vocabJavaAll - Vocabulary builder with multiple choice questions - requires Java Runtime Environment JRE (platform independent) http://www.rorokimdim.com.np (Free)
• dict - Homemade Dictionary (Windows) http://www.geocities.com/diwakernitin/ (Free)
• Engpic - English by Picture is software written in order for children to learn English (Windows) http://sourceforge.net/projects/engpic/ (GPL)
• eVoc - Software which helps people to learn English easily (Windows) http://sourceforge.net/projects/evoc/ (GPL)
• TuxWordSmith - Multi-Language Scrabble (Windows, Linux) http://asymptopia.org/ (GPL)
• Wink - Designed to create tutorials on how to use software, creates a flash presentation with Multilingual support (Windows) http://www.debugmode.com/wink (Free)
• gretools - Vocabulary builder with synonym quiz, word guessing and word browser (Linux) http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~arvindn/gretools (GPL)
• Kanagram - An anagram game (Linux) http://edu.kde.org/ktouch (GPL)
• KVocTrain - Helps you train your vocabulary (Linux) http://edu.kde.org/kvoctrain (GPL)

Online Books

• Project Gutenburg http://www.gutenberg.org
• A comprehensive list of free books http://www.e-book.com.au/freebooks.htm
• Free Library - Self Made Scholar Learn Free http://selfmadescholar.com/b/free-library/
• The Online Book Page http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/lists.html
• Free Books - access point to other sites http://www.e-book.com.au/freebooks.htm
• Classic Book Library - Childrens Literature http://classicbook.info/genres/childrens-literature.html/
• ABC Book Reviews http://www.abc.net.au/arts/books/default.htm
• Your Dictionary & Thesaurus http://www.yourdictionary.com/
• Homework help, Study guides, Book summaries, Online literature http://www.janaedwards.com/academics.html
• How to Cram for a College Exam http://degreedirectory.org/articles/How_to_Cram_for_a_College_Exam.html

Mind Map

• FreeMind installer - Mind Map software - requires Java Runtime Environment JRE (Windows, MacOSX, Linux) http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page (GPL)
• kdissert - Mindmap tool to produce documents quickly and efficiently (Linux) http://freehackers.org/~tnapy/kdissert.html (GPL)
• vym - View Your Mind generate and manipulate maps which show your thoughts (Linux) http://sourceforge.net/projects/vym/ (GPL)

Educational Tools

• Childsplay - A combination of educational activities for young children - developed using Python [English, Spanish, more] (Windows, MacOSX, Linux) http://schoolsplay.wikidot.com/ (GPL)
• Sebran - games to teach letters, numbers, simple math and the rudiments of reading (Windows) http://www.wartoft.nu/software/sebran/ (GPL)
• Gcompris - Educational programs and games for children from 2 to 10 years - developed using Python [English, Spanish, Portuguese, more] (Windows, Linux) http://gcompris.net (GPL)
• Cognitionplay - variant of Childsplay_sp but tailored to be used in a hospital to treat patients with mental diseases (Windows, MacOSX, Linux) http://schoolsplay.wikidot.com/website:cognitionplay (GPL)
• Sugar - Free Learning Platform promotes collaborative learning to encourage critical thinking, developed for the One Laptop per Child, has been ported to run on USB sticks and can be run within VirtualBox on Windows and MacOSX (Linux) http://www.sugarlabs.org/ (GPL)
• BBC Schools - Primary ages 4-11 http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/4_11/

  Typing Tools

• Tuxtype - typing tutor for children (Windows, MacOSX, Linux) http://tuxtype.sourceforge.net/ (GPL)
• TypeFaster Typing - free typing tutor teaches you how to touch-type [English, Spanish, Portuguese, more] (Windows) http://www.typefastertypingtutor.com/ (GPL)
• Klavaro - typing tutor - requires GTK (Windows, Linux) http://klavaro.sourceforge.net/en/ (GPL)
• GNU typist - typing tutor [English, Spanish, more] (Linux) http://www.gnu.org/software/gtypist (GPL)
• KTouch - helps you to learn and practice touch typing (Linux) http://edu.kde.org/ktouch (GPL)

  Reading Tools

• WordFlashReader - On screen speed reading tool for web pages, use arrow keys to can change speed and chunk size (Windows, Linux) http://wordflashreader.sourceforge.net/ (GPL)
• Boustrophedon - Speed-reading experimental file reader, useful for people interested in speed-reading (Windows) http://sourceforge.net/projects/boustrophedon/ (BSD License)
• Hopify - Perlscript and files that can teach you how to read faster (Windows, Linux) http://www.nongnu.org/hopify/ (GPL)
• JiLetters - help kids learn the alphabet using graphic of letter (Windows, Linux) http://sourceforge.net/projects/jiletters/ (GPL)
• Vmg - Virtual Magnifying Glass screen magnification tool (Windows, MacOSX, Linux) http://magnifier.sourceforge.net/ (GPL)

  Vocal Tools

• HelpMeSpeak - designed to help students with vocal difficulties learn to speak, requires WAMP and spchapi.exe (Windows, Linux) http://os.cqu.edu.au/helpmespeak (GPL)
• HelpMeRead - designed to help students with learn to read, requires WAMP and spchapi.exe (Windows, Linux) http://os.cqu.edu.au/helpmeread (GPL)
• Emacspeak - complete audio desktop (Platform Independent) http://emacspeak.sourceforge.net/ (GPL)
• FreeTTS - speech synthesizer written in Java (platform independent) http://freetts.sourceforge.net/docs/index.php (BSD style license)
• SpeechSDK - speech toolkit (Windows) Microsoft Download details Speech Software Development Kit 5.1 (Free)
• Text2Speech - easy to use Text to Speech software (Windows) http://sourceforge.net/projects/text2speech (GPL)
• Festival - speech synthesis (Linux) http://www.speech.cs.cmu.edu/festival/ (GPL)
• Tar Heel Reader - collection of free, easy to read books with speech enabled (platform independent) http://tarheelreader.org/ (Free)

  Accessiblity Tools

• Web Accessibility Initiative - W3 strategies, guidlines, resources to make the Web accessible to people with disabilities http://www.w3.org/WAI
• Openoffice Accessiblity Project - information on how OpenOffice provides assistive technologies (Windows, MacOSX, Linux) http://ui.openoffice.org/accessibility/ (LGPL)
• Accessiblity Issues - Peter Korn has written an indepth article about the implications of moving to Open Source solutions, he explains the requirements for minor and major vision impairments, minor and major physical impairments, with or without speech recognition, auditory impairments and cognitive impairments http://blogs.sun.com/korn/date/20051113
• KDE Accessibility Project - desktop accessible to all users - includes magnifier, audible mouse, text-to-speech tools (Linux) http://accessibilty.kde.org/ (GPL)
• GNOME Accessibility Project - overview of what is accessibility, assistive technologies, types of disabilities to be accommodated, accessibility design guidelines and relevant laws - includes screen reader, magnifier, keyboard assistant and rapid text entry alternatives to keyboard (Linux) http://developer.gnome.org/accessibility/ (GPL)