Phonics
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Reading
MightybooksJr. interactive books that inspire early childhood literacy.
Brightly Beaming Resources. Learn to read program. curriculum from preschool through elementary.
D.R.O.P. (Drop Everything and Read). Welcome to the official “Drop Everything and Read” website—where dropping things (chores, errands, paperwork, staplers . . . okay, maybe not that last one) and reading books is highly encouraged! Our assertion around here is that reading, whether you’re on your own or cozied up on the couch with your kids, is so much more fun and rewarding than just about anything else (especially, chores!). So, we’re telling folks of all ages to “drop” what they’re doing and pick up a book, instead.
East of the Web. A variety of stories for children. Old and new.
FunSchool. All sorts of games to build language and reading skills.
HSBC Family Literacy Centre. A free program, courtesy of HSBC. Modules to download to help promote good literacy.
Garden of Praise. Literature Based Reading Lessons. 20 separate lessons. Flat Stanley, Helen Keller and much more.
Learn to Read. Ten minutes a day plus playing the supporting reading games build newly developing vocabulary.
LearningToday. Our reading games and activities are research-based and designed to help build key reading skills in a fun and engaging way. Included are phonemic awareness, phonics, sight words, vocabulary and reading comprehension.
Literactive. Literactive is the leading provider of reading material for pre-school, kindergarten and grade 1 students available online. The program is comprised of carefully levelled guided readers, comprehensive phonic activities and a wealth of supplemental reading material which gradually develop a child's reading skills in a sequential and enjoyable manner. Developed and approved by teachers and parents across the United States, Literactive is the acknowledged leader in early learning online
Online Storytime with Barnes & Noble. Various books read out loud for children. Even with video! :)
PBS Kids. Reading games.
PhonicsFast. Phonics Fast is a completely free English Phonics curriculum. Phonics Fast's mission is to help parents and free literacy programs worldwide. There is a lot of information, activities, resources and downloads hosted on the site including the free to use, free to share work text Reading Spelling & Writing.
Progressive Phonics.
Progressive Phonics is an all-in-one reading program that is easy, fun, and totally FREE---that's right, totally and completely free! And with Progressive Phonics, ANYONE can teach a child to read and write in just a few minutes a day, which makes it ideal for parents, teachers, tutors, volunteers and home-schoolers. No experience necessary. Just pick a book and start reading it with your child/students.
Free Phonetic Readers.
Free Phonetic Readers is a work in progress and we are adding a new book every month or two so do check back often! Written and illustrated with sensitivity and gentle humor, Free Phonetic Readers features short and long vowels. Stories introducing children from a variety of backgrounds along with their families, friends, pets and other critters introduce phonics to the beginning reader.
Kiddie Records Weekly. "NEW" CLASSIC CHILDREN'S RECORDS!
KiddieRecords.com has posted a dozen "new" classic children's records for 2011 on their site, including The Travels of Babar, Alladin, Bugs Bunny, David & Goliath, The Little Ballerina, and even a great educational record about atoms and molecules. The Square Dance Party is also loads of fun if you want to get your kids moving. These are all GEMS your younger children will love.
Young Readers. this is part of many books that says "the best ebooks at the best price: free!"
Johnnie's Story Page. Here you will find alphabet and phonics activities from Starfall, interactive stories from the British Council and stories from PBS, Scholastic and others. Classic stories from Greek mythology, Mother Goose rhymes, Alice and Aesop can be found here.
Study Guides to go with books. Glencoe Literature. Glencoe Literature offers a collection of hardcover books that allows you to extend the study of literature to your choice of full-length novels and plays. Each Glencoe Literature Library book consists of a complete novel or play accompanied by several related readings, such as short stories, poems, essays, or informational articles.
Reading Hawk. The Reading Hawk website is dedicated to providing stories and books to the beginning reader of English. Currently all of the stories and books found on Reading Hawk are free. It is hoped that this website will help beginning readers on their successful lifelong journey of reading.
SightWords.com. It has free tools to help parents and educators teach sight words to kids from Pre-K to 4th Grade.
This resource has free printable resources, crafted to facilitate learning at home and in the classroom. The website’s features include:
• 12 fully customizable Games such as Bingo and Snakes & Ladders (http://www.sightwords.com/sight-words/games/)
• Printable Flash Cards in a variety of sizes (http://www.sightwords.com/sight-words/flash-cards/)
• The latest Teaching Techniques, complete with “how-to” videos (http://www.sightwords.com/sight-words/lessons/)
Starfall. Learn to read with phonics. Starfall.com opened in September of 2002 as a free public service to teach children to read with phonics. Our systematic phonics approach, in conjunction with phonemic awareness practice, is perfect for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, special education, homeschool, and English language development (ELD, ELL, ESL). Starfall is an educational alternative to other entertainment choices for children.
Workbooks to go along with some books you may be reading. See Glencoe Literature Library. Glencoe Literature offers a collection of hardcover books that allows you to extend the study of literature to your choice of full-length novels and plays. Each Glencoe Literature Library book consists of a complete novel or play accompanied by several related readings, such as short stories, poems, essays, or informational articles.
Brightly Beaming Resources. Learn to read program. curriculum from preschool through elementary.
D.R.O.P. (Drop Everything and Read). Welcome to the official “Drop Everything and Read” website—where dropping things (chores, errands, paperwork, staplers . . . okay, maybe not that last one) and reading books is highly encouraged! Our assertion around here is that reading, whether you’re on your own or cozied up on the couch with your kids, is so much more fun and rewarding than just about anything else (especially, chores!). So, we’re telling folks of all ages to “drop” what they’re doing and pick up a book, instead.
East of the Web. A variety of stories for children. Old and new.
FunSchool. All sorts of games to build language and reading skills.
HSBC Family Literacy Centre. A free program, courtesy of HSBC. Modules to download to help promote good literacy.
Garden of Praise. Literature Based Reading Lessons. 20 separate lessons. Flat Stanley, Helen Keller and much more.
Learn to Read. Ten minutes a day plus playing the supporting reading games build newly developing vocabulary.
LearningToday. Our reading games and activities are research-based and designed to help build key reading skills in a fun and engaging way. Included are phonemic awareness, phonics, sight words, vocabulary and reading comprehension.
Literactive. Literactive is the leading provider of reading material for pre-school, kindergarten and grade 1 students available online. The program is comprised of carefully levelled guided readers, comprehensive phonic activities and a wealth of supplemental reading material which gradually develop a child's reading skills in a sequential and enjoyable manner. Developed and approved by teachers and parents across the United States, Literactive is the acknowledged leader in early learning online
Online Storytime with Barnes & Noble. Various books read out loud for children. Even with video! :)
PBS Kids. Reading games.
PhonicsFast. Phonics Fast is a completely free English Phonics curriculum. Phonics Fast's mission is to help parents and free literacy programs worldwide. There is a lot of information, activities, resources and downloads hosted on the site including the free to use, free to share work text Reading Spelling & Writing.
Progressive Phonics.
Progressive Phonics is an all-in-one reading program that is easy, fun, and totally FREE---that's right, totally and completely free! And with Progressive Phonics, ANYONE can teach a child to read and write in just a few minutes a day, which makes it ideal for parents, teachers, tutors, volunteers and home-schoolers. No experience necessary. Just pick a book and start reading it with your child/students.
Free Phonetic Readers.
Free Phonetic Readers is a work in progress and we are adding a new book every month or two so do check back often! Written and illustrated with sensitivity and gentle humor, Free Phonetic Readers features short and long vowels. Stories introducing children from a variety of backgrounds along with their families, friends, pets and other critters introduce phonics to the beginning reader.
Kiddie Records Weekly. "NEW" CLASSIC CHILDREN'S RECORDS!
KiddieRecords.com has posted a dozen "new" classic children's records for 2011 on their site, including The Travels of Babar, Alladin, Bugs Bunny, David & Goliath, The Little Ballerina, and even a great educational record about atoms and molecules. The Square Dance Party is also loads of fun if you want to get your kids moving. These are all GEMS your younger children will love.
Young Readers. this is part of many books that says "the best ebooks at the best price: free!"
Johnnie's Story Page. Here you will find alphabet and phonics activities from Starfall, interactive stories from the British Council and stories from PBS, Scholastic and others. Classic stories from Greek mythology, Mother Goose rhymes, Alice and Aesop can be found here.
Study Guides to go with books. Glencoe Literature. Glencoe Literature offers a collection of hardcover books that allows you to extend the study of literature to your choice of full-length novels and plays. Each Glencoe Literature Library book consists of a complete novel or play accompanied by several related readings, such as short stories, poems, essays, or informational articles.
Reading Hawk. The Reading Hawk website is dedicated to providing stories and books to the beginning reader of English. Currently all of the stories and books found on Reading Hawk are free. It is hoped that this website will help beginning readers on their successful lifelong journey of reading.
SightWords.com. It has free tools to help parents and educators teach sight words to kids from Pre-K to 4th Grade.
This resource has free printable resources, crafted to facilitate learning at home and in the classroom. The website’s features include:
• 12 fully customizable Games such as Bingo and Snakes & Ladders (http://www.sightwords.com/sight-words/games/)
• Printable Flash Cards in a variety of sizes (http://www.sightwords.com/sight-words/flash-cards/)
• The latest Teaching Techniques, complete with “how-to” videos (http://www.sightwords.com/sight-words/lessons/)
Starfall. Learn to read with phonics. Starfall.com opened in September of 2002 as a free public service to teach children to read with phonics. Our systematic phonics approach, in conjunction with phonemic awareness practice, is perfect for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, special education, homeschool, and English language development (ELD, ELL, ESL). Starfall is an educational alternative to other entertainment choices for children.
Workbooks to go along with some books you may be reading. See Glencoe Literature Library. Glencoe Literature offers a collection of hardcover books that allows you to extend the study of literature to your choice of full-length novels and plays. Each Glencoe Literature Library book consists of a complete novel or play accompanied by several related readings, such as short stories, poems, essays, or informational articles.
Critical Thinking
Learn the News. Learn the News presents the news in language that primary school children – and other readers – can easily read and understand. It also extracts educational value from the news through numeracy and literacy worksheets that can be used in the classroom and for homework.
Stories are presented so as to cater for readers of different levels of literacy. A story is presented first in bold type and in language much like that of a young child's bedtime story. If necessary, slightly more sophisticated language follows, in italics, for the benefit of older children for whom the worksheet might be written.
The "adult" version of the story is next, straight off the news wires. Words children may find difficult are highlighted and explained in a glossary.
Stories are presented so as to cater for readers of different levels of literacy. A story is presented first in bold type and in language much like that of a young child's bedtime story. If necessary, slightly more sophisticated language follows, in italics, for the benefit of older children for whom the worksheet might be written.
The "adult" version of the story is next, straight off the news wires. Words children may find difficult are highlighted and explained in a glossary.
Study Guides
American LIterary Classics. Studies and Teacher Guides. ELLSA (Electronic Literature and Language in South East Asia) is a web-based resource for teaching and learning English through literature. It provides on-line and downloadable lesson plans in PDF format for working with classic and contemporary short stories.
