Visit these sites for other information and activities involving literacy. All links are to free web-based resources.
Frederick County Public Libraries: www.fcpl.org
Frederick County has a collection of wonderful libraries. Visit them to help your child get a library card, participate in story time and book clubs, and find a huge range of books available for use. Nearby branches include Point of Rocks, Urbana, and the central C. Burr Arts Library in downtown Frederick.
Click on the dancing book to go to TumbleBooks for kids. Here children can listen to and watch stories online. Families can search by grade level, author, and interest.
Starfall: http://www.starfall.com
Here children in grades PreK-2 can listen to stories and play games to increase phonics and sight word learning. Books for reading online and games are provided. There are great directions for parents on the "Parents" link at the top of the page.
Reading Rockets: http://www.readingrockets.org/families
Families can find valuable information about reading development and ways to encourage literacy at home. This website is funded through Public Broadcasting stations and is non profit.
Helping Your Child Become a Reader: http://www.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/reader/index.html
This resource is published by the US Department of Education and provided information on literacy development and explanations of literacy activities for children from birth to age 6.
International Reading Association: http://www.reading.org/resources/tools/parent.html
This list of publications, all available in online pdf files for no charge, provided resources for parents from the World's premiere organization for literacy.
BookFinder: http://www.pbs.org/parents/bookfinder/
This online resource, sponsored by PBS, allows parents and children to search for books based on age level and topics of interest. This is appropriate for ages infant to grade 3.
Award Winning Books: http://www.readingrockets.org/books/awardwinners
This link will connect you to lists of Caldecott, Newbery, and many other award winning books.
Black Eyed Susan Books: http://www.maslmd.org/awards_winners.php
This list details the previous winners of the Maryland Black Eyed Susan Award as sponsored by the Maryland Association of School Librarians.
Spelling Bee: www.learner.org/interactives/spelling
This link includes a fun, interactive "spelling bee" style game for grades 1-8 with the spelling activities linked to stories read aloud. Spelling Connections: http://www.spellingconnectionsonline.com/
This link includes lots of spelling games based on typical grade level patterns.  |
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