Literacy
Resources by Skill
Letter/Sound Knowledge
Reading Comprehension
Additional Online Resources
Making basic literacy skills practice effective and fun
- PBS Kids Reading Games: pbskids.org/games/reading
- Education World, The Reading Machine: www.educationworld.com/a_tech/archives/readingmachine.shtml
- Scholastic Student Activities website: teacher.scholastic.com/activities/clf/tguidesitemap.htm
- The Learning Company games: classicreload.com
Increasing the number and variety of texts available for readers at all levels
- The International Children's Digital Library: en.childrenslibrary.org
- Unite for Literacy: uniteforliteracy.com
- Storyjumper: www.storyjumper.com/book/search
- Project Gutenberg: www.gutenberg.org
- Gismo Freeware: www.techsupportalert.com/free-ebooks-audio-books-read-online-download.htm
- Amazon and Barnes and Noble: search Free Kindle books at www.amazon.com or Free Ebooks at www.barnesandnoble.com.
Scaffolding texts for struggling readers and writers of all ages
- Tech for Teachers: Supporting Struggling Readers with Speech-to-Text: youtu.be/zBLXkAVyJWU
Personalizing and differentiating instruction for diverse readers
- NewsELA: current non-fiction articles at multiple Lexile levels: newsela.com
- Simple English Wikipedia: simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
- Storyline Online: read-aloud, mostly for younger children: www.storylineonline.net
- Fact Monster: fun facts, trivia games, and homework help for elementary students: factmonster.com
- Khan Academy: short online tutorials for all ages: khanacademy.org
Bringing out the social in reading
- Goodreads for students 13 and up; librarians can create private groups with restricted membership: www.goodreads.com
- Biblionasium, which allows users to share their reading preferences; for students age 6-13: www.biblionasium.com
- Library Thing: lets students create a private but shareable personal bookshelf, for kids 13 and up: librarything.com
- Poetry-Free-for-All: for poets of all ages: www.everypoet.org
- Teen Ink: www.teenink.com
- Book Crossing: a forum for sharing actual print books in a unique way: www.bookcrossing.com
- Epals: A reputable global pen pal site that can encourage reading and writing: www.epals.com/#/connections