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What is Epic?
Storyline Online streams videos of renowned actors reading popular children’s books with engaging illustrations. Notable readers include Oprah Winfrey, Chris Pine, Rosario Dawson, and many others.
Research shows that reading aloud to children enhances their reading, writing, and communication skills, fosters logical thinking and concentration, and encourages a lasting passion for reading.
Please note: the free version of Epic can only be accessed during school hours.
Here is a link to a free 7-day trial and 25% off an Epic subscription if you are interested in purchasing an account for your child to access at home.
Below are links to a variety of online games to practice reading skills:
Make Reading Connections: This game provides practice making mental connections between the text and things the reader already knows (e.g., text-to-text, text-to-world, text-to-self).
Question Cube: This game provides a short story to read. Click the question cube and answer the question based on the story.
Detective's Notebook: The game is designed to get students thinking about what they are reading and answering questions that require inferencing.
Main Idea Millionaire: This game has players find the sentence that does not fit with the main idea of the paragraph.
Cannonball Cats: This game has players use a circus cannon to shoot cats through the correct figurative language fire ring.
Sir Readalot: This game has players smash boxes to find a key that will unlock the treasure box while practicing skills around fact and opinion, drawing conclusions, context clues, and syllables.
Author’s Purpose: This game provides practice identifying the author’s purpose after reading a brief passage. Is it to entertain, inform, or persuade?