Reading Resources

The Authors Everywhere Youtube Channel has a great collection of read-alouds, writing workshops, and art demonstrations.

Leah Henderson reads the first chapter of her novel THE MAGIC IN CHANGING YOUR STARS.

Jason Reynolds reads an excerpt from his novel GHOST.

Kate Messner shares a read-aloud excerpt from TRACKING PYTHONS: THE QUEST TO CATCH AN INVASIVE PREDATOR AND SAVE AN ECOSYSTEM.

Jo Knowles reads from her novel WHERE THE HEART IS and shares a writing exercise.

Chris Tebbetts reads from STRANDED.

Ann Braden reads an excerpt from THE BENEFITS OF BEING AN OCTOPUS.

Debbi Michiko Florence reads from KEEP IT TOGETHER KEIKO CARTER and shares a writing prompt.

KA Holt reads an excerpt from her forthcoming middle grade novel-in-verse, BEN BEE AND THE TEACHER GRIEFER.

Mae Respicio reads from ANY DAY WITH YOU and shares a writing prompt.

Lisa Yee reads from MILLICENT MIN, GIRL GENIUS.

Kate Messner shares an excerpt from CHIRP.

Lisa Schroeder reads an excerpt from her novel MY SECRET GUIDE TO PARIS.

Janet Fox reads the first chapter of her novel THE ARTIFACT HUNTERS.

Chris Tebbetts reads the first chapters of MIDDLE SCHOOL, THE WORST YEARS OF MY LIFE.

Poet Charles Waters shares poetry from DICTIONARY FOR A BETTER WORLD.

Abby Cooper reads the first chapter of FRIEND OR FICTION.

Author KA Holt reads an excerpt from her novel-in-verse, HOUSE ARREST.

Author Jennifer Roy shares a video read-aloud from her historical novel YELLOW STAR.

Author Chelsea Clinton shares an excerpt from her book START NOW: YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

Author Sayantani DasGupta shares a read-aloud of the first chapter of THE SERPENT’S SECRET.

Abby Cooper reads the first chapter of FRIEND OR FICTION.

Author Laurel Snyder shares some thoughts on fiction and making up stories, along with a read-aloud of CHARLIE AND MOUSE OUTDOORS.

Author Caroline Starr Rose reads her picture book, A RACE AROUND THE WORLD: THE TRUE STORY OF NELLIE BLY AND ELIZABETH BISLAND.

Author Corinne Demas shares a read-aloud of THE DISAPPEARING ISLAND.

Author Lauren Tarshis shares a read-aloud of the first two chapters of I SURVIVED THE SINKING OF THE TITANIC.

Author Sarah Aronson shares a read-aloud of JUST LIKE RUBE GOLDBERG.

Author Chelsea Clinton shares an excerpt from her book START NOW: YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

Author and illustrator Grace Lin shares a chapter from her book, THE YEAR OF THE DOG.

Chris Tebbetts reads from STRANDED.

Nikki Grimes reads poems from her book WORDS WITH WINGS.

Ann Braden reads an excerpt from THE BENEFITS OF BEING AN OCTOPUS.

Nancy Castaldo reads from BACK FROM THE BRINK.

Debbi Michiko Florence reads from KEEP IT TOGETHER KEIKO CARTER and shares a writing prompt.

Kate Messner reads an excerpt from RANGER IN TIME: RESCUE ON THE OREGON TRAIL.

KA Holt reads an excerpt from her forthcoming middle grade novel-in-verse, BEN BEE AND THE TEACHER GRIEFER.

Mae Respicio reads from ANY DAY WITH YOU and shares a writing prompt.

Kate Messner shares an excerpt from CHIRP.

Lisa Schroeder reads an excerpt from her novel MY SECRET GUIDE TO PARIS.

Poet Charles Waters shares poetry from DICTIONARY FOR A BETTER WORLD.

Debbi Michiko Florence reads an excerpt of JASMINE TOGUCHI FLAMINGO KEEPER and shares a writing prompt.

Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich reads from SOMEDAY IS NOW.

Kate Messner shares a read-aloud excerpt from TRACKING PYTHONS: THE QUEST TO CATCH AN INVASIVE PREDATOR AND SAVE AN ECOSYSTEM.


www.getepic.com

Reading

K - 2nd, 3rd - 5th, 6th - 8th

https://www.getepic.com/sign-in

Epic is the leading digital learning playground for kids. With over 40,000 high-quality books, audiobooks and videos from the world’s best publishers, Epic reaches more than 20 million kids. No inappropriate content, ads or in-app purchases. Always free for educators.

Providing all educators and librarians the ability to offer students remote access to the platform for FREE through the end of the school year, June 30, 2020, with no credit card required.


Wonderopolis.org

http://wonderopolis.org/

Short videos and readings that answers various burning questions for students. There are vocabulary challenges and comprehension questions.

Free


Wonderscape Education

Math, Reading, Writing, Science, Social Studies, Fine Arts, Foreign Language, Physical Education, Early Childhood, STEM

ALL

https://wonderscapeeducation.vhx.tv/

Wonderscape Education offers over 200 educational videos from K-12 with review questions at the end of each video segment to reinforce learning! Free Access!

FREE ACCESS to stream over 200 educational programs from K-12 that cover all core curriculum subjects!


Weird Enough Productions

https://getmedialit.com/

GetMediaLit.com is a platform that provides culturally relevant, standards-aligned, and engaging curricula that only requires 30 minutes of weekly use to be effective. Kids love COMICS!

We're making our comic based learning platform Get Media Lit free through the end of the 2019-2020 school year. On our platform you will find comic based standards aligned lessons for grades 4-10 perfect for classroom discussion. All free trial sign ups automatically will be valid through the end of the year.


Teach This

Reading, Writing, ESL, Foreign Language

ALL

https://www.teach-this.com

Teach-This.com contains over 1,400 fun and engaging PDF worksheets, ESL games and activities to help you teach all the core skills associated with English language learning: speaking, listening, reading, writing, pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar.

We offer many free PDF resources on every page of the website without the need to sign-up.


Read to Lead

Reading, Writing, Intervention Resources, Career Exploration

6th - 8th, High School

rtlgames.org

Read to Lead is a digital literacy learning game, where students are empowered to be the boss while reading their way through a virtual internship. It is a fun, engaging, and relevant way to blast through traditional reading barriers and promote workplace readiness and skill building. By playing our learning games, youth increase reading achievement, find motivation, and see, often for the first time, a real connection between learning, career aspirations, and their futures. Read to Lead is geared for students in 5th - 9th grades and provides a diverse representation of characters to showcase that ALL of our students can be the Boss! Additionally, Read to Lead provides community action projects, coaching, and implementation support for an enriching educational experience! Our staff is committed to turn-key (ready-to-use) implementation and support to build the capacity of educators.

All resources on our platform are FREE that includes community action projects, lesson plans, and unlimited educator and student accounts to access our games. Additionally free virtual support in the form of webinars, one on one coaching sessions, and online communities, and video tutorials are offered on a weekly basis and free to access.


CommonLit



https://www.commonlit.org/

CommonLit is a nonprofit edtech company with an online library of over 1,500 authentic reading passages, text sets, units, and digital learning tools. Teachers can create classes (easy rostering with Google Classroom and Clever) and assign texts digitally. Students can annotate text, respond to comprehension questions, take assessments, and more. Read aloud and translation tools are also included. Teachers also have access to free data reports.

As a nonprofit, CommonLit.org is always 100% free to all teachers, parents, and students.