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Free Reading Websites for Parents & Students:

🔤 Letter Recognition & Phonics

Starfall
Interactive alphabet activities, letter sounds, phonics, and beginning reading practice. Best for Pre-K–2. Some activities require a paid membership, so select the free sections.

Reading Bear
Free phonics presentations and practice with letter sounds, blending, and decoding words. Great for beginning readers.

PBS KIDS
Free games, stories, and activities that support early literacy and language development.

📚 Free Books & Read-Alouds

Unite for Literacy
Hundreds of picture books with audio narration in English and many other languages. Great for shared reading at home.

Storyline Online
Watch actors read children's picture books aloud. A fun way to build listening comprehension and encourage a love of reading.

Free Kids Books
Read or download free children's books, including picture books and early-reader texts.

🧠 Fluency, Comprehension & Vocabulary

Storynory
Free audio stories, fairy tales, poems, and classic stories to develop listening comprehension and vocabulary.

Ducksters
Kid-friendly nonfiction articles about animals, science, history, and geography. Great for building vocabulary and background knowledge.