Twinkl

Twinkl are offering all parents and teachers a One Month FREE Ultimate Membership to Twinkl.ie. This will allow parents and teachers unlimited access to every single resource for every single curriculum subject from junior infants to sixth class. www.twinkl.ie/offer

Notes: Setting this up is really easy to do - go to www.twinkl.ie/offer and enter the code IRLTWINKLHELPS. This code will only work for new memberships. If you are an existing member with a Core or Extra membership, please get in touch and we will upgrade you to Ultimate right away.

World Book

The World Book is a resource offered by the PDST. It’s like a virtual encyclopedia except a lot more interactive. https://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/products?ed=all&gr=Welcome%21

EPIC!

Epic! is an online library which offers over 35000 resources including “Read to Me” books, audiobooks, student tracking, reading level linkage with Accelerated Reader and other reading levelling schemes. It also offers high interest texts such as National Geographic Kids and Guinness Book of Records.

https://www.pdst.ie/DistanceLearning/SourcesofInformation#epic

Edco Learning

Pupil resources for programme include:

• Skills Books

• All readers

• Pupil’s digital resources

https://www.edcolearning.ie/

Notes: Username: primaryedcobooks Password: edco2020

BorrowBox

If you or your child/children or parent/s are a member of the local library, you can access an App or website called BorrowBox. It is free. I use it for audio books and also, ebook. There is a children's section. https://www.borrowbox.com/

Notes: To register, you need your library card which has your membership number on the back.

Vooks

Vooks is committed to being a resource for families to keep kids reading at home. Vooks can also be a welcome distraction for parents, allowing them to enjoy time with their kids, watching and discussing books together. To help, we have created take-home lesson plans that can be shared with parents and guardians - built to provide children with 20 minutes a day of read aloud time and activities. https://www.vooks.com/

Notes: Free one month, sign up required

www.sorchaj.com

This site covers phonics, dolch, Jolly Phonics including tricky word lists and practice reading sentences following the Spellbound order of words and more. www.sorchaj.com

Rivet Reading

Rivet Reading App by Google is not available in the EU, but the web version of the books, with reading is. High Interest Reading books are available with help for pupils with words that are not easily decodable. Topics range from Animals to History, Sport to Science .Very useful for reluctant readers and self-guided. https://rivet.area120.com/read/#/libraryScreen