Reading Sites

Free audio books, downloadable as mp3 files.

Log on using CNet and selecting ACEN Member Collection.

Free digital library.

Digital library, free year subscription for teachers.

Free readers for K to 2 students.

Range of digital and multimedia texts.

Free digital library for Years 3 to 6.

Free online levelled reading program.

Behind the News. ABC media resources.

Kid friendly news stories.

Picture books read by astronauts in space.

Printable and PDF levelled texts.

Online, levelled reading program.

Video texts, sorted under a variety of topics.

Collection of Pixar Shorts for visual literacy.

Five minute stories with clues for students to 'infer' and solve.

Stories narrated by celebrities.

Variety of digital texts.

Free downloadable decodable readers.

Free digital library, levelled texts.

Beginning Reader Program, only free with computer access (paid app).

Variety of online texts for different reading ages.


Online, levelled reading program.

Phonics Comics for Kindergarten.

Online texts for beginning readers.

Reading game for Years 2 to 8.


Beginning reading/phonics website.

Assorted Language Arts Curriculum units, available to download for free.

subscription based resources

Access to a range of audio texts.


Access to a range of digital readers.


Digital texts and literacy resources.


Digital readers and literacy activities.


Digital reading program

Free digital texts, free 30 day trial.

Subscriptions available to Time Magazine for Kids.

Downloadable readers aimed at upper primary school students. Some free downloads available.

Links to Google Earth tours based on a variety of books. They require an account and request. An example to demonstrate is available here.

Collection of animated talking picture books, chapter books and graphic novels. Subscription based service.