Literacy
Literacy Resources
Common Lit Thematic Discussions - choose a theme e.g. and the site will provide some literary resources.
21 Digital Tools to Develop Vocabulary
ABCYa - Variety of interactive literacy activities for approx. years 1 - 8
ReadWriteThink - various literacy activities & tools
Teaching Ideas - loads of ideas and teacher notes
Jill Hammond's Videos on teaching literacy
A list of some word cloud generators and suggestions for their use
Kathy Schrock's collection of Digital storytelling resources
Study Ladder - online activities for literacy. You can personalise for your students
The Literacy Shed - literacy resources, ideas and sources of motivation. One of the best literacy sites around.
Literacy Progressions
Literacy learning progressions
Literacy Progressions Kids-peak
Literacy Learning Progressions pdf download
Writing Progressions - in kid-speak
Reading Progressions - In kid-speak
Oral Language
Many of the written language motivators can be used to stimulate oral language as well.
Chatterkids and PuppetPals are great ipad apps for oral language.
Some online story-writing sites and apps have a record function so students can tell their story orally eg Little Bird Tales and Book Creator.
Online Books
- Tumble Books- access through a Library eg Christchurch or Hamilton. Students will need their library card number.
- Children's Library
- Storyline Online - story videos
- Unite for Literacy - mostly junior books, some suit older children with lower reading ages or ESL.
- GetEpic.Com Sign up & get a class code
- Storytime - Audio readings of NZ books
- StoryBerries
- Free Children’s Stories
- Poem Cards
- Ready to Reads
A list of news sites designed specifically for children. Consider using them combined with a Newsboard approach.
School Journal resources - pdf files, teacher resource materials and audio files of School Journals on TKI
The Literacy Shed - literacy resources, ideas and sources of motivation. One of the best literacy sites around.
#NZreadaloud More info - presentation - Youtube video Students from many schools share their thoughts on one book
Digital Tools for Student Writing
Book Creator - An easy to use site (free) or app (~$9) that can be used to create multi-media books. Getting started. Lots of Resources. Books can be published online or printed as pdfs.
Google Docs & Word
Google Slides & Powerpoint
Story Jumper Can add your own images. Integrates with Google Classroom.
PicLits - Has Images and Vocabulary to add
Little Bird Tales seems to only have paid versions now
Storybird seems to only have paid versions now
Publishing Writing
Book Creator - as above
Toi Toi - journal of young children's writing
Wattpad - a place for young writers to share their writing for feedback and support from peers. Younger students should use with teacher help
Reluctant Writers
Catriona Pene’s - engaging reluctant writers
Spirals of inquiry - raising boys’ literacy
100 word challenge - great for boys writing
Page with lots of information and links relating to writing Pick-A-Path or Choose Your Own Adventure stories
Writing Prompts & Motivation
Visual Writing Prompts - creative writing prompts, video and pictures
The Literacy Shed - literacy resources, ideas and sources of motivation. One of the best literacy sites around.
Comic Book Creators
Book Creator has comic templates that you can add your own images and text to.
Storyboard That - Create 3x1 or 3x2 storyboards, max. 2 storyboards per week. Free. Lots of images to use. Paid version allows your own images or larger/more storyboards. Works on an ipad. Very easy to use.
Other Writing Resources
Fakebook - create fake profiles for imaginary characters
Popplet and other Web2.0 tools
Making Writing Fun - Crowd-sourced Presentation