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Here’s a rundown of my Top Ten Reading Apps along with a printable list you can send home with parents at the end of school!
- Speed Reading Academy – is a fun, educational app that helps young readers build their fluency and stamina. This interactive app is designed to help students increase their reading speed while playing along with the game.
2. EPIC is a subscription-based e-book library that’s just $4.99 per month, and it’s filled with more than 20,000 e-books!
3. Reading Rainbow‘s SKYBRARY is a carefully curated, ever expanding interactive library of digital books and video explorations designed to engage young readers and foster a love of learning.
4. For great nonfiction reading practice, the Time for Kids app can’t be beat. It brings current events to life for children.
5. Starfall is perfect for younger students. This was originally just a website, but it is being transitioned into an app. Starfall is a wonderful website with many great learning materials for kids in PreK to Grade 2. Keep an eye on this app as it continues to expand!
6. Sight Words Learning Games and Reading Flash Cards provides ample opportunities to learn all 220 Dolch words through a series of six games and activities.
7. For emerging readers, BOB Books have always been a favorite. Now they’re an app!! They take children on an interactive journey that blends learning, reading, and fun.
8. Another fun sight word app is Sight Word Ninja. If you’ve ever played Fruit Ninja, you know how addictive it is. In this game, the fruit is replaced with sight words! How fun does that sound?
9. Teach Your Monster to Read is one of my favorites! Teach Your Monster to Read is an award-winning phonics and reading game that’s helped over a million children learn to read.
10. The Dr. Seuss Treasury includes 55 Dr. Seuss classics which have been adapted into delightful interactive experiences.
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bookadventure.com
Flippys Cause and Effect
Inferring
Setting Game
Toon University
Flippys Cause and Effect
Text to Self Connections
When Did The Story Happen
kids.aol.com JrStories
Story Scramble
http://www.readtomelv.com/
http://kbkonnected.tumblr.com/post/4764735366/childrens-ebook-collections-great-resources
Into the Book- Grandpa Tucker's Rhymes and Tales - stories, poems and songs for kids and families
- Lil' Fingers Storybooks
- Lil' Fingers Holidays
- The Story Place The Children's Digital Library
- Fact or Opinion - Teaching and Learning Resources
- Fact or Opinion - Quia
- Point of View New York State Elementary Test Prep
- Drawing conclusions New York State
- Main Idea New York State
- The Literacy Center
- StoryPlace: a Pre-School Library
- BBC CBeebies Story Circle
- Interactive Storybooks Clifford
- Reading Games for ages 3-6
- Reading Games for ages 6 and up
| Reading and Language Arts [more Reading and LA resources] |
Reading and LA Portals - Many topics, all ages
- Reading and LA resources for grade 3 and 4
- Kidspiration templates - math and reading
- Kidspiration reading templates - grade 3
- More Kidspiration reading templates
- Language Arts links for grade 3 and 4
- Language Arts from iknowthat.com
- Interactive Literacy Resources
- Starship English (BBC)
- Houghton Mifflin Reading - Kids Place - activities for each story (Grades 1, 2, and 3)
- Interactive Calendar with literacy ideas and lesson plans
- online Student Materials to support literacy learning
- Primary Games - reading
- Star Fall - comprehension and phonics
- Between the Lions PBSkids.org
- Arthur PBS Kids
- Read * Write * Think IRA, NCTE
Here are my top five:
1. The Empty Pot: My mom read this story to me all the time when I was a little girl and I have such fond memories of it. This story teaches a very important lesson on honesty. Click {here} to read a great summary of this book and click {here} to get your own copy.
2. Enemy Pie: This book was a lucky find! I found it in a cute little book store I love to spend time in. I bought it based on the cute cover and title. I lucked out when it turned out to be a wonderful story with a great moral about friendship. Click {here} for a great lesson plan to go with this book and click {here} to get your own copy.
3. Ordinary Mary's Extraordinary Deed: I LOVE THIS BOOK! It teaches the sweetest lesson about kindness. This book is great for creating a caring classroom and it will show your students that one person can make a difference. Click {here} to get your own copy.
4. What Are You So Grumpy About?: This book is just plain funny and I adore the pictures. This book is great for teaching about moods and different emotions. Click {here} to get your own copy.
5. Purple, Green and Yellow: This book is such a funny read aloud and my students asked for it ALL THE TIME last year. I also love it because I think it is fun to say {in one breath} Super-indelible-never-come-off-till-you're-dead-and-maybe-even-later coloring markers!
Click {here} to get your own copy.
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