Best web sites for reading

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Permalink Reply by Jessica Eitzen on January 11, 2010 at 9:36am

We use the Scott Foresman reading series, and the students can go to the Scott Foresman site and do fun activities that go along with the story they're currently reading in the basal.

Another one they really enjoy is Storyline Online. Kids love this site because they can listen to their favorite books being read by celebrities while reading along. My favorites are "To Be a Drum" read by James Earl Jones and "Dad, Are You the Tooth Fairy?" read by Jason Alexander.

Our school has a paid subscription to Tumblebooks too. They can read the books, listen to them, or even see them animated.

Permalink Reply by MsLisaKate on January 12, 2010 at 6:29am

Thanks - we use all three of these!

Permalink Reply by Marcy Prager on March 14, 2010 at 2:15pm

Lisa -
Raz Kids is an on-line interactive reading site. The books are leveled. Teachers can keep track of what level students have accomplished or not. It follows the model of Response to Intervention and does it REALLY well. Students can read in school or at home. It is not expensive per year to order a class subscription. http://www.raz-kids.com/ Check it out.

Permalink Reply by Michelle Breum on January 11, 2010 at 5:13pm

I've collected my favorites with links on two blogs. http://onlinereadinggames.blogspot.com and http://onlinestoriesforchildren.blogspot.com

Permalink Reply by Neil Ringrose on January 11, 2010 at 11:23pm

Hi
I just wanted to say thanks for collecting these resources together!
Neil

Permalink Reply by MsLisaKate on January 12, 2010 at 6:41am

Yes thank you - I keep the Study Tools web page up on our school's web site, so I was looking for new links to add. You can check it out here and grab some for yourself:
http://www.bostonrenaissance.org/Default.aspx?tabid=86

Permalink Reply by Brandi on March 7, 2010 at 1:07pm

Kindergarten and Grade One students like Starfall.com.

Permalink Reply by Michelle TeGrootenhuis on March 12, 2010 at 6:14pm

Check out "Into the Book" at http://reading.ecb.org/index.html
I also have my favorites listed at my teacher links web page (forgive the layout--I'm hoping to revamp my whole site over the summer). http://www.mrstg.com/teacher_links.htm

Permalink Reply by Angela Mitchell on March 14, 2010 at 12:52pm

Here's one that your students will enjoy. www.starfall.com

Permalink Reply by Sally Arnold on March 14, 2010 at 3:35pm

There is a great megasite for kids that focuses on Alberta, Canada curriculum. Includes games, ways to present content, interactive whiteboard material, webquests etc. Kids can search by subject or grade or topic Also has sites grouped by holidays. Monitored by teachers with much of the content created by other teachers. www.2learn.ca

Permalink Reply by Marcy Prager on March 14, 2010 at 6:25pm

Thanks, Sally!
Under Science, I just put the Virtual Earthworm on my school's site as we will be studying earthworms in May.

Permalink Reply by Abbie Struchtemeyer on February 16, 2011 at 12:15pm

Another vote for starfall.com

My kindergartners love starfall!