Popular websites to support reading and literacy development
Updated 8/2006 Prepared by Andrea Burke, Library Media Teacher
Interactive sites with lessons, and or stories
Well known and used beginning reading site. The Starfall Method of reading instruction was developed for the emergent reader. It is based in part on research by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development about how children learn to read.
PBS offers very good reading practice with the well known Arthur and friends by Marc Brown. Story Scramble is for young independent readers. There are several other word and game related activities.
Read a story and play a game with the favorite character, Clifford. Interactive and beginning reading stories and games.
High quality picture books read aloud. Quizzes and a comment/book response form for kids. This is a subscription site, but a free trial is offered and worth the time to experience the large collection of books and club activities offered.
Interactive stories in English or Spanish for first and second graders. Stories are adaptations of classic fairy tales. Produced and maintained by a NC public library and on the ALA list of best reading sites for kids.
Famous actors read popular picture books to kids. The Screen Actors Guild Foundation offers Storyline Online, an on-line streaming video program featuring SAG members reading childrens books aloud. Hand-picked by BookPALS National Program Director Ellen Nathan, a former teacher and librarian, each of the books on this site offer an accompanying lesson plan and activity guide.
Videostreaming on the library homepage also has several good books retold in a video format available.
For Reading Suggestions, Motivation, Quizzes
Kidsreads is a site for kids to find info about their favorite books, series and authors. Reviews of the newest titles, interviews with the coolest authors and special features on great books are our specialties. Trivia, games, word scrambles and awesome contests!
Book Adventure is a reading motivation program for children in grades K-8. Children create their own book lists from over 6,000 recommended titles, take multiple choice quizzes on the books they've read offline.
Reading Rainbow, PBS's award-winning children's series, offers this website which details on books featured on the television show, online games and activities, and information for adults and families.
Other Good Literacy Related Websites for Teachers and Parents:
Reading Rockets offers a wealth of strategies, lessons, and activities designed to help young children learn to read
More resources - each of the websites offers lists of more recommended literacy websites! These lists were impressive and looked current.
Readwritethink offers a compilation of education and literacy related web sites.
ALA great web sites for kids list
Online resources reviewed by Pamela LeLand, BSD, Instructional Technology Dept.
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