Reading Websites for Kids
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READING WEBSITES
· Tween Tribune by Smithsonian
Lots of non-fiction articles on this site and you can level it by Lexile (reading) level. Grades K-12
· Story Place
Read-along site for younger kids with activities and free story videos. There are animated videos of stories and sing-a-long songs. PreK-Grade 1
· Storyline Online
Storyline Online has books on video and lessons aimed at strengthening comprehension and verbal and written skills for English-language learners.
· Roy: Tale of a Singing Zebra
Guided reading and other reading games for emerging readers. PreK-Grade 1
· ReadWriteThink
readwritethink has activities, games, tips, recommendations, and more for literacy. Free Parent & Teacher Resources, grades K-12
· ReadWorks
Literacy lessons that include comprehension and short passages to analyze. Grades K-12
· Read Theory
Read Theory offers online reading activities for all ages and ability levels. The program adapts to students’ individual ability levels and presents them with thousands of skill-building exercises that suit their needs. Free Sign up, Grades K-12
· Reading Bear
Reading Bear teaches beginning readers vocabulary and concepts while systematically introducing all the main phonetic patterns of written English. PreK-Grade 1
· Oxford Owl-Reading
Phonics practice, spelling, and free eBooks. Free, 3-11 years
· Into the Book
Into the Book is a reading comprehension site that focuses on reading strategies teachers work on every day. Get practice using prior knowledge, making connections, questioning, visualizing, inferring, summarizing, evaluating and synthesizing. Grades K-6
· Inkless Tales
Stories, poems, games, and more. K-Grade 5
· Free Rice (Vocabulary Practice)
This addictive site tests kids (and you!) on your vocabulary knowledge. They also donate free rice to third world countries! Grades 2-12
· Biblionasium
Site for reviewing and sharing books makes reading a social adventure. Grades 2-8 (must sign up for free membership)
· Between the Lions
PBS reading website with read-along folktales and fables, clever song videos of letter sounds, and many more stories to capture kids’ attention.K-1
· Fun For the Brain:
A set of interactive games which can be used on the SmartBoard or learning center. From the website: ―Learn and review English grammar and early reading skills with these games.‖
· Dogo News:
Kids‘ news articles & current events. ―Fodder for young minds‖
· BBC’s Bitesize Games:
From the BBC, this site provides a number of interactive game options including rhyming words, phonics, ABC order, pronouns, punctuation, and more. Note: audio has British accent.
· Alphabetical Order:
Great game for the SmartBoard in which students can move the words around to put them in ABC order.
· ABCya!
Arranged by grade level, this site contains a great set of computer based activities for grades K-5 th. K & 1st grade have oral direction options. Holiday-oriented choices are included in each grade level.
· Reading Bear
phonics & vocabulary practice
· Fast Phonics
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Sight Word Smash
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Reading Street
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