Student Websites

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            Alphabet Bingo

http://www.abcya.com/kindergarten_alphabet_bingo.htm

American Library Association—Great websites for kids

http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section=greatwebsites&template=/cfapps/gws/displaysection.cfm&sec=7

Clifford Interactive Storybooks—Phonics fun for early readers

http://teacher.scholastic.com/clifford1/

          DIBELS Interventions Electrified!—Reading games

http://www.teachers.cr.k12.de.us/~galgano/dibel2.htm

          FunBrain—Fun reading games

http://www.funbrain.com/

         Funfonix.com—Phonics and spelling games

http://www.funfonix.com/games/

          Gamequarium—Multiple reading games

http://www.gamequarium.com/

Merriam-Webster’s Word Central—Word power and language fun

http://www.wordcentral.com/

PBS Between the Lions—Reading games & stories

http://pbskids.org/lions/index.html

Reading Planet at Reading is Fundamental—Reading games, stories, songs and poems

http://www.rif.org/readingplanet/

           Sadlier-Oxford Publishing—Vocabulary and phonics games

http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/

Starfall—Phonics reading games and stories

http://www.starfall.com/

Story Place—Interactive digital stories and reading games

http://www.storyplace.org/

          Treasures (McMillan McGraw-Hill)—activities that align with Indiana Area School District’s literacy series

http://treasures.macmillanmh.com/pennsylvania/students

Wacky Web Tales—Short story creation (grade 3 and above)

http://www.eduplace.com/tales/

Family Resource Websites

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America Reads—Resources for parents to make early investments in reading for long-term rewards

http://www.ed.gov/inits/americareads/index.html

Beginning to Read:  Preschool through Grade 2—Activities for reading and writing fun

http://www2.ed.gov/Family/RWN/Activ97/begin.html

          Building Fluency at Home—Tips on family paired-reading

http://www.education.com/reference/article/building-fluency-home/

Building your Child’s Reading Skills—Tips for parents of primary readers

http://www.peel.edu.on.ca/parents/documents/DONEBuildyourchild_sreadingskills_001.doc

          Curriculum Information for Parents—Reading tips for Kindergarten through grade 4

http://www.fcrr.org/Curriculum/curriculumForParents.shtm

          Discovering the Magic of Reading Aloud—Reading aloud tips

http://www.peel.edu.on.ca/parents/documents/DONEDiscoverthemagicofreadingaloud_001.doc

        Encouraging the Young Reader in Grades 3-6—Activities for reading and writing fun

http://www2.ed.gov/Family/RWN/Activ97/young.html

Family FUNdamentals for Summer Learning:  School-Home Literacy Connections—Moving from Kindergarten to Grade 1

http://www.michigan.gov/documents/Kindergarten_Literacy_Activities_66523_7.pdf

Family FUNdamentals for Summer Learning:  School-Home Literacy Connections—Moving from Grade 1 to Grade 2

http://www.michigan.gov/documents/1st_Grade_Literacy_Activities_66526_7.pdf

Family FUNdamentals for Summer Learning:  School-Home Literacy Connections—Moving from Grades 2 to 3

http://www.michigan.gov/documents/2nd_Grade_Literacy_Activities_66529_7.pdf

          Fluency—Target the Problem!—Fluency tips

http://www.readingrockets.org/helping/target/fluency#do_parents

         Motivating the Reluctant Reader—Tips for motivating the reluctant reader

http://www.peel.edu.on.ca/parents/documents/DONEMotivatethereluctantreader_001.doc

          Reading Fluency for Children—Tips and articles on reading fluency

http://math-and-reading-help-for-kids.org/reading_fluency_for_children.html

          Reading Information for Parents—Renowned reading expert Jim Trelease shares reading tips

http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/10-reading-facts-brochure.pdf

        Reading Resource—Reading Fluency Strategies

http://www.readingresource.net/readingfluency.html

Reading Rockets—Teaching kids to read and helping those who struggle

http://www.readingrockets.org

Scholastic Parent Site—Sharing information for parents of children from preschool to 8^th grade

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/booksandreading.jsp

We Read—Literacy and Education for Life­­—Stories and related activities

http://www.weread.org/