Title I reading Resources & Tools
APPS for Literacy!
Reading Rockets
http://www.readingrockets.org/literacyapps
Free Websites
Storyline Online
http://www.storylineonline.net
Developed by The Screen Actors Guild Foundation, Storyline Online features accomplished actors and actresses reading some of their favorite children’s books. Each story comes with a free Activity Guide and can be viewed on YouTube or SchoolTube. Rainbow Fish, Wilfrid Gordon Macdonald Partridge, and To Be a Drum are just a few of the books available.
Starfall
http://starfall.com
While some areas of Starfall are part of their premium service, they have many early reader stories available for free. Students can follow along as the story is read to them and can, in some instances, help create their own story. The website is highly engaging and a favorite of young readers.
Launch Pad
http://www.launchpadmag.com/
Launch Pad: Where Young Authors and Illustrators Take Off! selectively publishes the fiction, nonfiction, poetry, book reviews, and art by young authors and illustrators ages 6 – 14. Written works accepted for publication are assigned to young artists to illustrate, resulting in unique and creative publications. Launch Pad welcomes submissions of original stories, poems, and book reviews that have not previously been published. Young artists are encouraged to submit samples of artwork to be considered as illustrators. Launch Pad is an open access publication, and does not charge any submission or publication fees. Launch Pad has been publishing the works of talented young authors and artists, from the United States and internationally, since 2007, and has been recognized with the American Library Association Scholastic Publishing Award.
ABCya!
http://abcya.com
Children can listen to short stories read aloud to them as they follow along with the highlighted text. ABCya! has a variety of educational games in addition to the featured stories. Free resources and materials are available for grades K through 5.
Read Theory
https://readtheory.org/
ReadTheory is a K-12 online reading comprehension program that presents assessments to students at a "just right" level. Using algorithmic science coupled with grade and Lexile® level information, we ensure our assessments are always challenging but never discouraging. After just 20 minutes on ReadTheory, students generate enough data to populate their very own progress reports replete with insights about their unique reading abilities.
Wonderopolis
http://www.wonderopolis.org
Wonderopolis was created by the National Center for Families Learning (NCFL) in 2010, and it has become one of the most popular education sites today. It is a place where natural curiosity and imagination lead to exploration and discovery in learners of all ages. Each day, we pose an intriguing question—the Wonder of the Day—and explore it in a variety of ways.
Subscription Websites
Speekaboos
https://www.speakaboos.com/stories
The SPEAKABOOS site lets kids read or listen to stories -- ranging from traditional fairy tales to popular character-based books, such as the Arthur series -- read by celebrities including Nick Cannon. Kids also can sing along to well-known tunes such as "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" or play matching and other games. Because words accompany the narration, the storybook section gives kids a fun way to practice reading skills. Each story also includes suggested reading and grade levels while listing relevant themes such as fairness and honesty. Parents can browse the library and filter stories by theme and other categories.
Raz-Kids
https://www.raz-kids.com/
Raz-Kids is an award-winning teaching product that provides comprehensive leveled reading resources for students. With hundreds of eBooks offered at 29 different levels of reading difficulty, it's easy to put the right content in every student's hands. Kids access their leveled text through an interactive learning portal designed to keep them motivated and engaged. Every eBook is available in online and mobile formats, and allows students to listen to, read at their own pace, and record themselves reading. Students then take a corresponding eQuiz complete with an extended answer response to test comprehension and determine future instruction needs. Once a child has read ten or more of the leveled eBooks and passed each of the corresponding eQuizzes, they advance on to the next reading level where they have access to lengthier and more difficult text.
Tumblebooks
http://www.tumblebooks.com/
TumbleBookLibrary Premium has over 1100 titles for grades K-6, and includes our unique animated, talking picture books, read-along chapter books, national geographic videos, non-fiction books, playlists, as well as books in Spanish and French. Plus, the collection features Graphic Novels – a student favorite! As well as Math Stories!
Author Websites
Robert Munsch
http://robertmunsch.com/
Mem Fox
http://memfox.com/for-everyone-current-read-alouds/
Reading Rockets
http://www.readingrockets.org/literacyapps
Free Websites
Storyline Online
http://www.storylineonline.net
Developed by The Screen Actors Guild Foundation, Storyline Online features accomplished actors and actresses reading some of their favorite children’s books. Each story comes with a free Activity Guide and can be viewed on YouTube or SchoolTube. Rainbow Fish, Wilfrid Gordon Macdonald Partridge, and To Be a Drum are just a few of the books available.
Starfall
http://starfall.com
While some areas of Starfall are part of their premium service, they have many early reader stories available for free. Students can follow along as the story is read to them and can, in some instances, help create their own story. The website is highly engaging and a favorite of young readers.
Launch Pad
http://www.launchpadmag.com/
Launch Pad: Where Young Authors and Illustrators Take Off! selectively publishes the fiction, nonfiction, poetry, book reviews, and art by young authors and illustrators ages 6 – 14. Written works accepted for publication are assigned to young artists to illustrate, resulting in unique and creative publications. Launch Pad welcomes submissions of original stories, poems, and book reviews that have not previously been published. Young artists are encouraged to submit samples of artwork to be considered as illustrators. Launch Pad is an open access publication, and does not charge any submission or publication fees. Launch Pad has been publishing the works of talented young authors and artists, from the United States and internationally, since 2007, and has been recognized with the American Library Association Scholastic Publishing Award.
ABCya!
http://abcya.com
Children can listen to short stories read aloud to them as they follow along with the highlighted text. ABCya! has a variety of educational games in addition to the featured stories. Free resources and materials are available for grades K through 5.
Read Theory
https://readtheory.org/
ReadTheory is a K-12 online reading comprehension program that presents assessments to students at a "just right" level. Using algorithmic science coupled with grade and Lexile® level information, we ensure our assessments are always challenging but never discouraging. After just 20 minutes on ReadTheory, students generate enough data to populate their very own progress reports replete with insights about their unique reading abilities.
Wonderopolis
http://www.wonderopolis.org
Wonderopolis was created by the National Center for Families Learning (NCFL) in 2010, and it has become one of the most popular education sites today. It is a place where natural curiosity and imagination lead to exploration and discovery in learners of all ages. Each day, we pose an intriguing question—the Wonder of the Day—and explore it in a variety of ways.
Subscription Websites
Speekaboos
https://www.speakaboos.com/stories
The SPEAKABOOS site lets kids read or listen to stories -- ranging from traditional fairy tales to popular character-based books, such as the Arthur series -- read by celebrities including Nick Cannon. Kids also can sing along to well-known tunes such as "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" or play matching and other games. Because words accompany the narration, the storybook section gives kids a fun way to practice reading skills. Each story also includes suggested reading and grade levels while listing relevant themes such as fairness and honesty. Parents can browse the library and filter stories by theme and other categories.
Raz-Kids
https://www.raz-kids.com/
Raz-Kids is an award-winning teaching product that provides comprehensive leveled reading resources for students. With hundreds of eBooks offered at 29 different levels of reading difficulty, it's easy to put the right content in every student's hands. Kids access their leveled text through an interactive learning portal designed to keep them motivated and engaged. Every eBook is available in online and mobile formats, and allows students to listen to, read at their own pace, and record themselves reading. Students then take a corresponding eQuiz complete with an extended answer response to test comprehension and determine future instruction needs. Once a child has read ten or more of the leveled eBooks and passed each of the corresponding eQuizzes, they advance on to the next reading level where they have access to lengthier and more difficult text.
Tumblebooks
http://www.tumblebooks.com/
TumbleBookLibrary Premium has over 1100 titles for grades K-6, and includes our unique animated, talking picture books, read-along chapter books, national geographic videos, non-fiction books, playlists, as well as books in Spanish and French. Plus, the collection features Graphic Novels – a student favorite! As well as Math Stories!
Author Websites
Robert Munsch
http://robertmunsch.com/
Mem Fox
http://memfox.com/for-everyone-current-read-alouds/