École Leduc Estates School
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Literacy Resources
Making basic literacy skills practice effective and fun:
PBS Kids Reading Games: pbskids.org/games/
Education World, The Reading Machine: www.educationworld.
Scholastic Student Activities website: teacher.scholastic.
The Learning Company games: classicreload.com
Increasing the number and variety of texts available for readers at all levels
The International Children’s Digital Library: en.childrenslibrary.
Unite for Literacy: uniteforliteracy.com
Storyjumper: www.storyjumper.
Project Gutenberg: www.gutenberg.org
Gismo Freeware: www.
Amazon and Barnes and Noble: search Free Kindle books at www.amazon.com or Free Ebooks at www.barnesandnoble.com.
Scaffolding texts for struggling readers and writers of all ages
Tech for Teachers: Supporting Struggling Readers with Speech-to-Text: youtu.be/
Personalizing and differentiating instruction for diverse readers
Newsela: current non-fiction articles at multiple Lexile levels: newsela.com
Simple English Wikipedia: simple.wikipedia.
Storyline Online: read-aloud, mostly for younger children: www.storylineonline.
Fact Monster: fun facts, trivia games, and homework help for elementary students: factmonster.com
Khan Academy: short online tutorials for all ages: khanacademy.org
Goodreads for students 13 and up; librarians can create private groups with restricted membership: www.goodreads.com
Biblionasium, which allows users to share their reading preferences; for students age 6-13: www.biblionasium.com
Library Thing: lets students create a private but shareable personal bookshelf, for kids 13 and up: librarything.com
Poetry-Free-for-All: for poets of all ages: www.everypoet.org
Teen Ink: www.teenink.com
Book Crossing: a forum for sharing actual print books in a unique way: www.bookcrossing.com
Epals: A reputable global pen pal site that can encourage reading and writing: www.epals.com/#/