Websites

Here is another website we use alot Literactive It requires a password, but it is free to sign up. If you do sign up, check out their road to reading program. Natalie Driggs

To encourage independent reading Sylvan Learning has a website called Book Adventure. Students must get books from a public or school library, read it, take an online test and they earn reward points that they can use to 'purchase' things in the online store. There are also Parents Place and Teacher's Lounge areas on the site. Check this out: Book Adventure Requires access to a computer and an email address to register.

Also click on this link to read books online and earn books for different educational organizations through Pearson Learning: We Give Books

I use a lot of Reading A to Z materials @http://www.readinga-z.com/. Science A to Z is pretty good, and has leveled readers on a variety of science topics. Writing A to Z has an excellent part called Write Right and has lots of writing strategies, story-starters, pictures, and lessons for teaching writing. I did not find Vocabulary A to Z as useful as the other sites. Aimee said she has used Raz Kids, so perhaps she can comment on that site.

Catalina introduced me to [] and http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/, both of which I use a lot. Many useful printables: flash cards on a variety of concepts, learning card games, printable books you can send home with the kids after they read them with you, etc. Robbyn Novak