Building Strong Language Skills

Check the Reading Level of a Book

This site allows one to check the reading level of a book to see if it is appropriate for the prospective reader.

Curl Up With Your Favorite Blanket: Bedtime Stories For Kids

 

Help Children Build Strong Language Skills

Tips to work with your child to build a strong vocabulary and other language skills.

Arcademic Skill Builders

Fun and free online multi-player educational math games and language arts games for students and teachers!

Kidport

Kidport provides a unique, multi-step program to teach K-8 students thinking and learning skills. Kidport also provides math, science, social studies, etc. Kidport is an internet-based educational service designed to help K-8 students excel in school. It provides a unique, multi-step program to create empowered learners, not simply good students.

Book Adventure

A free on-line reading program encourages students in grades K-8 to read more often, for longer periods of time, and with greater understanding.

Ways to Read to Children

Things to do before, during and after reading a book to your child.

Game Goo

Earobics provides a research based, comprehensive reading intervention program that helps improve reading proficiency, reading skills, etc.

KinderSite

The KinderSite is designed for kinder, child-care, preschool, kindergartens, elementary, primary schools and special needs plus homeschool, libraries and the home. The KinderSite has 1000s of graded educational and fun content specifically for the 2 to 8 year group. In fact everywhere where young children access computers.

Meaningful Writing Experiences

Reading and writing go hand in hand. Help your child with writing by providing opportunities to practice writing skills.

Getting Ready to Read

A site that helps parents, teachers, etc. get preschoolers ready to read.

Parents' Choice

This site reviews media and toys.

Learning Planet

Educational online games for kids prschool through sixth grade.

Light Up Your Brain

Light Up Your Brain is about inspiration, creativity, and the fun of being a kid. There are some great audio stories, games and links.

Fisher Price

Play and learn with you child online! These online games and learning activities are a great way to spend quality time with your child. Have fun with these online activities, and remember: whether your child is an infant, toddler or preschooler, it's important to let him/her learn at his/her own pace.

Reading Rockets

Teaching kids to read and helping those who struggle.

Storyline Online

The Screen Actors Guild Foundation brings on-line streaming video program featuring SAG members reading childrens books aloud! Each book includes accompanying activities and lesson ideas.

Sadlier-Oxford

A phonics student online component.

Mighty Book

Free music downloads, free games, children's books, children's music, children's songs, and animated cartoons help teach kids to read.

Starfall

A free website to teach children to read with phonics. For preschool, kindergarten, and first grade. Exciting phonics games and online interactive books.

Reading Is Fundemental

Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) is the nation's largest nonprofit children's literacy organization.

Berenstain Bears

This site offers child-friendly content and interaction with some of the most prolific childrens books.

I Know That

Offers web-based educational activities for kids ages 2-12. Activities include stickerbooks, simulation games, painting, math and phonics.

Get Ready To Read

Assists Spanish-speaking parents in helping their children build skills before kindergarten.

Seussville

This is the official site of Dr. Seuss and the Cat in the Hat featuring games, printable activities, the complete illustrated character guide, etc.

Story Place

Listen to interactive children's stories, play with on-line activities, print out take-home activities, etc. (Spanish and English versions)

Education Place

Pre-K to 8 elementary educational resources fro teachers, students, and parents.

Words and Pictures

Colorful games, printable pages, animations and other activities to help 5 to 7 year olds with reading and phonics.