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The Word List Generator Project has created a database of 2084 words that elementary school teachers can use to help students practice and build sounding out and word-form recognition skills. Learn more about the project and how you can help. To generate a word list matching your students' instructional level, select parameters below--eg, to generate a list of CVC words beginning with continuous sounds, check the CVC checkbox and select "are continuous only" from the Initial sounds drop-down menu.

High quality resources from recognized providers such as ReadWriteThink, Illuminations, Science NetLinks, etc.

Browser targeted for austistic children, but beneficial for the pre-school and kindergarten children. PC only at this time.

Ghotit offers unique writing and reading online services for people who suffer from dyslexia, dysgraphia or people who are not native-English speakers. Download the Internet Explorer plugin with text to speech capability.

This is an outstanding resource.... Into the Book is a reading comprehension resource for K-4 students and teachers. We focus on eight research-based strategies: Using Prior Knowledge, Making Connections, Questioning, Visualizing, Inferring, Summarizing, Evaluating and Synthesizing. Your class can watch our engaging 15-minute videos, and try the online interactive activities. Behind the Lesson provides teachers with information and teaching resources for each strategy. Watch our 10-minute professional development videos, and explore the Web site for lesson plans, video and audio clips, downloads, and more.

18 online animated books for Listen and reading comprehension. When in listening mode, the text is highlighted. Browsers with magnification can enlarge the text. More activties for language, math, etc. Teachers should preview for younger students as the interface is a different (and flash based).

Learn to spell common words. Click a category, then click a picture. Spell the word by clicking the spinner. Click submit to check your answer.

whiteboard activities in all subjects

Great site for grades 1, 2, 3 for reading. Click the dropdown button to select the grade level.

Amazing site for K-2 teachers. Topics too numerous to list. Use the left side menu. Loads of printables for your classroom.

Reading Is FAME is a four-course reading intervention for regular and special education 7 th -12 th graders reading as low as the 2 nd grade level. FAME is an acronym for the four courses contained within the program: Foundations of Reading; Adventures in Reading; Mastery of Meaning; Explorations.

Eleven different stories with audio narration Most of us like stories. We like to hear an exciting story, read one, or even write one. And there are many different kinds of stories. In this section, you will find a collection of stories, most of which involve animals. The stories can be called character stories. They help us learn about ourselves, about others, and about how we behave. You can listen to the stories, read them, or do both. You might also enjoy sharing them with your brothers, sisters, or parents. As you read them, think about the following questions: Who were the characters in the story? Which character did you like best? Why? What problems arose? How did the characters solve the problems? How did the story end? Have you had experiences like the ones in the story? What did you do?

AOL@SCHOOL Useful directory of links to activities for all subject areas.

Early literacy activities focusing on letters, shapes, simple words, and use of the keyboard. Very easy for young students to use independently.

Great set of games for beginner, intermediate, and advanced. Appropriate for multiage 1-2. Activities range from phonemic awareness to vocabulary development (synonyms)

Book Adventure is a FREE reading motivation program for children in grades K-8. Children create their own book lists from over 7,000 recommended titles, take multiple choice quizzes on the books they've read, and earn points and prizes for their literary successes. Book Adventure was created by and is maintained by Sylvan Learning.

Screen actors guild members read books aloud via streaming video. Includes activities and lesson ideas. View in full screen. Combine video of the actor/actress reading and the actual pages from the book.

Designed for 7 - 11 year olds, this website offers interactive online activities and printable resources which teach spelling strategies, rules and patterns for Years 3, 4, 5 and 6. The site can be used as a stand-alone resource or as a complement to the BBC "Spell it Out" and "Spelling with the Spellits" television series and Activity Books.

Game for each of the short vowels.Click the egg showing the target vowel sound. Click 5 to win!

Grade 1 vowel phonemes: oa, ee, oo, ie Click New Word then Click the EAR to hear the word. Choose the Fruity Vowel and hear it go splat

A beginning CVC spelling resource, changing one letter at a time by dragging off one flag and putting another back

A high frequency word reading game dealing with all 170-odd words for Grades 1 & 2. Click "Next Bag" to move the suitcase into the X-ray machine. Drag the sliders on the X-ray machine back and forth until you figure out the word. Click each speaker and listen until you hear the correct word. Click the check mark/

Activities teaching comprehension and phonics

Practice uppercase/lowercase letters, shape recognition, writing, words, numbers, colors. Some spelling by trial and error.

Various learning games at 3 levels. Includes sound awareness up to matching opposites. From the makers or Earobics.