Resources

Here is a description/list of some fun websites you can visit with your child to help with his or her literacy development:

What Should I Read Next?

Enter a book you like and the site will analyze their database of real readers' favorite books (more than 80,000 different titles so far, and more than a million reader recommendations) to provide book recommendations and suggestions for what to read next.

Vocabulary

This website teaches useful words that you will see as part of your everyday life.  The website analyzes over 2 billion words and determines the words that will lead to academic success.  The website generates 40,000+ questions designed to help improve vocabulary word knowledge.  The more you play, the more the website will know about your vocabulary knowledge.  The website accurately predicts which vocabulary words you don't know and will teach them to you.  If you get a question wrong, you go through a review process so that you will learn the word and will not forget it in the future.


Scribble

Another fun word game.  The goal of this website is to create as many words as you can using the ten letters that are randomly generated on the site.  You 'scribble' down the words on a piece of paper as fast as you can think of them.  Great game to play with friends and family members.  Make up your own rules as you play.  However you choose to play is a great way to increase vocabulary knowledge and skills. 


Dear Reader

Having trouble finding a book to read?  You can sign up to receive five minute book samples from a variety of books that will be emailed to you every day.  By the end of the week, you'll have read two to three chapters of a book. 


Quizlet

Quizlet is the largest flashcards and study games website with over 8 million free sets of flashcards covering every possible subject.  It's the best place to play educational games, memorize vocabulary and study online.


Talkshoe

Talkshoe is a service that enables anyone to easily create, join, or listen to live interactive discussions, conversations, podcasts, and audioblogs.  Using just a cellphone, you can create a series of podcasts for your child to listen to.  If you choose to create podcasts of you reading books out loud for your child to listen to, this is great practice for your child to develop reading skills.