Raising Readers . . . One Child At A Time
The Gifts of Reading Aloud to Your Child:
· Entertainment
· “Cuddle” time with your child
· A reading role model for your child
· Building background knowledge
· Building vocabulary
· Informing
· Inspiring
Reading Links
Beginner Readers:
Book Lists:
Fluency:
www.shelsilverstein.com/html/home.html
Language Arts and Math Games:
Sight Words:
www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/flash.php?&file=looksay2
Spelling:
Too Many Topics To Name (maintained by librarians for children)
http://www.readingrockets.org
This is a site for families or teachers. Includes children's books and authors,
strategies to help children who struggle with reading and/or school, and current
articles about reading achievement.
http://nancykeane.com/rl
This site provides loads of book lists by genre, author, themes, etc.
http://www.funbrain.com
This site is designed for grades K-8 with math and language arts games.
http://www.kidsclick.org
This wonderful site is maintained by librarians for kids (too many topics to
list).
http://wilearns.state.wi.us/apps/Default.asp?cid=572
Vocabulary Games
http://wilearns.state.wi.us/apps/Default.asp?cid=581
Ways Families can promote Vocabulary