Reading Websites

Safe Sites For Children: Make reading fun! Encourage your child to visit these safe websites either at home or at the library. They will develop their reading skills using a variety of engaging activities and games. Have them show you the sites and what they are doing. Pleasantville students should be familiar with several of these sites as they have used them in the classroom.

Fun Brain- www.funbrain.com
PBS Kids- www.pbskids.org
Starfall-(Great site for pre-school/kindergarten/early elementary) www.starfall.com
Primary Games- www.primarygames.org
Read, Write, Think- www.readwritethink.org
Funschool- www.funschool.com
Kids Click-(Search engine for kids developed by librarians) www.kidsclick.org
Scholastic- (Allows children to play games and read some of their favorite books.) www.scholastic.com/kids
Game Goo- http://www.cogcon.com/gamegoo/gooey.html
Readquarium- http://gamequarium.com/readquarium/index.html

Resources for Parents: If you are interested in learning more about reading and helping your child to improve his/her reading ability, visit these sites. They provide parents and educators with current research and strategies for teaching reading and early literacy skills.

Reading is Fundamental-http://www.rif.org/parents/
Reading Rockets-http://www.readingrockets.org/article.php?ID=393
The Florida Center for Reading Research- http://www.fcrr.org/
The Parent Institute-http://www.theparent-institute.com/
National Reading Panel- http://www.nationalreadingpanel.org/
Internet for Classrooms- http://www.internet4classrooms.com/index.htm

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