BBC Education - Words and Pictures
Colorful games, printable pages, animations and other activities to help 5 to 7 year olds with reading and phonics.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/wordsandpictures/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. Requires free registration.
http://www.bookadventure.com/
California Reading List
Helps students find books matched to their reading levels on the California Reading List. Includes interactive quizzes and printable bookmarks.
http://www.californiareadinglist.com/
CLWG: Children's Literature Web Guide
Internet resources related to books for children and young adults.
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/
GameGoo
Online educational games designed to help children develop early reading and language skills.
http://www.cogcon.com/gamegoo/index.cfm?bhflver=5
Guys Read
Offers a list of books recommended by the webmaster, children's author Jon Sczieska, and others suggested by visitors to the website.
http://www.guysread.com/
Laurie's Stories
Phonics site with children's rhyming picture books and phonics activities.
http://www.lauriesstories.com
Literacy Center
Interactive site helps young students learn letters of the alphabet and other basic literacy skills. In English and Spanish.
http://www.literacycenter.net/
Read Up On It
Book reviews from the National Library of Canada. Includes age level recommendations and groups the books by subject.
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/read-up-on-it/
Reading Dimension - Education Place
On-line book group for kids in grades 3-8.
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/book/index.html
Reading Maze
In the maze are some of your favourite authors. Play a game and find them in their favourite places for having ideas, writing and thinking.
http://www.readingmaze.org.uk
Reading-n-Phonics
Learn to read using phonics. Interactive phonics lessons for preschool and kindergarten children use colorful pictures and stories.
http://geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Dell/4678/indexpublish.html
Starfall
Free site to teach the basics of reading. Features interactive books and phonics games.
http://www.starfall.com/
Student Generated WebQuests
Archive of student-generated literature WebQuests developed by middle school students.
http://www.geocities.com/grammarlady2000/quest.html
Teen Reading
Contains book reviews and suggested readings by teenagers. Also links to teen sites, and a variety of topic specific forums.
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/teenreading/teenreading.htm
Teens Say Read
A place to post book reviews, enter trivia contests, and get lists of recommended reading. Sponsored by the Library of Virginia.
http://www.infopowering.lib.va.us/sayread/default.htm
The Read In
A one-day-a-year Internet event that lets thousands of children around the world talk to famous authors and with each other.
http://www.readin.org/
Upon A Dream
Includes poetry, stories, and other activities.
http://www.uponadream.com/
World Book Day
Official site of the yearly event. Introduces the day, lists events, and lists book recommendations. Also pictures of past events.
http://www.worldbookday.com/
World of Reading
Where kids share books they've read or find a good book to read.
http://www.worldreading.org/
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