Story Plant

Use this BBC site to write a story with your class.

Chicken Stacker

Child matches vowel sounds.

I Can Read Game

Build basic reading skills with I CAN READ GAME. Choose NOVICE or INTERMEDIATE level. Online audio support reads the highlighted words in a sentence. Then, child clicks on the word heard.

Brain Sparks

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BrainSpark is a family of interactive learning programs designed to maximize your child's learning potential by building the cognitive skills critical to improving brain fitness: Sequencing, Processing rate, Attention, Recall and memory, and Knowledge.

After completing BrainSpark Learning, participants are prepared to listen, think, learn to read or become better readers and can have the ability to follow directions and take tests better.

• Improved Self-esteem, including participation in classroom and group activities as well as enthusiasm about school.
• Better Listening and Understanding, including response time to questions, ability to follow the flow of conversation, and humor comprehension.
• Clear Communication, including pronunciation, participation in conversation, vocabulary, spontaneity, and ability to stay on topic.
• Enhanced Reading Skills, including recollection of details and event sequence, ability to understand complex sentences, and confidence when reading aloud.
• Academic Achievement, including sounding out new words and spelling as well as attention span, writing, and math.
• Stronger Memory, including better retention and recall of phone numbers, event sequences, and details.

Building Language and Literacy

Scholastic sponsored activities focused on vocabulary and language development. Each character shares a group of games relating to vocabulary, letter/words, or rhymes.

Roy: Tale of a Singing Zebra

ROY READING GAMES: Find interactive reading games on this site that are ideal for developing reading skills of emergent readers. The reading games are large format and suitable for SmartBoard, or computer, at school or at home. Registration is requested.

Choose games by word level and sentence level. To find a game quickly please use the 'quick game finder'.

Software is also available for less than $10. (The Long Vowels games are demos and can only be played after downloading the software. Free 5 day trial.

Guided Reading lessons for Roy the Singing Zebra include nine delightful stories about following your dreams, making friends and seeking adventure. The online stories have been developed to make learning to read enjoyable and fun for emerging readers. Use the stories with your interactive whiteboard or computer, at school or at home.

The stories come complete with guided reading discussion sheets that can be used to discuss the story before and after reading each part. In addition, there are also printable literacy worksheets focusing on specific learning objectives (e.g. capital letters, full stops and words that rhyme).