RESOURCES FOR STRUGGLING READERS
Struggling reader links are divided here by age and grade.
Early Childhood Websites (Ages 2-5):
Alphabet Learning, 10 Activities
http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/activities/641.htm
Reading, 60 Activities
http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/activities/734.htm
Vocabulary Building, 13 Activities
http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/activities/743.htm
Writing, 37 Activities
http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/activities/745.htm
Starfall
-A free service for teaching children to read with phonics. Intended for preschool through second grade; also special education, homeschool, and English language development (ELD, ELL, ESL).
http://www.starfall.com
StoryPlace
-The StoryPlace Pre-school Library is full of great activities for you to explore. Choose a theme below to start the fun! (There is also a Spanish version.)
http://www.storyplace.org/preschool/other.asp
Education.com
-Click under Games and Activities, then Grade or Phonics, Reading, Letters and Writing
http://www.education.com
The 13 Best Places To Play Free Preschool Games
http://freebies.about.com/od/onlinegames/tp/free-preschool-games.htm
Ixl
-Practice that feels like play. Dynamic, Adaptive Learning, Language Arts
http://www.ixl.com
Reading Practice for the “First’s BIG 5”
- Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, High Frequency Words, Vocabulary Development and Reading Comprehension
http://www.learningtoday.com/reading/
JumpStart Storyland
http://www.jumpstart.com/parents/games/online-games/storyland
Elementary Websites (Ages 5-11):
Alphabet Learning, 6 Activities
http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/activities/641.htm
Reading, 63 Activities
http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/activities/734.htm
Vocabulary Building, 10 Activities
http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/activities/743.htm
Writing, 40 Activities
http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/activities/745.htm
Starfall
-A free service for teaching children to read with phonics. Intended for preschool through second grade; also special education, homeschool, and English language development (ELD, ELL, ESL).
http://www.starfall.com
Spelling Practice
http://www.scholastic.com/parents/resources/article/writing-activities/hop-to-word
Playing with Poetry
-Paint pictures with words and bring language to life.
http://www.scholastic.com/parents/resources/article/writing-activities/playing-poetry
Building Words
-How many words can you make?
http://www.scholastic.com/parents/resources/article/writing-activities/build-word
Spelling Match
-A spelling match game to help grow vocabularies.
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmsv/smg/
Wacky Web Tales (Mad Libs)
-Parts of Speech Help
http://www.eduplace.com/tales/
Education.com
-Click under Games and Activities, then Grade or Phonics, Reading, Letters and Writing
http://www.education.comClick under Games and Activities, then Grade or Phonics, Reading, Letters and Writing
http://www.education.com
Ixl
-Practice that feels like play. Dynamic, Adaptive Learning, Language Arts
http://www.ixl.com
Reading Practice for the “First’s BIG 5”
- Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, High Frequency Words, Vocabulary Development and Reading Comprehension
http://www.learningtoday.com/reading/
JumpStart Futureland
-3rd, 4th and 5th graders can perfect comprehension, reading a table of contents, increasing vocabulary and using contextual clues to understand new words.
http://www.jumpstart.com/parents/games/online-games/futureland
Middle School Websites (Ages 11-14):
Alphabet Learning, 3 Activities
http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/activities/641.htm
Reading, 39 Activities
http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/activities/734.htm
Vocabulary Building, 3 Activities
http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/activities/743.htm
Writing, 27 Activities
http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/activities/745.htm
Playing with Poetry
-Paint pictures with words and bring language to life.
http://www.scholastic.com/parents/resources/article/writing-activities/playing-poetry
Spelling Match
-A spelling match game to help grow vocabularies.
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmsv/smg/
Wacky Web Tales (Mad Libs)
-Parts of Speech Help
http://www.eduplace.com/tales/
Education.com
-Click under Games and Activities, then Grade or Phonics, Reading, Letters and Writing
http://www.education.comClick under Games and Activities, then Grade or Phonics, Reading, Letters and Writing
http://www.education.com
Ixl
-Practice that feels like play. Dynamic, Adaptive Learning, Language Arts
http://www.ixl.com
High School Websites (Ages 14-18):
Alphabet Learning, 3 Activities
http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/activities/641.htm
Reading, 39 Activities
http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/activities/734.htm
Vocabulary Building, 3 Activities
http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/activities/743.htm
Writing, 27 Activities
http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/activities/745.htm
Playing with Poetry
-Paint pictures with words and bring language to life.
http://www.scholastic.com/parents/resources/article/writing-activities/playing-poetry
Education.com
-Click under Games and Activities, then Grade or Phonics, Reading, Letters and Writing
http://www.education.comClick under Games and Activities, then Grade or Phonics, Reading, Letters and Writing
http://www.education.com
Ixl
-Practice that feels like play. Dynamic, Adaptive Learning, Language Arts
http://www.ixl.com
Struggling reader links are divided here by age and grade.
Early Childhood Websites (Ages 2-5):
Alphabet Learning, 10 Activities
http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/activities/641.htm
Reading, 60 Activities
http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/activities/734.htm
Vocabulary Building, 13 Activities
http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/activities/743.htm
Writing, 37 Activities
http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/activities/745.htm
Starfall
-A free service for teaching children to read with phonics. Intended for preschool through second grade; also special education, homeschool, and English language development (ELD, ELL, ESL).
http://www.starfall.com
StoryPlace
-The StoryPlace Pre-school Library is full of great activities for you to explore. Choose a theme below to start the fun! (There is also a Spanish version.)
http://www.storyplace.org/preschool/other.asp
Education.com
-Click under Games and Activities, then Grade or Phonics, Reading, Letters and Writing
http://www.education.com
The 13 Best Places To Play Free Preschool Games
http://freebies.about.com/od/onlinegames/tp/free-preschool-games.htm
Ixl
-Practice that feels like play. Dynamic, Adaptive Learning, Language Arts
http://www.ixl.com
Reading Practice for the “First’s BIG 5”
- Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, High Frequency Words, Vocabulary Development and Reading Comprehension
http://www.learningtoday.com/reading/
JumpStart Storyland
http://www.jumpstart.com/parents/games/online-games/storyland
Elementary Websites (Ages 5-11):
Alphabet Learning, 6 Activities
http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/activities/641.htm
Reading, 63 Activities
http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/activities/734.htm
Vocabulary Building, 10 Activities
http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/activities/743.htm
Writing, 40 Activities
http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/activities/745.htm
Starfall
-A free service for teaching children to read with phonics. Intended for preschool through second grade; also special education, homeschool, and English language development (ELD, ELL, ESL).
http://www.starfall.com
Spelling Practice
http://www.scholastic.com/parents/resources/article/writing-activities/hop-to-word
Playing with Poetry
-Paint pictures with words and bring language to life.
http://www.scholastic.com/parents/resources/article/writing-activities/playing-poetry
Building Words
-How many words can you make?
http://www.scholastic.com/parents/resources/article/writing-activities/build-word
Spelling Match
-A spelling match game to help grow vocabularies.
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmsv/smg/
Wacky Web Tales (Mad Libs)
-Parts of Speech Help
http://www.eduplace.com/tales/
Education.com
-Click under Games and Activities, then Grade or Phonics, Reading, Letters and Writing
http://www.education.comClick under Games and Activities, then Grade or Phonics, Reading, Letters and Writing
http://www.education.com
Ixl
-Practice that feels like play. Dynamic, Adaptive Learning, Language Arts
http://www.ixl.com
Reading Practice for the “First’s BIG 5”
- Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, High Frequency Words, Vocabulary Development and Reading Comprehension
http://www.learningtoday.com/reading/
JumpStart Futureland
-3rd, 4th and 5th graders can perfect comprehension, reading a table of contents, increasing vocabulary and using contextual clues to understand new words.
http://www.jumpstart.com/parents/games/online-games/futureland
Middle School Websites (Ages 11-14):
Alphabet Learning, 3 Activities
http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/activities/641.htm
Reading, 39 Activities
http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/activities/734.htm
Vocabulary Building, 3 Activities
http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/activities/743.htm
Writing, 27 Activities
http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/activities/745.htm
Playing with Poetry
-Paint pictures with words and bring language to life.
http://www.scholastic.com/parents/resources/article/writing-activities/playing-poetry
Spelling Match
-A spelling match game to help grow vocabularies.
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmsv/smg/
Wacky Web Tales (Mad Libs)
-Parts of Speech Help
http://www.eduplace.com/tales/
Education.com
-Click under Games and Activities, then Grade or Phonics, Reading, Letters and Writing
http://www.education.comClick under Games and Activities, then Grade or Phonics, Reading, Letters and Writing
http://www.education.com
Ixl
-Practice that feels like play. Dynamic, Adaptive Learning, Language Arts
http://www.ixl.com
High School Websites (Ages 14-18):
Alphabet Learning, 3 Activities
http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/activities/641.htm
Reading, 39 Activities
http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/activities/734.htm
Vocabulary Building, 3 Activities
http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/activities/743.htm
Writing, 27 Activities
http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/activities/745.htm
Playing with Poetry
-Paint pictures with words and bring language to life.
http://www.scholastic.com/parents/resources/article/writing-activities/playing-poetry
Education.com
-Click under Games and Activities, then Grade or Phonics, Reading, Letters and Writing
http://www.education.comClick under Games and Activities, then Grade or Phonics, Reading, Letters and Writing
http://www.education.com
Ixl
-Practice that feels like play. Dynamic, Adaptive Learning, Language Arts
http://www.ixl.com