Resources

Great Parent Resources for Raising a Reader and Writer

For Getting Books
Your Library (also good for audiobooks on CD)
Scholastic Book Orders (usually given out by teachers-affordable and good easy readers)
Store.scholastic.com (if you can’t get a book order from a teacher, go here)
Bookworm.com (organized by top lists and age level plus they have deals and discounts frequently)
Big Consignment Sales like LA Kids Consignment Sale (visit lakidsconsignment.com for next sale)
Used Book Sales at Libraries
Used Book Stores/$1 Book Stores
Garage Sales

Used books on Amazon

Websites:
• I Can Teach My Child to Read – can print e-book of I Can Teach My Child to Read from here, good activities for little ones
• Pioneer Valley Books – Their leveled reading assessment can help you determine your child’s reading level, provide examples of each level, books for purchase
• Center for Early Literacy Learning – provides free guides and videos for parents
• ReadingA-Z.com and its sister sites like Reading-Tutors.com – print free samples of leveled books, alphabet pages, read articles, or join for a yearly fee
• TeachersPayTeachers – search by topic (sight words, alphabet, etc.) for excellent activities and lessons created by teachers – some free and some for a minimal fee
• FamilyReading.org – book lists, suggestions for family activities
• ReadingRockets.org great resource for parents, top app lists, plus activities for kids

• TumbleBooks – quality animated books read aloud and read along books (click on Children’s section, click on the right on “Websites & Research,” then scroll down to the bottom where you can click on the TumbleBooks icon. This connects you to the site for free)

• StarFall.com – recommended by Burbank teachers for kids going into Kindergarten – okay for word work, beware the strong focus on sounding out everything

• PBS – great resources for parents and activities for kids

• FirstStepReading.com – free videos good for alphabet sounds and sight words

• KindergartenKindergarten.com – Great Kindergarten teacher blog where you can print your own easy readers

*Education.com - Lots of printable worksheets, activities, and articles to support parents 

• Author Websites – Children’s authors have amazing websites. Check out Mem Fox, Jan Brett, Tomie dePaola, Rosemary Wells and Eric Carle for starters.

Videos/TV Shows that Enhance Literacy Skills

*Most available free at your library, pbs.com, or hulu.com

Word World

Leap Frog Letter Factory Video

Between the Lions

Martha Speaks

Sesame Street (pre-reading)

Meet the Sight Words Videos

Good Literacy Apps (found in the app store for tablets or your phone)

iCanWrite

iWriteWords

Kids Writing Pad

Sentence Builder

Toontastic

Alpha Writer

Ready to Print

Clifford’s BE Big with Words

Montessori Crosswords

Word Wagon by Duck Duck Moose

Professor Garfield Fact or Opinion

Simplex Spelling with Reverse Phonics

Preposition Builder

The Electric Company Wordball

Shape-O ABC’s

Starfall ABCs

Story Patch

C is for Cow

Dr. Suess’s ABC

Intro to Letters

Alphabetic

Pictello

Bob Books

FirstWords Deluxe

Licking Letters

Pogg – Spelling & Verbs

TeachMe: Kindergarten

Word Magic

Alphabetic Order
Interactive Alphabet