Here are some of my “Favourite Free Online Resources for Reading”. Please let me know if your favourite resource has been missed out.
- http://roythezebra.com/
- www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/
- www.michaelrosen.co.uk/
- The Reading Den (Sorry, SWGfL Merlin users only)
- http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
- www.readkiddoread.com/home
For all sites visited during the workshop at the Wiltshire Reading Conference please click here.
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7 February 2012 at 7:12 pm |
http://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/Teacher
Oxford Primary books – some real gems here!
21 February 2012 at 7:47 pm |
I am an International school teacher working in a private school.
For many years I have wondered why there are so many free children’s books online, but no free reading scheme. I decided it was time I fixed this. I have collected together around 2000 public domain children books and ordered them into both year groups and then also into monthly reading groups. The idea being a group of children can follow the scheme throughout the year.
The big idea is that children can read these books on a Kindle, e-book reader or ipad at home. I have made sure all the books I offer are both free and come originally from well respected publishers.
The website is called http://www.free-guided-reading.com
The colour scheme follows that of the rainbow.
Red – Year 1 books
Orange – Year 2 books
Yellow – Year 3 books
Green – Year 4 books
Blue – Year 5 books
Indigo – Year 6 books
Violet – Year 7 books
I am now really keen for everyone to use this site, to reignite a love to reading. Make reading more than just another phonics scheme (incidentally, the site also has a really great, free, complete phonics link too!).
Thank you for reading this.
Peter Fogarty