Literacy+Websites

=**__Primary Reading__** =
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This Reading Strategies site has tremendous potential for helping students to visualize, synthesize, summarize etc. Each strategy is clearly explained with an example, and a video further helps to clarify what is meant by the strategy. ||  ||
 * =Popcorn Words = ||

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Popcorn Words helps children to practice sight words. Children try to click on the correct word after it is said by a monkey. Getting correct answers is rewarded with a chance to play a "just for fun" popcorn catching game.

More games to practice sight words. Reading Games does not allow you to choose which words to practice, but does have a variety of word matching games. To get back to the main menu at this site, you need to refresh the page.
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 * ==Reading Games == ||

There are four rebus stories on this site. As the story is read aloud, the words are highlighted. Students choose pictures to go along with the story.
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 * ==Rebus Stories == ||

Magnetic Nursery Rhymes - Students drag and reorder the words to make well known nursery rhymes.
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 * ==Magnetic Rhymes == ||



Roy the Zebra has several games to help practice alphabetical order, number words, months, days etc. This game works well on an IWB.



Syllable Split - A bear splits words into syllables, and then asks the student to identify which of three words he has just said.



Pinky Dinky Doo is a site that helps students create a story that can be printed off to be read later. Students choose from selected options to create their story. It helps to teach beginning, middle and end.