Reading

=**__Primary Reading__** = 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. ||  ||
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 * =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.


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 * ==Reading Games == ||

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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 * ==Rebus Stories == ||

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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 * ==Magnetic Rhymes == ||

Magnetic Nursery Rhymes - Students drag and reorder the words to make well known nursery 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 of a story.

=__**Grade 3 and Above Reading** __=
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<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Nonfiction resources: great for text-to-world connections.
==<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">An excellent resource for ELLs! ==
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