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Activity 2: Storytelling Dice

Explanation of resource: Children that play this game are more adept at multitasking and paying attention because it makes them remember past experiences. It also improves communication abilities by highlighting the delights of narrative. To improve the narrative, combine the dice with blocks that show pictures of things and the natural world. The Storytelling Dice comes with six story add-on blocks, nine action tiles, and a cloth storage bag.

Literacy skills addressed: Communication skills, social skills, narrative skills,listening skills and critical thinking

Age Group: 6-8

How this resource/activity represents an effective way of getting students to engage with or practice literacy skills: Storytelling blocks are a useful and entertaining tool that combine creativity and language learning to help enhance literacy skills. Students actively practice and improve a variety of literacy skills, including vocabulary expansion, sentence construction, and narrative sequencing, as they build narratives with these blocks. The process is made fun by the tactile and visual qualities of the blocks, which also encourage participation and cultivate a good attitude toward language development. Collaborative storytelling with family members or friends also fosters social engagement and efficient communication. Storytelling bricks are a flexible and adaptive tool that may be used with children of generally all ages.

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PlanToys Storytelling Dice is a fun and stimulating game for the whole family! Players take turns rolling the dice and are instructed to act out narratives that correspond to the images on each. This game strengthens multi-tasking and concentration skills by encouraging players to recall memories from the past. It also sharpens communication skills through the joys of storytelling. Combine the dice with blocks that depict images of objects and nature to enhance the story. Storytelling Dice includes 9 action tiles, 6 story add-on blocks, and a cloth bag for storage.

Spark a conversation between friends and family with the PlanToys Storytelling Dice game

Roll the dice and select objects to select prompts for your story

Sharpens creative thinking, social skills and creates bonding time with friends and family

Sustainably made in Thailand using chemical-free rubberwood, formaldehyde-free glue, organic pigments and water-based dyes.

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Storytelling Dice. The PlanToys Storytelling Dice is a conversation-starting game that connects generations within a family and friend circles. Take turns rolling the dice and selecting objects to prompt your creative and open ended story

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Resource 1: On the go literacy games

Explanation of resource: During this activity parents and caregiver will play word games with children anywhere! At the grocery story, at family events etc. Playing these literacy filled word games can help students with many literacy components without them even knowing!

Literacy skills addressed: Recognizing sound, letter identification, building atten awareness

Age Group: 6-7

How this resource/activity represents an effective way of getting students to engage with or practice literacy skills: Word games that can be played on the move are a very useful tool for getting children to practice their reading skills. Word-for-word recognition makes them accessible to parents, enabling kids to easily incorporate learning into a variety of daily activities. These games' intrinsic fun and competitiveness encourage children to actively participate, turning literacy instruction into an interesting activity. These games offer a customized and adaptable learning environment by focusing on a variety of abilities like vocabulary, spelling, and language fluency.

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Resource 2: SplashLearn

Explanation of resource: learners get to develop their reading skills in a game based learning environment with a profile designed to the child’s strengths.

Literacy skills addressed:

Phonics

Logic & thinking

General knowledge

Inferences

Sequencing

Cause & effect

Identifying main ideas

Age Group: 4+, but designed for 6-8 year olds, Pre-K to 5th grade

How the resource effectively gets students engaged and practice their literacy skills: students get to experience 100% free games that encourage the above skills within games with fun colors and challenges.

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‎Enter the Splashverse! Inspire lifelong curiosity with this game-based PreK-5 learning experience loved by over 40 million children. SplashLearn is the perfect balance of learning and game-play that your little one needs to build math and reading confidence. Spanning Preschool to Grade 5, it offer...

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Resource 1: Adapted Mind

Explanation of resource: children get to explore their love for reading through the journey of a reading quest. They get to choose a characters story to follow and read along. At the beginning of each story a children is given a list of vocabulary words that will show up in the story before they read. Next they read the story and follow up with 3 comprehension questions after the story to see their understanding. If they can answer all 3 questions correct they will level up and be moved on to the next chapter.

Literacy skills addressed: Vocabulary and Comprehension

How the resource should be used: set up to use 3 days out of the week for 20 minutes each day.

Age group: K-6

How the resource effectively gets students engaged and practice their literacy skills: the use of characters and traveling throughout a quest keeps students interested and entertained. As they move forward through levels they begin to develop a sense of achievement.

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AdaptedMind is a customized online math curriculum, problems, and worksheets that will significantly improve your child's math performance, guaranteed. We make learning fun, game-oriented, and give you ways to get involved.

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Resource 2: Children's Storytime at 10:00 at Delaware City Public Library.

Explanation: Every Tuesday at 10:00 AM the Delaware city public library hosts a children's Storytime for children and their parents to attend. During this time, they focus on early literacy skills by reading several books and engage in social play.

Literacy Skills Addressed: Phonological Awareness, Phonics, Language, and print awareness,

How the resource should be used: While at the library parents should attend Storytime with their child. Additionally once Storytime is over children could explore the library themselves.

Age group: Preschool aged children preferred but all age groups are welcomes.

How the resource effectively engages children and gets them to practice their literacy skills: Attending Storytime exposes children to new literature. Additionally, being in an area with other children where they are able to socialize and engage with the story with peers helps increase engagement and helps increase their language skills.

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A weekly story time on Tuesdays at 10:00 AM focused on early literacy. We'll read a few stories and engage in social play during our time together. While this program is aimed at...

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Resource 1:Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.

Explanation: Dolly Parton's Imagination Library provides children with one free book per month from birth to age five. These books provide children with a foundation of literacy and helps inspire a love of reading.

Literacy Skills addressed: Phonological Awareness, Awareness of Print, Reading, Vocabulary, and Comprehension.

How to use the resource: Log on to the website linked above and select the link that says "Can I Register My Child?" Then fill out the requested information to register.

Age group: Birth to age 5.

How the Resource Effectively Gets Students Engaged and practicing Their Literacy Skills: This resource exposes children to new literature each month. The knowledge that a new book is coming each month will keep children excited to keep reading and consistently provide them with new material.

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Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is dedicated to inspiring a love of reading by gifting books free of charge to children from birth to age five, through funding shared by Dolly Parton and local community partners in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and Republic of Ireland.

Inspired by her father's inability to read and write Dolly started her Imagination Library in 1995 for the children within her home county. Today, her program spans five countries and gifts over 2 million free books each month to children around the world.

"When I was growing up in the hills of East Tennessee, I knew my dreams would come true. I know there are children in your community with their own dreams. They dream of becoming a doctor or an inventor or a minister. Who knows, maybe there is a little girl whose dream is to be a writer and singer.

The seeds of these dreams are often found in books and the seeds you help plant in your community can grow across the world."

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Dolly Parton's Imagination Library | USA, UK, IE, CA, AU

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Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free books to children from birth until they begin school in participating areas.

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Resource #2: Speech Blubs

Resource link: https://speechblubs.com/?gclid=CjwKCAiAq4KuBhA6EiwArMAw1JdjhFAYP7SVgolfopVabh3MOW1r58DlwNnLrXXarTSe27gqIyBAthoCiBAQAvD_BwE

Explanation of resource: Speech therapy app that helps children learn new words and sounds. They can also practice speaking in an educational environment. The app uses real children as "teachers". There are over 1,500 activities including face filters, voice-activated activities, educational videos, exercises (themes like animals, etc.), and other games.

Literacy Skills Addressed: Literacy, speaking, reading, writing, vocabulary, spelling, and comprehension. Specific skills include: building vocabulary, rhyming, decoding, story comprehension, awareness of print, phonological awareness, and more.

How the resource should be used: There are five different ways this app can be used such as watching/repeating, role-playing, combining with other tasks, daily reminders, or short sessions (20-30 minutes). For one year it is $4.99 a month ($59.99 a year) and a 7-day free trial. This includes no ads, cancellation at any time, 24 hours of support, an unlimited number of users, and an extra app (Reading Blubs).

Age group: 1-8 years of age

How the resource effectively gets students engaged and practice their literacy skills: This resource allows children to use their visual and auditory elements to complete activities. They also use rewards, badges, and progress tracking in order to motivate students. Every child has their own personalized learning path in order to align with their developmental stage. This resource also includes progress tracking for parents to monitor their children (as well as their strengths and weaknesses).

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Activate your child's language with fun speech therapist-approved activities: Video modeling, face filters, speech recognition, stickers, and loads more!

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Resource 1: Starfall

Resource Link: https://www.starfall.com/h/

Explanation of resource: Online resource that helps with basic English reading and writing skills. Some games, songs, and interactive games include reading, phonics, and math.

Literacy skills addressed: Phonemic awareness, phonics, and methods to improve comprehension/fluency.

How the resource should be used: It can be used individually to play for free (basic site) or pay $35 a year for an at-home membership.

Age group: Three different categories (Kindergarten/Pre-K, 1st-3rd Grade, and 4/5 Grade.

How the resource effectively gets students engaged and practice their literacy skills: It uses interactive and engaging content that allows children to enjoy the learning process. The stories have colorful characters that are enjoyable to learners and relate to them. Children get immediate feedback and rewards for correct answers which they use to progress in the game. This resource allows children to use it at their own pace and without the help of an adult. (It allows parents to monitor progress, track achievements, and participate.)

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Starfall Education: Kids Games, Movies, Books & Music for K-5 and above

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At Starfall, children have fun while they learn - specializing in reading, phonics & math - educational games, movies, books, songs, and more for children K-5 and above.

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Resource # 1: Children's Book Council

Resource Link: cbcbooks.org

Explanation of resource: The official website of the Children's Book Council (CBC), a non-profit trade association dedicated to promoting the value and importance promoting the value and importance of children's books and literacy. The Children's Book Council collaborates with publishers, support and advocate for the creation and distribution of high-quality literature for young reader.

Literacy Skills Addressed: The Children's Book Council (CBC) focuses on promoting and supporting various literacy skills for children through the advocacy and promotion of high-quality children's books. The literacy skills addressed by the CBC include:

1. Reading Comprehension

2. Vocabulary Development

3. Phonemic Awareness

4. Fluency

5. Critical Thinking

6. Cultural Literacy

7. Writing Skills

8. Love For Reading

9. Social and Emotional Literacy

10. Literacy Advocacy

How the resource should be used: The Children's Book Council (CBC) can be valuable resource for parents, educators, librarians authors, illustrators, and anyone involved in promoting Children's Book Council.

Age Group: Birth to Age 8

How the resource effectivity gets students engaged and practice their literacy: The Children's Book Council (CBC) may employ various strategies to effectively engage students and encourage the practice of literacy skills. While the CBC itself is an industry organization that supports and promotes children's literature, it initiatives and collaborations with educators, librarians, and parents can indirectly contribute to student engagement in literacy.

Resource # 2: Reading Rockets

Resource Link: readingrockets.org

Explanation of resource: Reading Rockets is an educational initiative and websites that provides resources to support literacy development in young children. Reading Rockets is a project of WETA, a public broadcasting station in Washington, D.C. The initiative is aimed at helping parents, teachers, and other educators enhance children's reading skills. Particularly for those who may be struggling with literacy.

Literacy Skills Addressed: Reading Rockets address a wide range of literacy skills, targeting children from early childhood through elementary school. The initiative provides resources and support for various aspects of literacy development. Here are some key literacy skills addressed by Reading Rockets:

1. Phonemic Awareness

2. Phonics

3. Vocabulary Development

4. Fluency

5. Comprehension

6. Decoding Skills

7. Writing Skills

8. Sight Words '

9. Literacy For English Language Learners (ELL)

10. Early Literacy Skills

11. Special Education Support

12. Multilingual Literacy

13. Parental Involvement

14. Technology Integration

How the resource should be used: Reading Rockets can be effectively used by educators, parents, caregivers, and literacy advocates to support the development of literacy skills in children.

Age Group: Birth to Age 5

How the resource effectively gets students engaged and practice their literacy skills: Reading Rockets offers a variety of resources and strategies to effectively engage students and support the development of their literacy skills.

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Resource #1 : Bedtime Stories

Resource Link: https://a.co/d/9IxKSy3

Explanation of Resource: Bedtime stories are an excellent way to create a language and literacy-rich environment at home. Regularly reading to children before bed can help them develop essential language and literacy skills. Children who are exposed to a variety of vocabulary and language structures have a greater chance of improving their communication skills and enhancing their reading comprehension. Bedtime stories also offer an opportunity for children to develop a love of reading, which can contribute to their overall academic success.

Grade level: kindergarten-3rd grade

Literacy Skills Used:  Reading Comprehension Skills, Reading Fluency,  Listening Skills, and Learn New Vocabulary Words

How to Use It: When choosing a bedtime story, it's important to select a book that interests the child so they can engage with you. Before starting the story, introduce the author, the title of the book, and signal the beginning by saying something like "Let's begin" and the end by saying "The end". When reading, maintain a steady pace that the child can keep up with and try to act out certain parts of the story to make it more engaging. Pausing whenever the child has a question or encounters a new word is a great way to keep them interested in the story and build vocabulary.

How it can be used to teach literacy skills: By reading a bedtime story, parents can introduce their child to new words. It can also improve the child's reading comprehension as they will need to understand the story to enjoy it fully. Additionally, it can be a great way for parents to demonstrate reading fluency and teach their child how to read with proper intonation and expression.

Resource #2 : Sight Words Flash Cards

Resource Link: https://a.co/d/fuPPTez

Explanation of Resource: Sight words are words that are frequently used in reading and writing, such as "the," "and," and "is." Teaching sight words can help students improve their reading speed and fluency, as well as their ability to recognize and understand common words. Sight words are often used in context, helping students to build their vocabulary and comprehension skills. In addition, once students have memorized sight words, they can focus more on decoding unfamiliar words, which can improve their overall reading ability. Overall, teaching sight words is an effective way to help build students' literacy skills.

Grade level: kindergarten-2nd grade

Literacy Skills Used: Letter-sound recognition, Phonemic Awareness, and  Word Segmentation

How to Use It: Parents can use sight word flashcards in a variety of ways. One approach is to allow the child to go through a certain number of cards that have one word on each, such as "was," "be," "at," "is," and so on. The parent can simply show the child the card, and the child can say the word or attempt to do so. Then, the parent can put that card to the side and find the next card. This exercise can help children learn sight words effectively.

How it can be used to teach literacy skills: Sight word flashcards are an excellent educational resource used to teach children simple and frequently used words that they will encounter when reading or writing. These flashcards are designed to improve the child's reading and writing skills by helping them to recognize and memorize specific words. One of the significant advantages of using sight word flashcards is that they facilitate repetition. By repeatedly presenting the same words to the child, it helps them to remember and retain the words. This repetition helps the child to recognize the sight words faster and use them effectively in their reading and writing.

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Resource 1: Dolly Parton's Imagination Library Program

Resource Link: imaginationlibrary.com

Explanation of resource: In 1995, singer and songwriter Dolly Parton created " Imagination Library." This program provides free books to children from birth-age 5 every month.

Literacy skills addressed: Awareness of the sounds of letters, language, and print, vocabulary, retelling and summarizing amongst others.

How the resource should be used: When enrolled in the program, you receive one free book a month in the mail. This starts when the child is born and ends after age 5. Reading the books to your child at home will help them to develop important literacy skills.

Age group: Birth-age 5

How the resource effectively gets students engaged and practice their literacy skills: Through reading the books provided by Dolly Parton's Imagination Library program, your child can become engaged with reading and practice literacy skills. One strategy is by reading the page word by word and having your child to repeat the word back to you, if they are able to talk. This way, they can hear you say the word and repeat it back, repeat this strategy with every book and possibly see results.

Resource #2: ABC mouse

Resource link: abcmouse.com

Explanation of resource: ABC mouse is an online learning program that teaches children skills in reading, math, science, and art.

Literacy Skills Addressed: uppercase and lowercase letter recognition, phonics, rhyming words and word familiarity, sentence structure, and parts of speech.

How the resource should be used: When you go to the link and create an account, the first month is free and then it is $12.99 a month, you have access to a reading curriculum that provides books, games, learning videos, and activities to teach your child language and literacy skills.

Age group: Ages 2-8

How the resource effectively gets students engaged and practice their literacy skills: ABC Mouse provides online interactive games and activities that helps children learn language and literacy skills. I've never used ABC before, so I'm not fully sure of interactive activity examples, but it is very important for there to be interaction when teaching children, so that they will be engaged and excited to learn.