Literacy Resources for Families by Ashley Jones

Digital books at your fingertips!

ashleyjones42 — 2023-01-11 03:38:07 UTC

Some teachers use this program during the school day. To use it outside of school hours, you can get a free account (access to 1 book a day) or purchase a plan to access more books.

PBS Kids (Grades PreK-2)

ashleyjones42 — 2023-01-11 03:42:13 UTC

This resource from PBS Kids provides tips for helping to develop your child’s literacy skills, for ages 2-8.

Blendable Sounds: A Quick Review (Video)

ashleyjones42 — 2023-01-11 03:44:49 UTC

As children are learning the sounds associated with letters, it’s important that the pronunciation of the sounds are blendable. This video provides an example of how to pronounce the sound associated with each letter of the alphabet. It might sound silly to need to watch this video, but sometimes we pronounce sounds differently than they are supposed to sound.

Free games and activities across all different areas of literacy (Grades PreK-5)

ashleyjones42 — 2023-01-11 03:49:51 UTC

There are so many wonderful activities on this site! Look for your child's grade level, and the skill they need support with. There are many different quality activities to choose from!

Article - "How to Raise a Reader"

ashleyjones42 — 2023-01-11 03:54:37 UTC

This guide from the NY Times provides simple, sensible tips on how to ensure that your child gets a good start in reading.

ashleyjones42 — 2023-01-11 03:57:14 UTC

The National Center on Improving Literacy has a Parents & Families section geared toward helping your child read and write with practical ideas and strategies based on what works.

150+ Educational Shows on Netflix

ashleyjones42 — 2023-01-11 04:01:28 UTC

This blog lists over 150 different educational shows on Netflix, arranged by topic.

Parent Guide from the National PTA for Reading and Math (Grades K-12)

ashleyjones42 — 2023-01-11 14:02:37 UTC

This guide from the National PTA outlines what to expect at different grade levels and how to support your child.

Read, Write, ROAR! - Michigan Learning Channel - Wonderful resources!! (Grades K-3)

ashleyjones42 — 2023-01-11 14:07:00 UTC

Read, Write, ROAR! is an English Language Arts program for kindergarten through 3rd Grade learners. The Michigan Learning Channel partnered with MAISA and real Michigan teachers to create educational video lessons and corresponding activity sheets that align to Michigan teaching standards and the Literacy Essentials.

Bookelicious -

ashleyjones42 — 2023-01-11 23:31:14 UTC

Bookelicious blends research on reading motivation, expert curation by teachers and librarians, and personalization enabled by artificial intelligence, to match readers with books they truly want to read.

Early Literacy Games to do at Home! (K-3+)

ashleyjones42 — 2023-01-12 20:12:37 UTC

This resource from the Rhode Island Department of Education contains games and activities to strengthen the skills of emergent readers. The various activities focus on the development of phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, and background knowledge.

All About Heart Words!

ashleyjones42 — 2023-01-12 20:14:00 UTC

Your children are now referring to "sight words" or "high frequency words" in school as "TRICKY WORDS" and they need to learn these by "heart" -- meaning they will learn the code, and then they will know them by heart.

Grades (K-3) -- Click a grade, then look through the "chapter menu" to see lots of great information and videos for helping your children learn to read at home!

ashleyjones42 — 2023-01-12 20:20:18 UTC

This resource from the Regional Educational Laboratory provides parents with information on how they can support foundational reading skills at home.

Talking is Teaching! Great resource for babies thru K/1!

ashleyjones42 — 2023-01-12 20:23:39 UTC

Talking is Teaching has a wealth of resources to help parents of young children promote strong language skills through TALKING!

Online read alouds from children's authors and illustrators!

ashleyjones42 — 2023-01-13 14:21:24 UTC

This resource from We Are Teachers details a wealth of online read-alouds and activities for students of all ages.

Starfall (Grades PreK-3)

ashleyjones42 — 2023-01-13 15:21:33 UTC

Starfall has a variety of games and activities for reading as well other subjects.

Storyline Online (books to read online!)

ashleyjones42 — 2023-01-13 15:22:18 UTC

Storyline Online is THE place to go to hear celebrities read children’s books aloud!

Virtual Tours of Museums!

ashleyjones42 — 2023-01-13 15:23:14 UTC

Stuck in your house? These museums offer virtual tours!

Virtual Field Trips!

ashleyjones42 — 2023-01-13 15:23:55 UTC

Ages Infant - 5 years old - Ms. Rachel's "Songs for Littles" is AMAZING if you're looking for a TRULY educational "show" for your little child to watch!

ashleyjones42 — 2023-02-03 13:08:09 UTC

Toddler learning videos and baby learning videos that help children learn to talk, learn letters, numbers, colors, animal sounds and more! Ms. Rachel is a real teacher who teaches through play, nursery rhymes & kids songs & techniques recommended by speech therapists and early childhood experts! She is a master at encouraging speech and language. All of her videos are backed by research and learning standards!

CVC Word Spelling Activity

ashleyjones42 — 2024-06-17 20:07:53 UTC

CVCC & CCVC Word Spelling Activity

ashleyjones42 — 2024-06-17 20:09:36 UTC