Vooks
Narrated interactive audiobooks. Vooks offers lesson plans, as well as a Pause and Ponder sheet for each book. Pause and Ponder sheets (for parents and/or teachers) provide a list of questions to guide discussion. Free first year for teachers. One month free for parents.
Really Great Reading
Assorted free activities during Covid-19.
Heart videos for tricky words. Includes downloadable activities.
Letter Tile boards for word building, manipulation and online teaching. Available for mouse and touch devices.
Lalilo
Phonics and Comprehension online activities. Teachers can track student engagement and growth. Check out the video on how to use Lalilo for distance learning under “Webinars.”
Progressive Phonics
Stories, activities, handwriting activities and lesson plans.
Brainzy
A free site with multiple games for students from Education.com. Reading games can be found under the heading “Reading and Writing.”
Teach Your Monster to Read
A charming game that covers letter and sounds. Free.
Concepts covered by the games can be found at https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/about-the-game/what-does-each-game-cover
SPELD SA Phonics Books
Phonics books grouped in the developmental order of sounds introduced in Jolly Phonics. Each book includes suggestions for use by parents and teachers.
Professor Garfield
This site offers a wealth of resources. Student activities are located under “Kids’ Content” in the toolbar on the left side of the page.
Boom Cards
Boom Learning has created learning cards that students can use at home. Teachers and/or Educational Assistants can track students’ activities and progress. The site offers cards with premade activities, as well as the option to create cards that are customized to students’ needs. Cards can be purchased or downloaded for free. This site is free until June.