English Language Arts

Please note: These resource suggestions are not endorsed by Navigate and they do not represent the only allowable resources. They have been purchased or accessed in the past by home learning families and meet the minimum requirements for SLRF, and may complement your child’s English Language Arts program. Please research carefully before considering for your child.

Additionally, prices (where applicable) vary by distributor; taxes and applicable shipping fees extra. Families are responsible for any brokerage or duty fees incurred with imported resources.

Curricular connections:

ABC Mouse covers many of the English Language Arts competencies and content areas, and is designed to target pre/early readers

From the website:

– a digital program of more than 850 lessons in ten levels. As your child completes each lesson, they are guided to the next one and motivated to continue learning by ABCmouse.com’s Tickets and Rewards System.

*US – based program

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All About Reading covers many of the English Language Arts competencies and content areas, and is designed to target pre/early readers

From the website:

This scripted, open-and-go program was developed for busy parents, teachers, and tutors who want to teach reading in the most effective way possible.

  • Research-based multisensory instruction with lightly scripted lessons that give results with only 20 minutes a day
  • Proven, mastery-based program that covers phonics, vocabulary, and comprehension ensuring no gaps in learning

*US – based program

Access a Canadian distributor here

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Brave Writer covers many of the English Language Arts competencies and content areas, and is designed to target K-12 students

From the website:

– Brave Writer products and classes lead you through all the steps from thought–origination to published writing.

*US – based program

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“Learning Without Tears” covers many of the English Language Arts competencies and content areas, and is designed to target K – 5 students

From the website:

From LWT: “Learning Without Tears provides developmentally appropriate instruction for handwriting, keyboarding, in grades K-5 and preschool.”

The programs include:

  • Handwriting Without Tears
  • Keyboarding
  • Writing
  • Distance Learning

Canadian distributor

A quick lesson and overview of what’s available through LWT.

Curricular connections:

“Pinna” covers many of the oral English Language Arts competencies and content areas, and is designed to target K – 6 students. It is also a cross-curricular resource as it covers other subject areas

From the website:

“Pinna is an on-demand audio subscription service that reimagines kids’ entertainment. Each podcast, audio show, music album and audiobook on Pinna is expertly developed and curated for kids 3-12.

From science and fantasy to interactive game shows and mysteries, music and more, Pinna has hundreds of hours of programming to pique the interest of every kid and get them giggling, guessing, wondering, puzzling, and participating. Pinna is an ad-free, screen-free way to play and listen.”

For our younger audiences, a sample audiocast

For our older audiences, a sample podcast

Teachers Pay Teachers is a US-based website that has seen a surge of Canadian and BC-based content added.

This PDF-based format is easy to access and you can print what you like from home.

Curricular connections:

“Wild Reading” covers many of the English language arts competencies and content areas, and is designed to target K – 5 students

From the website:

Wild Reading takes beginning readers on a story-based journey following Matilda the Mouse and her adventures to the top of a marvelous mountain…Skills are taught sequentially and are practiced through nature-based and/or hands-on reading and writing activities.