ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Are you looking for what you can do at home to help your student become a better reader?
Here are some links to help you. |
HOW TO HELP YOUR STUDENT SELECT A BOOK:
HOW TO HELP YOUR STUDENT AT HOME:
ADDITIONAL WEBSITES FOR READING:
GAMES AND ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE READING AND VOCABULARY:
- www.lexile.com - Find out what level books they are reading, or look for books on their reading level.
- www.goodreads.com - Summaries and reviews of novels, and tools to find books your teen will want to read. You can enter a book your student liked to read, and it will recommend similar books they may also like.
HOW TO HELP YOUR STUDENT AT HOME:
- 10 Ways To Encourage Your Middle Schooler To Read - https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/learning-at-home/encouraging-reading-writing/10-ways-to-encourage-your-middle-schooler-to-read
- 17 Ways To Keep Your Your Middle Schooler Interested In Reading - https://www.scholastic.com/parents/books-and-reading/reading-resources/developing-reading-skills/17-ways-to-keep-your-middle-schooler-turning-pages.html
ADDITIONAL WEBSITES FOR READING:
- https://www.tweentribune.com/
- http://www.timeforkids.com/
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/
- https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/
- https://www.popsci.com/read/environment-articles-for-students/view-all
- https://www.epicreads.com/
- https://www.teenreads.com/
- https://www.teenink.com/
- https://www.truthorfiction.com/
GAMES AND ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE READING AND VOCABULARY:
- www.vocabulary.com - Learn new words and play games to improve your vocabulary.
- www.freerice.com - Develop vocabulary while earning rice for the World Food Programme.
- http://youthvoices.net/ - Safe online community to publish student writing.
- www.admongo.gov - A game based on reading and understanding advertisements.
- https://www.readers.com/blog/education/kids-online-reading-games/ - Online reading games for kids.