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Subject-specific content ideal for elementary and lower-middle school. 

The new ebook platform Zing offers thousands of free trade-book titles that students will want to read, including award-winning book and series titles from well-known authors, Spanish leveled books, and short texts, poems, and articles. On Zing you can browse for books by topic, language, or reading level and access the books anywhere-on desktops, laptops, tablets, and interactive whiteboard. Customizable teaching points within the books support students in developing the skills and strategies they need in order to comprehend the texts. In the Zing reader, students will find a built-in dictionary and tools for taking notes while they read. Zing also enables student progress monitoring and reporting to provide actionable data for teachers and schools.

Thousands of free books/audiobooks. Free for elementary teachers & librarians. Create individual profiles for each student to get personalized recommendations based on reading level & interests.

Digital tools for before, during and after reading strategies

Literacy tools for gr. 4-12

Before, during and after reading strategies & downloads

Reading Bear is the first free program online to teach beginning readers vocabulary and concepts while systematically introducing all the main phonetic patterns of written English, all using innovative rich media.

Over 33,000 educational videos organized according to subject area and then further organized by subtopic. Videos are vetted by educators.

this website offers many online interactive tools for teachers

It's always helpful to use this simple tool when writing essays.

Numerous downloadable resources!

Create an ebook from a group of webpages. Send to Kindle, iPad/iPod, or download as an epub (for Nooks and other readers).

Online graphical dictionary and thesaurus

Interactive writing resource that uses graphic organizers to help students complete the writing process. Materials can be downloaded and saved for off-line use.

This website allows you to check the readability of a whole website or just a passage.

Reviews of: nouns, verbs, adjectives, punctuation, and capital letters. Match SAT words & definitions and/or determine SAT words' meanings from context. Word Games: crossword puzzle, hangman, word scramble, etc.

Write, illustrate & publish a book (meets 3 levels of readiness). Site provides writing hints at the bottom of the page to help them with the elements of a story. Story Sparks feature provides templates for characters, plot, etc. Kids also design the book layout (font, pictures, layout, etc.) Purchase hard cover, paperback or digital copies. Free registration for teachers.

Create multimedia slideshow narratives. Create stories by uploading sequenced images, typing in text, and recording original audio tracks. Free registration but requires an email address.

How to Pronounce English words