Reading Websites
Reading is a very important step for students. All other subjects depend on reading! Engage students in educational reading websites can further their learning!
Take a look at the websites I have gathered below and see if there is something to add to your classroom!
If a link isn’t working or you have a suggestion, comment below. I would love to hear from you.
Wordwall ~ Free & Paid Versions
- Website: wordwall.net
- Grade Levels: All Ability Levels
- Free to sign up, create a limited number of games, and use community games (at the bottom)
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Description: This is one of my favorite reading websites resources!!! I have only used the free version.
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Anyone can sign up for free, but there are price plans as well.
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I teach the Wilson Reading Program found a TON of games to use with my students on the different books!
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I have saved them on a google sheet and publish that as a webpage and link in Google Classroom. Let me know if you would like to see how I do this or how I organize the games? A favorite of my Wilson Groups.
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Fun Fonix~ Free
- Website: funfonix.com
- Grade Levels: Pre-K through 1st
Description:
A lot of free phonics printable worksheets! Great for review or leave for substitutes! Definitely something to check out!
Sightwords.com ~ Free
- Website: playdreamscape.com
- Grade Levels: It is mainly aimed towards parents, but teachers can use the strategies and games. I have only used the games at this point, but can’t wait to dive in deep.
Description: There aren’t many games that are associated with curriculums to play with students during the last few minutes of class or when I have a substitute. There are many options on this site.
One of my favorite printable games on this site is Sight Words Last Card (aka, UNO). I created my own using the word from the skills students are working on.
Personally, I print them out, glue on card stock or construction paper (color coding the skills), and laminate. It’s a long process, but worth it in the end.
WONDEROPOLIS ~ FREE
- Website: wonderopolis.org
- Grade Levels: All
- Description: Kids love this site!! It always has a question of the day and saves all their past questions kids can go through. There are articles for each questions that can be read or a listening option.
ABC Ya ~ Free & Paid Versions
- Website: abcya.com
- Grade Levels: K – 6th
- Free and Premium Options available, so not all games are available for free.
- Description: For grade levels K-6. Students are able to play games in reading/letters, math/numbers, strategy and more. A great way to review or reinforce skills!
Epic ~ partially free
- Website: getepic.com
- Grade Levels: 12 years and under
- Free for educators during the school day (but ends at 3 pm CST). There is an unlimited paid version.
Description:
Epic is a phenomenal resource for teachers!
Each student is able to have their own page where it will recommend books based upon what the student has read or listened to.
Epic has books on fiction, nonfiction, but also read to me and audio books.
Teachers can assign books to the whole class or specific students to read.
As a special education resource teacher, I have students who need to find information on a non-fiction topic, but have trouble finding books on his or her own reading level.
Epic is a great resource since I am able to make a collection of read to me and audio books for them to research and take notes!
I have also used Epic as a reading rotation or part of a reading choice time. Epic is always a favorite!
EdShed ~ Free Letter Tiles
- Website: https://www.edshed.com/en-gb/lettertiles
- Grade Levels: Kindergarten – 3rd grade
- Free letter tiles but subscription on most of the site
- Description: Students use digital letter tiles to build words!
Reading Bear ~ Free
- Website: readingbear.org
- Grade Levels: reading cvc through 3-4 syllable words
- Free but will accept donations
- Description: A wonderful reading websites! This websites has videos to help students sound out words. It begins with consonant-vowel-consonant words and slowly progress up. Students take quizzes along the way as well. You can either show the videos to your entire class or create a free logins for your students under your free account. Excellent for early readers, differentiation, or reading intervention.
Really Great Reading ~ Partially Free
- Website: reallygreatreading.com/lettertiles
- Grade Levels: Early Elementary
- Letter Tiles are free, but paid subscription for other tiles
- Description: This website is fantastic to use to practice building words and spelling words. Great for classroom practice, a part of a reading rotation, or ELA centers
Starfall ~ Free and Paid Versions
- Website: starfall.com
- Grade Levels: Elementary
Description: This has a paid and a free version. Both versions have online activities for kids on reading and math. I found students enjoy this!
Storyline Online ~ Free
- Website: storylineonline.net
- Grade Levels: Elementary
Description: Choose a book and topic and have your child listen to the book read aloud by actors! Most books come with a downloadable/printable teacher or parent guide. All books have links to add purchase the book to your home library.
Magic Tree House ~ FREE & Paid Versions
- Website: magictreehouse.com
- Grade Levels: All
Description:
Students will play games or go on missions with some of your favorite characters from the books. It will ask for a log-in or you can skip. There is also a section for parents and teachers with more information.
Fuel the Brain ~ Free & Paid Portions
- Website: fuelthebrain.com
- Grade Levels: Elementary
- Description: Fuel the grain has a lot of educational games (math, reading, science) as well as printables (for the classroom, not just coloring pages), teacher supports, and a place for students to create mini-books.
Fun Brain ~ Free
- Website: funbrain.com
- Grade Levels: Pre-K – 8th
- Description: An interactive websites that contains games, activities, in reading, math, science and more!
Mr. Nussbaum Learning + Fun ~ Free & Paid Versions
- Website: mrnussbaum.com
- Grade Levels: K – 8th
Description:
This website is full of K-8 educational interactive resources geared towards students in grades K-8. Subject areas include games, math, language arts, history, geography, USA, science, people, and holidays
Dreamscape ~ Free for Teachers
- Website: playdreamscape.com
- Grade Levels: 3rd – 8th
- Free for teachers, but membership for parents
- Description: My students love Dreamscape! I wish we had more time to play this.
- This is a great game as a part of a reading rotation, reading assignment, or a few minutes at the end of class.
- The questions adapt to each student enabling them to practice what they need.
- You can also create assignments for individual students or the whole class.
- As a Special Education Resource Teacher, this allows me to have multiple levels of students work towards the same goal. They also enjoy when I play along side them.
Common Lit ~ Free & Paid Versions
- Website: commonlit.org
- Grade Levels: 3rd – 12th grade
- Free for teachers, students, and families!
- Description:
- This website has a ton of passages to either print out or digitally assign to students with multiple choice and short answer comprehension questions.
- Students have the option to have the passages read aloud to them for those that need to accommodation.
- Teachers can search for articles by topic, genre, Lexile, standards, and more! You are able to track how students are doing!
Freckle ~ Free & Premium
- Website: freckle.com
- Grade Levels: K-12
- Free for classrooms and families, but there is a premium for school districts with more possibilities
Description: ELA, Math, Social Studies and Science. My students love using Freckle in the classroom.
Students have lots of options in reading and math.
It differentiates to each student based on how they answer questions.
On the teacher side (I’m sure the parent side is similar, but haven’t tired it) you can see how the students are progressing!
Homer ~ Free & Paid Versions
- Website: learnwithhomer.com
- Grade Levels: 2nd – 8th
- Free for teachers, but parents can purchase a membership or use their child’s account through their teacher.
- Description: Aimed for ages 2-8 and building reading foundational skills in a fun and creative way.
Splash Learn ~ Free for Teachers
- Website: splashlearn.com
- Grade Levels: K – 5th
- Free for teachers, but paid for families
- Description: Create assignments in reading and/or math for your students in grades kindergarten through fifth!
RAZ-Kids ~ Paid
- Website: raz-kids.com
- Grade Levels: K-5
Description: This is a paid version, but most schools would at least consider providing teachers an account, which can also be used at home as well. This has so many uses!
Set up students on their reading level to listen, read ,and take quizzes on books on their level. Teachers can see what the students are reading and how they are scoring on quizzes.
You can set up a “range” so they can only choose books from that range.
Lots of Printables: books, quizzes, lesson plans, worksheets, discussion cards and more!!
Once your digital classroom is set up, students and parents can access the books at home!!!
Read Theory ~ Free & Paid Versions
- Website: readtheory.org
- Grade Levels: K-12
- A good portion is free, but has a paid pro version
- Description: Read Theory is a very useful resource for monitoring comprehension. I have only used the free version and I’m thrilled with it!!!
- Each student will have a login and after a pre-test, each will have stories on their level and will change depending on their scores on the comprehension quizzes.
- Students can monitor their own growth as well and see a graph on how they did on the reading passages questions.
- On the teacher side, you can see student corresponding reading grade level, quiz scores, Lexile level, and mastery of ELA Common Core Standards.
Read-Write-Think ~ Free
- Website: readwritethink.org
- Grade Levels: K-12th
- Description: Lots of great information on most ELA Topics! One of my groups is starting persuasive writing and I found lots of articles and links! You can search by topic or by grade level.
Readworks ~ Free
- Website: readworks.org
- Grade Levels: K-12
- Free for everyone by logging in. Accepts donations
Description: I have used this resource in so many ways!
You can use articles to practice applying reading strategies.
Another option is to assign articles to students (with our without audio) on content they are learning in class to develop background knowledge.
Also, you can use as research articles! You can assign articles. I usually print out the article and students can follow along and highlight important information.
Teach reading comprehension and how to go back in the passage to find evidence as well as how to write a written response
Take data on reading comprehension or IEP goals!
How Stuff Works ~ Free
- Website: howstuffworks.com
- Grade Levels: 6th – 12th
- Description: I believe this is better for middle school & high school kids. This websites has lots of articles answering a variety of questions.
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