The more students are read to and read, the more their reading skills improve and their vocabulary grows! One way to motivate a student to LOVE reading is to allow them to select their own reading material — comics, magazines, recipe books, mysteries, historical, science fiction, etc. — on topics they are interested in. Our school incorporates weekly library check out and daily read aloud/independent reading into our routine so that students can read selections that motivate and excite them. And PLEASE, please read to your child every night!

Take the whole family and visit your local Henrico County Public Library (HCPL): Libbie Mill to check out the latest picture books, magazines, chapter books, novels, movies, audio books, and more…for students and parents, too!  http://www.henricolibrary.org/locations/libbie-mill

Also, check out the HCPL Website to access Tumblebooks, Audiobooks, and eBooks for FREE!

eBooks have been popular recently! Some of these books are even read by famous actors and actresses. National Geographic Kids has 37 non-fiction magazines for kids with audio available that will read the words to the kids. This could be a great resource to follow along with the story, silent read together, and help with fluency at home.

Here are a few more Language Arts resources for vocabulary, research, grammar, and OF COURSE reading:

• Storyline Online
• dolch sight word lists
• sight words.com
• rhino rhymes
• alphabet zoo
• the ABC game
• dog word world
• starfall
• pbs- blending bowl
• word family sort
• kiz phonics: word family game
• abcya.com
• picture match (beginning sounds, short vowels, and long vowels)
• Alphabet Song
• Letter Sounds
• Starfall