Literacy Websites
Star FallInteractive Alphabet Books
Story telling CentreA super story telling resource which has tips, stories, rhymes, riddles and more to enhance story telling.
English AlphabetLook at how all the letters of the alphabet are formed. You can listen to their names and the sounds they make. Each letter is illustrated with a picture which begins with the sound.
Letter and Number FormationThis site has excellent animations which provide a good model for learners starting to write letters and numbers. They indicate the starting points and proper strokes required.
Nine SquaresLook at the nine pictures and see if you can see which one begins with each of the letter sounds.
Poop Deck PiratesA phonics game which can really help you to build words. Read the words on the golden coins. Decide if they are real words or not. Links to phase 3 and 4 of the 'Letters and Sounds' document.
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Poisson RougeInteractive alphabet games.
Oxford OwlOxford Owl is a free website built to help parents with their child’s reading. This is an excellent resource packed with free ebooks from the Oxford Reading Tree reading scheme, games and activities.
Learning to ReadA resource to help parents or childcare providers develop the language eskills of children from 0 to 5 years. It has delightful stories, games, lullabys, finger games and songs. Early readers can read the online books alongside the narration.
Odd one OutA game where you need to spot the odd one out of a row of objects. You will need to look carefully as each level gets harder.
Hanging MonkeysA game where you need to match the picture with each three letter word. (CVC)
Letters and Sounds phase 2A variety of Literacy games to develop early language skills.
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What's the Difference?An online sorting game intended to stimulate discussion between adult and young child to promote language development.
StarfallA good learning to read site. There are good quality games and animated stories which children can interact with. The children can click on words to see what they say. Excellent for learning the sounds the letters make.
Phoneme PopBased on 'Letters and Sounds' this game supports phoneme - grapheme correspondence. Great if your child is learning his or her letter sounds.
Kids and ReadingKids and Reading contains over 50 articles which focus on encouraging and helping children to read. Find out about different learning styles, classroom methods and problems which can arise with reading.
The FarmAn appealing animation of animals which live on the farm. It is excellent for promoting language development. It has word banks so that the site can be used as a stimulus for a story or description of a setting.
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