ICT RESOURCES FOR LITERACY
eBooks
Oxford Owl - Register and get access to a large number of books narrated ebooks, suitable for all class levels
Storyberries - collection of story books, picture books and poems
Storynory - collection of audio stories
Storyline Online - collection of narrated stories
Zing - large collection of eBooks. Needs registration
Learn English Kids - collection of animated, narrated stories with worksheets that can be downloaded and printed
Book Trust - interactive books and stories
Phonics
Reading Bear - teaches phonics and vocabulary in a structured form. Includes flash cards and quizzes
Starfall - phonics and early reading lessons
SightWords - printable flashcards of Dolch and Fry words. Create your own flashcards. Downloadable sight word games.
Writing Books and Stories
Storybird - use a variety of art to create picture books
StoryJumper - easy to create online books
MyStoryBook - another easy to use online book creator, suitable for younger classes
Storyboard That - create online comic strips. Free version is limited to 1x3 or 2X3 comic strips
Adobe Spark- create newspaper articles, video stories, etc. Great for oral language
Comprehension
Into the Book - comprehension resources for teachers and interactives for students
ReadTheory - individualised comprehension passages with questions
Readworks - select Reading Passages for large collection of comprehension passages with questions and answers
Creative Writing
Literacy Shed - videos and lesson plans to inspire young writers
Writing Tools
Cube Creator - write book reviews, story plans and character profiles
ReadWriteThink - Variety of interactive tools for writing
Interactive resources for the IWB
Interactive Sites
Woodlands Literacy Zone
Oxford Owl - Register and get access to a large number of books narrated ebooks, suitable for all class levels
Storyberries - collection of story books, picture books and poems
Storynory - collection of audio stories
Storyline Online - collection of narrated stories
Zing - large collection of eBooks. Needs registration
Learn English Kids - collection of animated, narrated stories with worksheets that can be downloaded and printed
Book Trust - interactive books and stories
Phonics
Reading Bear - teaches phonics and vocabulary in a structured form. Includes flash cards and quizzes
Starfall - phonics and early reading lessons
SightWords - printable flashcards of Dolch and Fry words. Create your own flashcards. Downloadable sight word games.
Writing Books and Stories
Storybird - use a variety of art to create picture books
StoryJumper - easy to create online books
MyStoryBook - another easy to use online book creator, suitable for younger classes
Storyboard That - create online comic strips. Free version is limited to 1x3 or 2X3 comic strips
Adobe Spark- create newspaper articles, video stories, etc. Great for oral language
Comprehension
Into the Book - comprehension resources for teachers and interactives for students
ReadTheory - individualised comprehension passages with questions
Readworks - select Reading Passages for large collection of comprehension passages with questions and answers
Creative Writing
Literacy Shed - videos and lesson plans to inspire young writers
Writing Tools
Cube Creator - write book reviews, story plans and character profiles
ReadWriteThink - Variety of interactive tools for writing
Interactive resources for the IWB
Interactive Sites
Woodlands Literacy Zone