Your children continue to develop as readers. They are gaining many reading skills that need to be practiced throughout the year. Here are some great reading lists, apps, and web sites to help your young readers continue on their journey to literacy.
Kindergarten to Grade 2 Lists
Grades 3 to 5 Lists
Explore the Wonderopolis for thousands of high-interest nonfiction “Wonder of the Day” articles.
ONLINE LIBRARIES
Introduce stories from around the world!
The International Children’s Digital Library, an amazing (and growing!) collection of international children’s books available to read online in their original languages.
Big Universe is another online library of fiction and nonfiction books for kids 0-12. The site also offers adults and kids the chance to create and publish their own stories.
AUDIO BOOKS
As an alternative to print, especially for kids with learning disabilities that make reading a struggle.
You can now download stories to iPods and other mobile devices, perfect for car rides or a lazy hot afternoon.
Learning Ally -provides FREE audio books for kids to listen over the summer. Find lots more ideas and resources for accessible print on the blog, Aiming for Access.
Tales2Go offers high-quality kids’ books through a mobile streaming service. Choose from a three month subscription for $29.99 or an annual subscription for $99.99
AudibleKids (an Amazon company) has an extensive collection of downloadable books, and some of them are free through a partnership with RIF. FREE 30 day trial!
Browse our list of Favorite Audio Books (available for purchase through Amazon) and find even more titles on Book Finder.
Suggested Apps for Literacy
Reading Detective- Drawing Conclusions