Check out these websites to for web-based opportunities for children to gain pre-reading and reading skills.
If you have other web-based games that support pre-reading then please leave them in the comments section. I'd be happy to add them.
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In the Classroom:
Please click here to access an easy-to-use portal webpage that you can leave on open on the class computer or iPad for children to access these games. Children will need to know to press the "Close" button if they wish to switch games or when finished. Many of these websites are from TVO.
Click here if you would like access to a teaching website containing lesson series focused on JK/SK Language Skills.
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Magic Mailbox (Sound Required)
Overview:
Children click on the mailbox and out pops a letter. Children will hear the letter name. Click again and the mailbox closes. Kids gain exposure to letters and their names, and also developes basic computer skills including moving a mouse or pressing the screen if on an iPad.
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| Letterella (Sound Required) |
Overview:
Beginner level asks the child to press a letter key on the computer keyboard. Letter name is given and a word that and a word that begins with that letter is shown accompanied with a picture. The word is then sounded out and the letters are highlighted as they are sounded out. The pro level gives an auditory prompt for the child to press a specific letter. If correct, the letter name is given, a word that begins with that letter is shown with a corresponding picture, and the word is sounded out. If incorrect after the 3rd try, the answer is given and the correct response is given in full (letter, word, picture, and sounded out).
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| SignMatch (Sound Recommended) |
Overview:
Instructions are verbally given when site is first visited. Child presses play and 8 cards are face down. Child tries to find a match for the signs. Each sign is named when it is turned over, and it is stated for the child whether or not their is a match. Incorrect matches are automatically turned back over and the child can try again. When all matches are found the matches are highlighted and renamed for the child.
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| Out of Order (Sound Recommended)
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Overview:
Child is prompted to open a box containing 3 pictures of art by clicking on it. Child is then prompted to put the 3 pieces of art in order onto an art board. After the 3rd incorrect response the first picture will be placed for the child and the child needs to place the second and third correctly. Child is prompted to open a new box when complete.
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| Gisele's Big Backyard Book Club (Sound Required)
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Overview:
Children can select from a number of different books to be read to them. Stories are stopped at appropriate times to ask questions which support comprehension, and stories are recapped and summarized from time to time, also aiding comprehension. If the video is watched on a full screen, the escape button on the keyboard will have to be pressed to get back to the home screen.
