Below are links to just some of the websites available online for student use. These sites offer a range of fun, interactive games and tools to help get students reading and writing more.

Enjoy :)


Teach Kids News

This is a great website with kid-friendly articles on local, national and global current events and news.
www.teachkidsnews.com

Starfall

Starfall.com a great website to help get your child reading. There are interactive games that involve learning the alphabet sounds, sounding out words and rhyming words. 
www.starfall.com

Learn Now BC

Learn Now BC provides information about online learning in British Columbia for students K-12, parents and educators. This one-stop educational portal provides access to choices and free services for learners of all ages. 
www.learnnowbc.ca

On LearnNowBC.ca, you’ll find:

-       The Course Finder database, which includes information on more than 2500 courses offered by Distributed Learning schools in BC

-       A Study Centre that offers free tutoring for a number of academic courses

-       An Advising Centre for Academic, Trades and Career counseling

-       Steve Dotto’s CyberSafety video

-       Information about graduation requirements

-       A Young Learning Centre for early learners

-       Teaching and learning resources that you can download from the Learning Resource Repository

-       The online Daily Physical Activity (DPA) Tracker


Roy the Zebra

This site is home to a package of interactive games, stories and resources that have been developed to help emerging readers learn to read. The site can be used at school or at home. It's one of the most comprehensive interactive literacy resources on the net that is freely accessible. 
No area of the site is password protected.
www.roythezebra.com



PBS Kids

PBS Kids is a great website with many fun, interactive reading games. Plus, its free to access!
http://pbskids.org/games/reading.html


 
Reading is an important way to improve reading fluency and decoding skills. To help further support comprehension and thinking skills, try to discuss one of each type of question with your child after reading. 

1. "On the line"

Who did ...?
How many ...?
When did ...?
What did ...?
What does ______ mean?
What happened before ...?
What happened after ...?

2. "Between the lines"

Why did _____ happen?
What would happen if ...?
How is _____ like _____?
Is _____the same as _____?
What makes you think that ______?

3. "Beyond the Lines"

How did you feel when ...?
Do you agree when ...? Why or why not?
Was it right/wrong/fair/unfair when ...?
Why do you think that ...?