December 8, 2008

Learning to read(Part 2) – the A-Z way

Dominique Recommendations reading contest

Last week a girlfriend of mine asked me about how materials to teach her 3yr old to read. She was asking about readers and if there were any other cheaper alternatives to it. It set me about doing some research on online resources .

In this post I would like to touch on the Freebies offered by Reading A-Z.

This is a wonderful site with 30 free PDF e-books which include readers, books oh phonics, vocabulary and phonics. There are also worksheets related to some of the books which parents could use as a follow up assessment of your child’s understanding of the story he had just read. It is great for homeschooling and parents who wish to supplement your kids existing reading collection.

For this festive season I will be giving away to two lucky readers a compilation of 26 alphabet books by Reading A-Z .

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The giveaway starts today and the winner will be drawn on the 15th of December via random.org.

Learning to read(Part 1 )- with RIF

Today while browsing books on e-learning I was brought to this site by Rif-Learning to Read.

It has very colourful graphics and it is just nice for my boys as it caters to Babies and Toddlers and Preschoolers.

In the Preschool section your child can listen to nursery rhymes, lullabies, play games or even finger play.

Roy enjoys listening to the stories but could not sit still for the Nursery Rhymes or Lullabies.

For more advance readers and slightly older kids there is a seperate sections where there are books and other activities for the kid to play with.

Rif Reading Planet – a site filled with activities and other interactive features for older kids aged 6 and above.

Do check out the site as an alternative way to reading with your child.

*Do note that some of the activities are in both English and Spanish and may not be that suitable for non Spanish speaking children.