ORANGE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - OFFICE OF ACADEMIC CONTENT 2013
Summer Online Literacy Resources
Literacy Resources for Students
Accelerated Reader Book Finder: A search tool to find books at your reading level.
http://www.arbookfind.com
Book Adventure: A FREE reading motivation program for children in grades K-8.
http://www.bookadventure.com/
Brain POP: Educational videos and games for primary and upper elementary students. Subscription
required for full access, but everyday there is a free educational video http://brainpopjr.com or
http://brainpop.com
Kids Read: A site of the latest and greatest books for kids. http://www.kidsreads.com
Mother Goose Rhymes: 362 indexed Mother Goose Rhymes with printables, activities and games
http://www.mothergoose.com/
PBS Book finder: A search tool for students with disabilities:
http://www.pbs.org/parents/education/learning-disabilities/types/reading/
PBS Kids: Educational games and videos for early literacy skills. http://pbskids.org
RAZ Kids: Reading resources for effective reading instruction. http://www.readinga-z.com/
http://www.raz-kids.com/
Read Kiddo Read: Author James Patterson started this site with his wife to inspire kids to read.
http://readkiddoread.com
Reading Planet: The Reading is Fundamental site for kids. In English ages 6-15
http://www.rif.org/kids/readingplanet.htm In Spanish, http://www.rif.org/kids/leer/es/leerhome.htm
Reading Rockets: Reading Rockets is a national multimedia literacy initiative offering information and
resources on how young kids learn to read, why so many struggle, and how caring adults can help.
http://www.readingrockets.org
Scholastic Reading Counts: This easy-to-use search tool helps students locate the right title to read
next. http://src.scholastic.com
Seussville: Fun with Dr. Seuss http://www.seussville.com
Starfall: A free public service to teach children to read with phonics. http://www.starfall.com
Storyline Online: A website funded by the Screen Actor Guild Foundation. Students can choose books
to be read by famous personalities http://www.storylineonline.net/
Time for Kids: Time for Kids magazine lets you travel the world http://www.timeforkids.com/
ORANGE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - OFFICE OF ACADEMIC CONTENT 2013
Literacy Resources for Parents
Center for Early Literacy Learning: This site has resources for early childhood literacy to help struggling
readers. http://www.earlyliteracylearning.org/index.phpp
Centre for Family Literacy: A Canadian site with great literacy fact sheets and book lists for parents and
educators. http://www.famlit.ca/resources/resources_p.shtml
Reach Out and Read: Medical provider’s website that offers resources to ensure success in school for
all of America’s children. http://www.reachoutandread.org/resource-center
Reading A -Z: Reading resources for effective reading instruction. http://www.readinga-z.com/
Reading is Fundamental: The largest literacy nonprofit in the US with literacy resources and booklists.
http://www.rif.org
ReadWriteThink.org: Parent and afterschool reading resources with activities and
Start with a Book: In 2012, Reading Rockets introduced Start with a Book, a companion website that
uses books as a launching pad for exploration, conversation, and real world learning adventures.
http://www.startwithabook.org
Public Resources
California Department of Education: Information about our education system in California including a
literature list for K-12. http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/cc/
California Teachers Association: Parent and community resources http://www.cta.org/en/Parentsand-Community/Family-Involvement.aspx
Great Websites for Kids: Sponsored by the Association for Library Service to Children a division of the
American Library Association http://gws.ala.org
National Education Association: Parent Partnership Resources http://www.nea.org/parents
Orange County Department of Education Language Arts: Find this document and other resources at
http://www.ocde.us/languagearts. The Annual Young Authors’ Faire page http://www.ocde.us/yaf .
Orange County Department of Education Common Core California: Parent resources for the Common
Core State Standards http://www.ocde.us/CommonCoreCA/Pages/Parent-Resources.aspx
Orange County Public Libraries: Complete listing of libraries in Orange County including operating
hours, locations, eBooks, ReadOC Tutors, and more. http://ocpl.org/
South Carolina State Library: A calendar designed to be a tool that can be used at home or in the
classroom to target early literacy skills. This site also links to Spanish Resources
http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/sc-day-by-day-calendar
The Orange County Department of Education does not assume any responsibility or liability for the content that may be present within external
Websites linked to and from this site that are operated or created by or for organizations outside of the OCDE.
ORANGE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - OFFICE OF ACADEMIC CONTENT 2013
Recursos de Lectura para Verano en el Internet
Recursos Para Estudiantes
Accelerated Reader Book Finder: A search tool to find books at your reading level.
http://www.arbookfind.com
Book Adventure: A FREE reading motivation program for children in grades K-8.
http://www.bookadventure.com/
Brain POP: Educational videos and games for primary and upper elementary students. Subscription
required for full access, but everyday there is a free educational video http://brainpopjr.com or
http://brainpop.com
Kids Read: A site of the latest and greatest books for kids. http://www.kidsreads.com
Mother Goose Rhymes: 362 indexed Mother Goose Rhymes with printables, activities and games
http://www.mothergoose.com/
PBS Book finder: A search tool for students with disabilities:
http://www.pbs.org/parents/education/learning-disabilities/types/reading/
PBS Kids: Educational games and videos for early literacy skills. http://pbskids.org
RAZ Kids: Reading resources for effective reading instruction. http://www.readinga-z.com/
http://www.raz-kids.com/
Read Kiddo Read: Author James Patterson started this site with his wife to inspire kids to read.
http://readkiddoread.com
Reading Planet: The Reading is Fundamental site for kids. In English ages 6-15
http://www.rif.org/kids/readingplanet.htm In Spanish, http://www.rif.org/kids/leer/es/leerhome.htm
Reading Rockets: Reading Rockets is a national multimedia literacy initiative offering information and
resources on how young kids learn to read, why so many struggle, and how caring adults can help.
http://www.readingrockets.org
Scholastic Reading Counts: This easy-to-use search tool helps students locate the right title to read
next. http://src.scholastic.com
Seussville: Fun with Dr. Seuss http://www.seussville.com
Starfall: A free public service to teach children to read with phonics. http://www.starfall.com
Storyline Online: A website funded by the Screen Actor Guild Foundation. Students can choose books
to be read by famous personalities http://www.storylineonline.net/
Time for Kids: Time for Kids magazine lets you travel the world http://www.timeforkids.com/
ORANGE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - OFFICE OF ACADEMIC CONTENT 2013
Recursos Para Padres
Center for Early Literacy Learning: This site has resources for early childhood literacy to help struggling
readers. http://www.earlyliteracylearning.org/index.phpp
Centre for Family Literacy: A Canadian site with great literacy fact sheets and book lists for parents and
educators. http://www.famlit.ca/resources/resources_p.shtml
Reach Out and Read: Medical provider’s website that offers resources to ensure success in school for
all of America’s children. http://www.reachoutandread.org/resource-center
Reading A -Z: Reading resources for effective reading instruction. http://www.readinga-z.com/
Reading is Fundamental: The largest literacy nonprofit in the US with literacy resources and booklists.
http://www.rif.org
ReadWriteThink.org: Parent and afterschool reading resources with activities and
Start with a Book: In 2012, Reading Rockets introduced Start with a Book, a companion website that
uses books as a launching pad for exploration, conversation, and real world learning adventures.
http://www.startwithabook.org
Recursos Publicos
California Department of Education: Information about our education system in California including a
literature list for K-12. http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/cc/
California Teachers Association: Parent and community resources http://www.cta.org/en/Parentsand-Community/Family-Involvement.aspx
Great Websites for Kids: Sponsored by the Association for Library Service to Children a division of the
American Library Association http://gws.ala.org
National Education Association: Parent Partnership Resources http://www.nea.org/parents
Orange County Department of Education Language Arts: Find this document and other resources at
http://www.ocde.us/languagearts. The Annual Young Authors’ Faire page http://www.ocde.us/yaf .
Orange County Department of Education Common Core California: Parent resources for the Common
Core State Standards http://www.ocde.us/CommonCoreCA/Pages/Parent-Resources.aspx
Orange County Public Libraries: Complete listing of libraries in Orange County including operating
hours, locations, eBooks, ReadOC Tutors, and more. http://ocpl.org/
South Carolina State Library: A calendar designed to be a tool that can be used at home or in the
classroom to target early literacy skills. This site also links to Spanish Resources
http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/sc-day-by-day-calendar
The Orange County Department of Education no asume ninguna responsabilidad por el contenido que pueda estar presente dentro de las
páginas web externas vinculadas a este sitio y de que son operados o creada por o para organizaciones fuera del OCDE.
ORANGE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - OFFICE OF ACADEMIC CONTENT 2013
New Finds
50 early literacy activities for young children P.L.A.Y Group - A group of moms and teachers dedicated
to making learning and play activities readily available to everyone. We share our activities and ideas in
the P.L.A.Y Group G+ Community and on our Pinterest board. :
www.momto2poshlildivas.com/2013/02/50-early-literacy-activities-from-play.html?m=1
Children’s Book A Day: Daily children’s book recommendations and events from Anita Silvey.
Discover the stories behind the children’s book classics . . .The new books on their way to
becoming classics . . .And events from the world of children’s books—and the world at large.
http://childrensbookalmanac.com/
NPR Book Club: The Complete List: What NPR's Backseat Book Club Has Read So Far
http://www.npr.org/2013/06/13/188324726/the-complete-list-what-nprs-backseat-book-club-has-read-so-far