Reading Games Websites
Dear Parents,
We have compiled a list of websites that will support your
child’s reading skills. We have grouped these websites into two
categories: Emergent Reader (those children who need to master
letter sounds and basic short vowel word families) and Apprentice
Reader (those children who need to master long vowels, blends,
digraphs, and r-controlled vowels e.g., “shirt”, “car”, “purse” etc.).
We think that these websites would be very beneficial for your
student’s reading growth. As always, have fun and keep it light.
This could be a golden opportunity for you and your child to spend
quality time together while they “grow” their reading skills!
Sincerely,
The First Grade Teachers
1st Grade Phonics & Reading Sites
http://www.learningplanet.com/act/fl/aact/index.asp
Basic Alphabet with Pictures (Emergent Level) (Some Pop – Ups)
http://www.learningplanet.com/act/rats/ratslist2.asp
Rusty the Rat catches consonants and vowels in a basket
(Emergent AND Apprentice Levels) (Some Pop- Ups)
http://www.starfall.com/
Phonics and basic reading activities with short and long
vowel word families (Emergent AND Apprentice Levels)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/phonics/sa
ndcastle/index.shtml
“Sandcastle Quiz” Spell words with missing phonemes
(Apprentice Level)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/phonics/postcar
d/index.shtml
Vowel Phonemes (Apprentice Level)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/clusters/bl
ender/game.shtml
“Word blender” Combine start and end sounds to make
words (Emergent AND Apprentice levels)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/longvow/po
ems/fpoem.shtml
“Poem Pack” Different poems with long vowel combinations
(Apprentice Level)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/longvow/sn
ap/snap.shtml
“Snap It” Matching long vowel sounds (Emergent AND
Apprentice levels)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/longvow/sp
elling/spelling.shtml
“Drag ‘n Spell” Drag the vowels to finish the words
(Apprentice Level)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/hfwords/s
tarwords/game.shtml
“Star Words” Matching high frequency words to the right
shape (Emergent AND Apprentice levels)
http://www.dositey.com/language/spelling/Mislet3.htm
“Missing letters” Complete the words with the missing
letters (Apprentice Level) (Some Pop- Ups)
http://readwritethink.org/materials/wordbuild/
Word build and bank word families
http://www.ccsd89.org/index.php?option=com_c
ontent&task=view&id=2140&Itemid=248
Reading Games for children by RIT Bands (MAP TEST)