Free Reading Resources

Free library of vast, vibrant, and diverse texts with a library of more than 5,600 texts and resources! https://www.readworks.org

Brings poetry into classroom and living rooms around the world. Poetry in America offers free online courses for undergraduate, graduate, and highly motivated high-school students. https://www.poetryinamerica.org

 Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom. https://www.khanacademy.org/

 Each month, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library mails a high quality, age appropriate book to all registered children, addressed to them, at no cost to the child’s family.  This resource is only avalible is select areas. 

https://imaginationlibrary.com/

 The Barbra Bush Foundation's Read Life Bookshelf is a digital book collection designed to boost literacy skills in adult learners and children, offering new books every month in both English and Spanish. Explore this collection and access the Resource Guide for additional  support. 

https://booksmart.worldreader.org/BookSmart

Storyline Online is available 24 hours a day for children, parents, and educators worldwide. For each book, supplemental curriculum developed by a literacy specialist is provided, aiming to strengthen comprehension and verbal and written skills for English-language learners worldwide.

       https://storylineonline.net

The  International Children’s Digital  Library Foundation's goal is to build a collection of books that represents outstanding historical and contemporary books from throughout the world.  Ultimately, the Foundation aspires to have every culture and language represented so that every child can know and appreciate the riches of children's literature from the world community.

        http://www.childrenslibrary.org

PBS Reading has over 70 reading-themed games to improve phonics and comprehension. PBS also offers printable books, poems, vocabulary, rhymes, and other reading activities.

https://pbskids.org/games/reading

KidsRead2Kids helps kids build self-esteem and reading confidence with every chapter.  We provide free video-audio books read by kids for kids. 

KidsRead2Kids was founded by Dyslexic and ADHD siblings to bring the joy and confidence back to the struggling reader. 

https://kidsread2kids.com/

RoomRecess.com decided to create a page full of fun reading games for kids. Reading games and activities expose children to a variety of skills and reading strategies that will reinforce better overall comprehension. We put options in our reading games that allow for teachers and parents to focus on specific educational standards. Kids will stay engaged, learning new and challenging skills while they play  reading games. 

https://www.roomrecess.com/pages/ReadingGames.html