Reading is an extremely important skill! By reading you can learn so much of what you need to know for your school and your life. Reading is also an excellent way to improve your general English. You can only learn from reading and you can only get better at reading by reading more! So to help you, here are some links to some excellent websites for you to practice!
Storybooks and storytelling
Storyline Online
This great website has famous actors and actresses reading quality children’s fiction. You get to see all of the pictures, just as if you were listening to a live read aloud. |
Free Children's Stories
This website offers traditional, meaningful storytelling to every child, parent, or teacher around the globe with access to the internet, for free. It has a number of great stories for students of all ages to read or watch. |
International Children’s Digital Library
Discover books from around the world at the International Children’s Digital Library. The free site does not read the books aloud, but students can read them independently during Read to Self or free time. |
Storynory
Storynory features a collection of original, fairytale, and classic children’s audio stories. Students can follow along with the story as it is read to them, as the text is also included on the site. |
National Geographic Young Explorers
This website is in magazine format designed specifically for students. They can listen to the magazine being read to them as they follow along with the highlighted text. |
Oxford Owl
After registering for a free account, you have access to over 250 children’s audio books. The book text is not part of the presentation, so students will not be able to follow along as it is read to them. |