Over 100 Free Audio Books for Early Readers November, 2014Unite for Literacy is a great website I discovered through Mattbgomz. The site features over 100 audio books for early readers. You can use these materials with your kids to help them improve their reading skills. These books can also be played on iPad so you can access them on the go. The audio books offered by Unite for Literacy are all free and you can use them right off the website. Unite for Literacy also provides a feature called Reading Community which allows you to set a reading community for your kids based on your geographic location.
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50 easy jokes for Young English Learners Sharing laughter after telling a joke to young learners shows we care. Jokes are not only fun, but they are also relaxing and energizing. Moreover, jokes provide great material for teaching vocabulary, grammar, idioms, and phrasal verbs. Last, jokes are delightful at bringing intonation and culture. Jokes only deliver their multiple benefits if students understand them. So it's essential for us as teachers to make sure our young learners understand the jokes and can have a laugh. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. And here we have the quite easy! 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. I'm sure you have had a laugh and have even imagined yourself telling some of them to your students. How did your students like these? Do they have a favorite one? Send you a frog hug! Juan Did you like it?
Reading For Meaning: Tutoring Elementary Students to Enhance Comprehension Imagine three different children reading the following page from the popular story, M & M and the Bad News Babies, by Pat Ross. Mandy put a pink sea castle into the fish tank.Mimi added six yellow stones that glowed in the dark.The friends M and M had been fixing up the old fish tank all week."Now all we need are the fish," said Mimi."But fish cost money," said Mandy. Think about what the following readersdid to understand this passage. Reader 1: Mark is familiar with other stories about the two friends M and Mby Pat Ross and already knows that this story is an adventure about two girlsnamed Mandy and Mimi. Reader 2: Lizzy is not familiar with other stories about M and M. Reader 3: Paul also quickly previewed the text, realizing that he doesn't knowanything about fish or fish tanks. These examples demonstrate three paths to understanding the passage. This article will provide you, the tutor, with proven techniques for helping students acquirecomprehension skills and strategies. Conclusion
Children's Story Collection - Alvie, Little Brown Burro Now you can HEAR each of Alvie's stories being read aloud by Barbara M.Nelson. Just click on the story title below and follow the instructions to load the audio file. Alvie Finds a Home - in the very first story about Alvie, you will learn how Alvie arrived at his new home.Alvie Gets His Name - the little brown burro gets a new name with an important meaning.Alvie's First Halloween - Alvie has an encounter with bullies and finds a unique solution to his problem.Alvie's First Christmas - Alvie gets a Christmas gift from his parents.Alvie and the Snow - Alvie has a fun adventure in the snow with his Mommie.Alvie's First Valentine's Day - Alvie and Mommie get a big surprise for Valentine's Day.Alvie Makes a new Friend - Alvie meets someone who can't run and play like others.
Reading Fluency Activities The reading fluency activities on this page are essential for children with dyslexia and struggling readers. These activities can be taught in the classroom (small and large group setting) and can also be implemented at home! Keep checking this page for more free printable reading fluency activities and other ways to increase reading fluency! Reading Self-Check Poster By enlarging this template you can help students learn and remember important self-check strategies when reading. Words Per Minute Partner Read Increase a child's reading fluency at the word level while they take turns "reading" and being the "listener". Fluency With Punctuation Print and cut apart the strips to help children practice punctuation fluency by using letters of the alphabet. Repeated Reading Homework Log Use this parent friendly homework log to help your students practice reading fluency using the repeated reading method at home. Prefixes and Suffixes Buddy Reading Reader's Theater Poetry Anthologies Read the Room Oh!
Kids Animated Short Stories, Free Animated Funny Stories for Children Technology has invaded life in such a way that it is but impossible to even imagine a life otherwise. So, what can be better than putting it to good use to develop the reading habit among children. Animated stories are the best entertainment options available for kids to develop their reading habit, while improving their skill in comprehension. Through free animated stories online it is easily available to you and helps in instilling values in the child’s mind. With a judicious combination of graphics, narration, sound effects and background music, kids are attracted to them. There are many funny animated stories as well as animated stories for kindergarten in our collection of selected animated stories in English Our selection of animated stories that are free to download can help the young minds. Nighty Night Circus Nighty Night Circus is a bedtime animated story video, a little owl is sleepy and flies to a branch to get ready for bed. The Sun and the Wind The Ginger Bread Man
ESL Reading Worksheets - Short Stories - Free Arbor Day - Marla and Tio plant a tree in the yard. Breakfast - Jack has high cholesterol and has to stop eating donuts. Bus Driver - Adan wants to retire next year when he turns sixty-two. Camping - Bears take over a campsite! Car Accident - Oh, no! Checking Account - Rosa's fiance wants to open a joint checking account. Colds - Pedro has a cold. Dentist - James has a toothache on the right side of his mouth. ESL Teacher - Mrs. ESL Student - Benito is too shy to read in front of his ESL class. Family Dinner - The Smith family starts eating healthy meals. Father's Day Gift - Maria wants to buy her father a special Father's Day gift. Fireman - Fire fighters respond to a fire on Elm Avenue in Bayside. Flag of the United States - The American flag was adopted June 14, 1777. Grand Canyon - The Soto family is at the Grand Canyon in Arizona. Mail Carrier - Van is going to apply for a management position at work. Medical Appointment - Carlos is sick. Mother's Robot - Do families need robots? EL Civics >>
Rhyming Dictionary - RhymeNow Developing Reading Fluency Developing Reading Fluency Fluent reading is reading in which words are recognized automatically. With automatic word recognition, reading becomes faster, smoother, and more expressive, and students can begin to read silently, which is roughly twice as fast as oral reading. But beginning readers usually do not read fluently; reading is often a word-by-word struggle. How do we help children struggling with slow, painstaking sounding out and blending? In general, the fluency formula is this: Read and reread decodable words in connected text. There are two general approaches to improving fluency. The direct approach: Repeated readings. Here are two ways to frame repeated reading. 1. Aim for speed, not accuracy. I recommend you get a baseline reading first. To speed up the word count, mark off every 10 words in light pencil so that you can count by tens. Children enjoy one-minute reads because their success is evident. 2. In each pair, students take turns being the reader and the listener.
Poems – Kenn Nesbitt's Poetry4kids.com And here are a whole lot more of my most highly-rated poems. These are ranked by popularity (with the most popular ones at the top), so don't be surprised if they change position when you rate them. Please Don't Prank Your Parents When the Teacher Isn't Looking My Sloth Is Supersonic My Puppy Punched Me in the Eye We Bought a Lot of Candy Bars Nicknames Our Dog's Name Is Roomba My Dog Does My Homework Lost and Found My Virtual Puppy Our Holiday Shopping A Festival for Frogs Pet Shopping I Think My Dad Is Dracula Good Morning, Mrs. My Brother Plays Dungeons & Dragons Homework Stew Tiny Todd the Turtle I Hypnotized the Teacher The Dog Ate Our Dinner Advice from Dracula Falling Asleep in Class Olympic Granny The Football Game Is on TV My Kitten Is a Ninja I Can't Wait for Summer I Made a New Password Our Teacher's a Football Fanatic My Father Can't Find Me Sleeping Beauty Today I Got a Valentine My Flat Cat We Ate All the Cheetos Peter Passed a Note Today Gabby's Baby Beagle All My Great Excuses Lunchbox Love Note Overslept
Little Red Riding Hood All around the world children love listening to and reading fairy tales in their mother tongue. Whatever the reason, fairy tales provide both children and teachers with a familiar starting point from which to explore stories in a second language. This kit contains a variety of resources, from text and tasks to illustrations, flashcards and presentations, for you to download and use in your classroom. You can also find online and printable materials for learners on the British Council's LearnEnglish Kids website. Activities – a collection of activities related to the story Chants – a collection of spoken drill type activities Let's go to Grandma'sPlease don't play in the woodTummy, teeth and tailWhat a good girl! Flashcards – to help you to build up vocabulary and support understanding Working with flashcards (notes for teachers)CharactersBodyClothesFoodHomeLittle Red Riding HoodWoodWord cue cards Play – to help you to use the materials to produce a short play About this BritLit Kit