Alphabet Soup - Games that introduce the alphabet, reinforce the sequence of letters, and help students understand the relationship between capital and lowercase letters. Sight Words - Games and activities to help young readers learn to recognize some of the 300 most often used English words. Phonics Phun - Activities to help students recognize the underlying patterns embedded in words which become important aids for decoding new words. According to current research, children's literacy development begins long before children start formal instruction in elementary school. Literacy development is enhanced by social interactions with adults and exposure to literacy materials.
Children acquire literacy skills in a variety of ways and at different ages.
Children's skills in reading and writing develop at the same time and are interrelated rather than sequential. Story A collection of stories for kids to view Bibliomania Book Adventure Free online reading incentive program. An exhibition that reveals the legends surrounding one of Australia's special creatures and highlights one of the few Indigenous Dreaming stories to cross cultures. This extensive interactive web site from the National Library of Australia offers information and illustrations about bunyips. The 220 most frequently found words in books that children read organised into eleven lists Dolch Word List Organised into Pre Primer, Primer, First Grade, Second Grade and Third Grade Lists.