Independent Reading |
Name |
Description |
Suggestions for Use |
Examples |
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/
@gutenberg_org
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A digital library of free ebooks.Great source of classic ebooks and audiobooks to read online, download to your device or send to Google drive
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~Class or independent digital reading |
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Children's Book Shelves
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Getepic.com
https://www.getepic.com/app/
@EpicKidsBooks
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Epic for Educators is free for K-8 teachers and librarians in U.S. and Canada. Sign up with your educator email and gain instant, unlimited access to more than 10,000 books in their award-winning library. |
~Read to me and Audiobooks included
~Allows students to track progress
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Epic!’s ebook library includes many popular books such as Brown Bear, Brown Bear, Giraffes Can't Dance, Timmy Failure, Big Nate, Warriors, Ramona, Star Wars, Disney Frozen, and National Geographic Kids
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International Children's Digital Library
http://en.childrenslibrary.org/
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Free access to high-quality digital books from around the world. Browse by age, genre, book length, character types, or even the color of a book's cover.
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Digital Storytime
Independent reading
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Activity Ideas
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Unite for Literacy
http://www.uniteforliteracy.com/
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Culturally relevant books in 30+ languages
Teacher Training Manual
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Family reading events
Expose students to diverse books
Language learning
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The Blue Sky
(This title may also be read in
German, Italian, Macedonian, Persian / Farsi, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish
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Storylineonline.net
http://www.storylineonline.net/
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The SAG-AFTRA Foundation records well-known actors reading children’s books and makes graphically dynamic videos so that children around the world can be read to with just the click of a Storyline Online video book image. |
Digital Storytime
Independent reading
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Enemy Pie Read by Camryn Manheim
Activity Guide Example
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StoryPlace
https://www.storyplace.org/
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Preschool library of stories and activities centered on reading |
Digital Storytime
Independent reading
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Color the Rainbow story |
Open Library
https://openlibrary.org/
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Classic literature at your fingertips |
Includes a collection designed specifically for the print-disabled population |
Visit the blog for ideas |
Scholastic Activities
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/student-activities
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A variety of reading passages and interactives geared toward students Pre-K - 12 |
Story Starters
Paired fiction and nonfiction
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Underground Railroad; Gr. 3-12 |
BookFlix Subscription
http://teacher.scholastic.com/products
/bookflixfreetrial/
South Brunswick teachers access using
SBPL library card
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BookFlix fosters children’s love of reading through an interactive online database. It pairs fictional and non-fiction books that are structured around nine different categories, some of which include: Animals and Nature, People and Places, ABCs and 123s, and Celebrations. Children are able to watch a fictional story and read along with the corresponding non-fiction ebook.
About page
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Paired fiction with nonfiction
Read Alouds
Independent reading
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Click Clack Moo Cows that Type Preview |
TrueFlix Subscription
http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/
trueflix_freetrial/
South Brunswick teachers access using SBPL card
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From Scholastic, TrueFlix is a multimedia resource that can be used in the library, the classroom, and on mobile devices to support instruction and reading in the Science and Social Studies subject areas. |
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Amphibians |
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