GREAT site for beginning and emerging readers

 

                                          "Starfall: Where children have fun learning to read!"


 http://www.starfall.com/ is a site I'm surprised I am just getting around to reviewing. As far as sites for young children go, you really cannot beat this one. I think it would also be appropriate for upper primary age children who may be struggling with reading. The more you click around, the more games and adventures you find on this site. (Of course, nothing beats good old fashions pen and paper, but there are times when 10 minutes or so on an educational site like this one can be not only fun for the children, but also enhance learning).

The site starts with letter recognition games and videos. There are many cute little treasures in this section that really helped our son recognize his letters and learn the sounds that each letter can make and to start putting those letters into words.

Then it moves into learning to read. As you can see by the above pic, there are several different directions you can go into that will help the children put the letters they learned into words and sentences.

Before you know it, your children are not just listening to the stories, but are reading along. 

I just cannot say enough good things about the site! And before you ask: No, Starfall has not paid me for this endorsement! (LOL...unfortunately!)  I just love it so much and our son has just gotten so much from it that I had to share it with any who may not have discovered this little gem of a website yet!