The following sites provide reading lessons and activities for students. Also included are documents which tutors/teachers may find useful to supplement instruction. Other sites which may provide additional materials can be found under Interactive Sites and/or Multipurpose Sites.
Google Images
http://www.images.google.com
Provides a vast number of pictures which can be used as teaching aids and to expand vocabulary.
Learn English with Audio
http://www.learn-english.co.il
Over 1500 words with audio, sorted by topic. May be printed for offline study.
Learn English with Pictures and Audio
http://www.my-english-dictionary.com
The site has over 400 words and photographs with audio, ranging from animals to kitchen appliances.
Reading Companion
http://www.readingcompanion.org
A web-based literacy tool which enables registered users to access a library of e-books. The program "reads" with the student and uses voice recognition to evaluate the student's performance. Contact the Tutoring Program Director for details about how to register.
Reading Skills Stories 1
http://www.marshalladulteducation.org/stories1.htm
Reading Skills Stories 2
http://www.marshalladulteducation.org/stories2.htm
Developed by Marshall Adult Education in Minnesota, these are high-interest accessible stories organized by level from beginner to level 8, which students can both listen to and read. Several follow-up activities are provided for each one. There is also a good student lessons section.
Story by Story Phonics Lessons
http://www.mcedservices.com/phonics/phonics.html
Provides 12 stories that are read to the beginner for basic pronunciation work.
We All Can Read
http://www.weallcanread.com
This is a research-based, multisensory online phonics program and book that have been designed to help students who require remedial reading instruction. The online program can be used by both teachers and students, and it provides materials that teach nonreaders or low-level readers to read words accurately, fluently, and independently. There are a total of 624 lessons in the online program and the first 28 of these online lessons are available free to anyone, while the remaining 596 lessons require purchase.
Tutors and teachers may find these documents useful to supplement lessons, suggest exercises, or provide teaching strategies.
300 most frequently used words
Homonym Exercise
Answers to Homonym Exercise
The upper case alphabet with vowels in red
The lower case alphabet with vowels in red
Upper case and lower case letters paired together
The alphabet missing certain letters
The upper case alphabet in squares for making cut outs
Images of common items arranged alphabetically by first letter and vowel sounds
Images of common items as examples of words with short vowel sounds
Common words for teaching initial consonants
The alphabet, followed by common letter groupings
Note: Many of above documents were provided by Debbie Jones of the Arlington Education and Employment Program (REEP).
