Tuesday, December 31, 2019

International Reading Association Newsletter Weekly Project: Effective Literacy Website #2 Exploration

Effective Literacy Website #2 Exploration


Carmerida Yolanda Nanpei


STARFALL  http://starfall.com/

Starfall is a free online website that help teach millions of students to read and inspire the love of learning through exploration. Starfall is a student friendly website that is bright and colorful, easy to navigate and find content and special features. This learning website is catered to children K-3, specializing in reading, phonics, and math educational games, books, songs, and much more. The activities  are research-based and align with Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts and Mathematics. The website uses a phonic based learning system.  It offers both fun online games and activities as well as resources that can be printed.

Some of the things that Starfall emphasizes are exploration, play and positive encouragement.  This fun and exciting online learning too encourages children to become confident and motivated to learn.  There are so many electronic entertainment out there and the beauty of Starfall is that while students are having fun, they are learning too.  This website reaches out to all types of learners with different skill levels.  This program is widely used for students that are homeschooled, has learning disabilities and English Language Learners.


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