Friday, December 27, 2019

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


(Image source retrieved from: www.freekidsbooks.org)

            Free Kids Books (www.freekidsbooks.org) is an online library filled with unique children’s books for educational purposes or enjoyment, and literacy resources available for downloading in a user-friendly PDF format. The books are separated by categories: toddler – books containing lots of pictures with few words, children – books with few pictures and lots of words, and young adult – books with no significant pictures and chapter length books.

            This website is a great educational website promoting literacy because there are a variety of books and resources to choose from depending on the level of reading. Books can also be selected for classroom instruction or pleasure reading. What’s great about this website is that the books are free and can be downloaded as PDF. It is a great way to have a collection of books to enhance and promote literacy in the classroom and enjoyment for reading at home.

            In addition to the children books offered on the website, there is a “more” tab that offers additional resources on promoting literacy. These resources include Learning to Read Workbooks and Files, Learning to Write Workbooks and Files, Alphabet Books and Files, and Editable Files. The great thing about the editable version is that it can be edited to fit the needs of children.

            Overall, FreeKidsBooks is a great website because it promotes literacy by offering unique books for children to read for pleasure or for educational use. It is user-friendly and resources are downloadable and editable making literacy fun and engaging!

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