IRA Newsletter Project: Effective Literacy Website #7

     Story Line Online is an effective literacy website that makes stories comes alive.  This website has talented actors and animations that help kids experience the magic of books. It is a great read aloud learning tool that can be used in different settings, smalls group, or individual setting to support struggling readers as well as English Language Learners.   On this website, students get to experience a virtual read-aloud, with animations, read by actors and actresses.

            This is a great literacy website to add on to existing literacy instruction because it brings books to life with exciting readings and fun animations.  Students are required only a tablet or computer and internet connections to access stories that brings fantasy, teachers about other cultures, history and various life stories.  There are also resources that can help kids with reading comprehension.

            Upon exploring this website, I think that Storyline Online is a great teaching for read aloud.  One of the examples from this website that was interesting was how they showed the video of White Socks Only by Evelyn Coleman.  They use the activity guide to lead kids through discussion and exploration of segregation.  This website promotes literacy and integration of other content areas.  It is a great platform for upper elementary and middle school.  It makes a great companion to existing reading programs and it helps motivate readers by using real life actors to read and bring stories into life.