WI FACETS receives support through a grant from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction to provide the following resources.
Online Literacy Resources
- First grade reading tips. (English)
- Preschool reading tips. (English)
- Reading tool kit for elementary students: English | Spanish
- Second grade reading tips. (English)
- Third grade reading tips. (English)
- Reading with your child: Tuning in to Speech Sounds
- Reading with your child: Fluency for grades K-3 | Fluidez – Español (CC) – YouTube
- Reading with your child: Comprehension
- Penfield Children’s Center: Reading with your child
- Finding the Right Book: Five-Finger Rule
- Colorin Colorado: A bilingual site for families and educators of English language learners to help become better readers.
- Unite for Literacy: Online children’s books with text in English or Spanish and narration in a variety of languages.
- Literacy Center: Resources in English, Spanish, German and French.
- Reading Rockets parent resources: offers strategies, lessons, activities and ideas designed to help young children learn to read
- Vocabulary development games from Vocabulary.Co.Il
- Reading is Fundamental Activities: Educational activities for children, sortable by age and topic
- Get Ready to Read!: Designed to support educators, parents, and young children in the development of early literacy skills in the years before kindergarten. Intended for use with all children, the resources and information provided on this site promote skill-building, communication between adults, and ways to address concerns.
- PBS Parents: Activities and reading strategies for children
- Starfall: Phonics games for children
- Reading is Fundamental Activities: Educational activities for children, sortable by age and topic
- Fred Rogers Center Early Literacy Quick Clips Video Playlist
- Lit2Go: Classic literature for older children with audio
- A Story Before Bed: A story book with video of the author reading the book
- Story Nory: Audio stories
- Day By Day New York: Daily books with audio with manual or automatic page turning, as well as daily activities, songs and videos on a monthly theme.
- Loyal Books: Books for older children with streaming audio and downloadable chapters.
- Screen Actor’s Guild Storyline Online: Videos with animated illustrations of books read aloud by famous names.
- Literacy Terms Defined for Parents (Free Printable Version Included)
- Literacy Glossary for Parents of Primary-School Children (from UK)