Best Language Arts Websites for Elementary Students

Kids today are technology experts: and they really learn from being on the computer if they're on the right websites. Parents should take advantage of their love for technology and games and send them to websites to help further their education. Several of these websites exist for Language Arts (English) skills. To help a child struggling with LA or to just build on the skills of any child, visit one of these educational websites.

Book Adventure: Read, Click, Win
"Book Adventure is a fun, free way to motivate your child to read! Kids in grades K-8 can find a book,
take quizzes on what they've read, and earn prizes for their reading success."

Tumblebooks: eBooks for eKids!
On Tumblebooks, you have the option of Tumblebook Library and Tumblereadables. Tumblebook Library offers talking and animated picture books online. Tumblebooks are books with added audio, animation, sound and narration that makes reading more fun for early readers. Tumblereadables offers students the chance to read along with a narrator, highlighting the sentences as they're being read. This helps build reading confidence and skills.

Starfall's Learn to Read with Phonics
Starfall offers 4 selections to help kids with reading:
1. ABC's
2. Learn to Read
3. It's Fun to Read
4. I'm Reading
Each offers reading for different skill levels.
From Starfall:

"Starfall.com opened in September of 2002 as a free public service to teach children to read with phonics. Our systematic phonics approach, in conjunction with phonemic awareness practice, is perfect for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, special education, homeschool, and English language development (ELD, ELL, ESL). Starfall is an educational alternative to other entertainment choices for children.

In May of 2009, we released the Starfall Kindergarten Reading and Language Arts Curriculum. Our method of instruction motivates children in an atmosphere of imagination and enthusiasm, provides opportunities for child-directed instruction, and supports English language learners and struggling readers learning alongside their peers. Please visit The Starfall Store for other low-cost phonics journals and books paralleling this website."

Speakaboos
From the Speakaboos site, " Speakaboos is an educational resource for the classroom and home.

Our award-winning videos teach reading skills, life lessons, and creativity in a fun and safe environment. Each story comes to life with educational worksheets, activities, and games. Speakaboos timeless tales are ideal for kids of any age."

KS2 Bitesize
Website run by the UK's BBC that offers the choice of English, Maths or Science. The English section has Reading, Writing and Spelling & Grammar sections to further narrow down the types of skills kids can work on through their website. From the KS2 Bitesize website: "Reading, writing and spelling and grammar skills can help you tell a story, share your ideas, write a letter and make sense of instructions. We use them everyday and they help us understand each other."


Spelling City: Spelling and Vocabulary Website

Spelling City's website details: "VocabularySpellingCity.com is dedicated to helping students, teachers, parent-teachers, and school systems. VocabularySpellingCity is an award-winning site with ongoing introduction of new features, many based on input from existing users.

The site was launched on the web as SpellingCity in 2008 and has grown primarily through word of mouth. During the 2008-2009 school year, the site was used by over a half-million people in the peak months. In 2009-2010, SpellingCity was used by over a million unique visitors a month. The site's services have been steadily expanded over the years. SpellingCity became VocabularySpellingCity in January 2011 to reflect the addition of significant vocabulary capabilities. During the 2010-11 school year, the site attracted nearly two million unique visitors per month - over four million visits total, and over 40 million page views monthly."