Reading Resources for Elementary Students

Reading is SOOOO important for young minds! Evidence suggests that children who read for enjoyment every day not only perform better in reading tests than those who don’t, but also develop a broader vocabulary, increased general knowledge and a better understanding of other cultures and world views. In fact, reading for pleasure is more likely to determine whether a child does well at school than their social or economic background. Please have your student read for at least 20 minutes a day either on their own if capable or aloud with a parent, sibling or grandparent. 

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Click here to print a basic reading log to track your reading!

I teach many different comprehension skills and strategies in my class. These skills and strategies pertain to reading comprehension as well as vocabulary. Some of these skills include determining the main idea of a text, finding the author's point of view, determining the theme or genre of a text, and much more! This section will also include videos on various vocabulary strategies for determining the meaning of unfamiliar words, such as looking at antonyms/synonyms, identifying prefixes and suffixes,  understanding similes, etc. 

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Please click here to view my list of reading skills/strategies/genres video lessons. 

No books at home? Child has already read everything? Well look no more! Here I will have resources where your student can read books and stories online. Some of these might be as simple as posting a list of my favorite YouTube Read Alouds. Others will show apps or websites where you can access free reading materials for your child. 

 

 Please click here to view my list of online reading resources

Want to get in some extra practice? Well look no more! I will post any printable practice materials here for you to access and print so that your child can practice different reading skills and strategies at home. 

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 Please click here to view my list of printable reading resources