ABC's Let's get ready to read The site starts out by introducing the alphabet. The kids click on a letter where they see the capital and lowercase letter. As the letters come up they hear the sound the letter makes. They are then given pictures and words that start with that letter. The final screen is something fun like a video of cats singing the ABC's or a little game.
Learn to Read This section concentrates and 4 letter words that follow a pattern like the an family. Kids are given a picture and asked to fill in the first letter according to the sound they hear when they say the word. They are also given fun videos and books to read. The videos teach about the rules of english like "Y can be a Vowel." The books use the words they just learned in the exercise.
It's Fun to Read This section helps them improve their reading vocabulary by letting them create something in it's environment. My son likes the "All About Me!" section. Her he can learn words about our house. He also gets to make a picture of himself. He likes to make himself look silly.
I'm Reading Finally there's the I'm Reading section. Kids can pick a section from the library and read a book on-line. If they get stuck they can just click on the word and the computer will help them out. They are also given a list of words that will help them read the book so they go into the book prepared.
This site has many resources like a download center where you can print off reading and writing journals along with other printables. They also just released their own kindergarten curriculum if you choose to homeschool your child.
I give this site an A+ and recommend it for kids 8 and younger.
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