Helpful Resources for Educators and Parents
For Educators
Encyclopedia of Language Development and Literacy
This is the first comprehensive and authoritative bilingual online resource focused on children's language development and literacy for the Canadian education sector. You will find answers about children's language and literacy that are based on relevant and up-to-date research presented in an easily accessible format.
This is the first comprehensive and authoritative bilingual online resource focused on children's language development and literacy for the Canadian education sector. You will find answers about children's language and literacy that are based on relevant and up-to-date research presented in an easily accessible format.
Morphology Works
This article was written by our collaborators, Dr. John R. Kirby and Peter N. Bowers (June 2012). It is part of the "What Works? Research into Practice" series, which consists of research summaries that highlight promising teaching practice at the classroom level. Produced by a partnership between the Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat and the Ontario Association of Deans of Education, the articles are written by scholars at Ontario universities who are experts in the field of education.
This article was written by our collaborators, Dr. John R. Kirby and Peter N. Bowers (June 2012). It is part of the "What Works? Research into Practice" series, which consists of research summaries that highlight promising teaching practice at the classroom level. Produced by a partnership between the Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat and the Ontario Association of Deans of Education, the articles are written by scholars at Ontario universities who are experts in the field of education.
Online Etymology Dictionary
This website provides the etymology, or the origin and history, of words. It also gives the approximate year that a word was first written and how the word was pronounced during that time.
This website provides the etymology, or the origin and history, of words. It also gives the approximate year that a word was first written and how the word was pronounced during that time.
Raising Awareness of Developmental Language Disorder (RADLD)
This great organization provides films for professionals, families, and children. These include research-based information about identification of Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) and about DLD in the classroom told by professionals, and children themselves.
This great organization provides films for professionals, families, and children. These include research-based information about identification of Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) and about DLD in the classroom told by professionals, and children themselves.
Reading Resources Through the Open Educational Resource Common
This is a great resource with over 400 search results for a variety of reading resources to aid educators. You will find resources on topic such as classroom culture, recommended texts and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
This is a great resource with over 400 search results for a variety of reading resources to aid educators. You will find resources on topic such as classroom culture, recommended texts and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
UFLI Virtual Teaching Resource Hub
On this website, the Literacy Institute at the University of Florida provides free resources for teachers who are learning new ways to teach children foundational reading skills using technology. The website includes many different tools to help with online reading instruction and intervention with children in elementary school.
On this website, the Literacy Institute at the University of Florida provides free resources for teachers who are learning new ways to teach children foundational reading skills using technology. The website includes many different tools to help with online reading instruction and intervention with children in elementary school.
For Parents
Abracadabra: “A balanced reading approach for Canadians designed to achieve best results for all”
This is a free, interactive web-based literacy program designed for early elementary school-aged students, their educators, teachers and parents. It offers activities and stories for families, as well as educational materials, assessments, and printable resources for educators.
This is a free, interactive web-based literacy program designed for early elementary school-aged students, their educators, teachers and parents. It offers activities and stories for families, as well as educational materials, assessments, and printable resources for educators.
Choices Reading Lists by International Literacy Association
Each year, thousands of children, young adults, teachers, and librarians select their favorite recently published books for the “Choices” reading lists. These lists are used in classrooms, libraries, and homes to help young readers find books they will enjoy.
Each year, thousands of children, young adults, teachers, and librarians select their favorite recently published books for the “Choices” reading lists. These lists are used in classrooms, libraries, and homes to help young readers find books they will enjoy.
Dyslexia Help: Morphological Awareness
Morphological awareness is an important building block in children's reading development. It is the awareness and understanding of parts of words, like root words, prefixes, and suffixes. This website includes activities for kids to improve their morphological awareness and provides background on the importance of morphological awareness in reading instruction.
Morphological awareness is an important building block in children's reading development. It is the awareness and understanding of parts of words, like root words, prefixes, and suffixes. This website includes activities for kids to improve their morphological awareness and provides background on the importance of morphological awareness in reading instruction.
How to Help Late Talkers: Activities for Parents and Caregivers
This website provides helpful resources that parents and caregivers can use to help children build their communication skills, outlines milestones in speech development from birth to age 5, and offers advice on when to seek professional help from a speech language pathologist.
This website provides helpful resources that parents and caregivers can use to help children build their communication skills, outlines milestones in speech development from birth to age 5, and offers advice on when to seek professional help from a speech language pathologist.
Read books online with your children at We Give Books
This is a digital initiative for anyone with access to the Internet. It puts books in the hands of children who don't have them, simply by reading online. We Give Books together with First Book helps deliver new online programs and services to a growing network of classrooms and community organizations. Joining is free, easy, and the benefits are great for everyone!
This is a digital initiative for anyone with access to the Internet. It puts books in the hands of children who don't have them, simply by reading online. We Give Books together with First Book helps deliver new online programs and services to a growing network of classrooms and community organizations. Joining is free, easy, and the benefits are great for everyone!
Reading Rockets: Launching Young Readers
Reading Rockets is a multimedia literacy initiative offering information and resources on how young kids learn to read, why so many struggle, and how caring adults can help. The cite provides inspiration, support, and materials for the classroom and beyond.
Reading Rockets is a multimedia literacy initiative offering information and resources on how young kids learn to read, why so many struggle, and how caring adults can help. The cite provides inspiration, support, and materials for the classroom and beyond.
Read to Me: Reading Resources
These resources are a series of booklets to support parents and caregivers of newborns during COVID-19. They were created by Read to Me, a reading promotion program in Nova Scotia. The booklets include tips on reading to your baby, age-appropriate book suggestions, and online resources to improve reading time with your baby.
These resources are a series of booklets to support parents and caregivers of newborns during COVID-19. They were created by Read to Me, a reading promotion program in Nova Scotia. The booklets include tips on reading to your baby, age-appropriate book suggestions, and online resources to improve reading time with your baby.
Scholastic Parents Magazine: Reading Resources
This online tool for parents provides reading and educational resources, books selection tips, as well as developmental milestones and learning expectations for children ages 1-13.
This online tool for parents provides reading and educational resources, books selection tips, as well as developmental milestones and learning expectations for children ages 1-13.
Speakaboos: Kids Stories, Songs, Games and Educational Activities
Speakaboos is a reading website that includes online stories, educational activities, games, worksheets, arts and crafts and more. Please note that these kinds of applications and digital experiences are excellent fun ways to build on learning but are not sufficient on their own.
Speakaboos is a reading website that includes online stories, educational activities, games, worksheets, arts and crafts and more. Please note that these kinds of applications and digital experiences are excellent fun ways to build on learning but are not sufficient on their own.
Starfall: Teaching Children to Read with Phonics
Starfall practices a systematic approach to learning to read, in conjunction with phonemic awareness practice. It offers fun educational games and is designed for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, special education, homeschool, and English language development.
Starfall practices a systematic approach to learning to read, in conjunction with phonemic awareness practice. It offers fun educational games and is designed for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, special education, homeschool, and English language development.
Tips and Resources: Canadian Children's Literacy Foundation
Reading books, talking, and singing are great ways to help children develop the skills they need to be successful in school and throughout life. These tips and resources for parents include fun activities for children and advice such as how to choose the right books for your child.
Reading books, talking, and singing are great ways to help children develop the skills they need to be successful in school and throughout life. These tips and resources for parents include fun activities for children and advice such as how to choose the right books for your child.