| Interactive
reading online |
| Stories from the Web |
Wonderful
site.
First choose the story by author, title, genre, etc. Then start
reading (sometimes it is just a chapter to whet your appetite).
Then look on the left navigation bar to find activities,
author info, etc. |
| Monster Motel |
Nottingham University's site. Click on the rooms to read
about
the monsters. Then write (and read!) an instant Monster
Motel
Interactive
Story.
Or try the Big3
Instant Rap. |
| Fable Library |
American
site with little books to read (look down the page). Sticky
Burr, written in comic book style, is very entertaining. |
| Hamilton Trust |
30 excellent free animated books and many activities. Get
in touch with Jo King to
access these resources for your school. |
| Using PowerPoint and hyperlinks to create interactive
stories |
| Kids on
the Net |
How to
plan a hyperlinked story. Examples
are Jacob
and the Ant and Pirate's
Booty. A
simpler example is Through
the Eyes of... |
| Bart Simpson |
Example of a hyperlinked PowerPoint story. |
| The Quest for
Treasure |
A complicated hyperlinked 'choose your own story' |
| For teachers |
| Word Pool |
'Reluctant
Readers' page - many suggestions for books to buy for the
school library, categorised
by genre, plus other reading/spelling strategies |
| Reading the Game |
Football-related fiction and ideas |
| The Football Reading Game |
"The Football Reading Game is aimed at boys and girls, aged eight and upwards, who may not be interested in reading. It is based on the premise of encouraging reading through a child's interests rather than the idea that reading is good for reading's sake." |
| Reading Connects |
A range of practical ideas for developing a whole-school reading-for-pleasure ethos |
| My Home Library |
Encourage book ownership with free book plates and other
ideas |
| Literacy Matters |
This
site sells CDRoms, but also offer reams of free resources,
categorised by year group. |