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Online Books
The following online sites provide a variety of digital books for students of all ages.

BookFlix* > eBooks from Scholastic to build a love of reading and learning. BookFlix is free through Learn Alberta in the Online Reference Centre. > BookFlix can be accessed from school and from home. (Login required.)
 * Scholastic BookFlix is an online literature resource that pairs classic video storybooks from Weston Woods with related nonfiction

Clifford Interactive Storybooks*
 * The online collection includes lots of Clifford the Big Red Dog storybooks![[image:bookflix.jpg width="320" height="240" align="right"]]

Help Kidz Learn*
 * This site offers interactive stories that students can enjoy using a keyboard or special switches.
 * Various price options are available.

Highlights Kids* > Text-to-speech can be used to provide decoding support for students.
 * Highlights Kids provides an excellent collection of high-interest stories and information for students.

Kiz Club* > All stories have audio support and text is highlighted as it is read. Little Animals Activity Centre* > for them to interact with the stories.
 * Colours, family, pets, five senses and more are included as topics for the 24 stories available at Kiz Club.
 * There are only three books at this site but they are engaging for young readers and provide opportunities

Online Storytime* > and celebrities reading picture books for children. Each Online Storytime features pan-and-scan filming > of the picture book with the author or celebrity narrating. Titles include Guess How Much I love You, > If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, The Kissing Hand, Make Way for Ducklings, The Mitten, Strega Nona, Olivia, and more.
 * Barnes & Noble has introduced "Online Storytime," a new monthly program featuring well-known authors[[image:highlightskids.JPG width="382" height="192" align="right"]]

Reading A-Z* > reading comprehension, reading fluency, and activities related to the alphabet, and vocabulary building.
 * This online resource offers printable teacher materials to support levelled reading, phonemic awareness,
 * Various price options are available.

Raz-Kids*
 * This online levelled-books library allows students to interact with text in a number of ways.
 * Various price options are available.

Speakaboos* > Arthur stories as well as other, fairy tales, Mother Goose and more.
 * Speakaboos brings classic children’s books into a digital world. This resource includes the

Story Time for Me*
 * Intended for younger students, Story Time for Me provides engaging stories with audio support and highlighted text tracking.

Storyline Online* > These videos fully capture the intricate illustrations, colours and textures of each book. > Storyline Online also includes a supplemental activities section developed by an Early Literacy curriculum specialist.
 * Storyline Online features well-known actors reading quality children’s picture books aloud.

Silly Books*
 * This site offers a collected of animated books for students to enjoy.

Starfall* > All stories have audio support and text is highlighted as it is read.
 * This digital reading tool helps students explore phonemic awareness through activities, songs and books.

Tar Heel Reader* TumbleBooks* > by well-known authors and illustrators, including recent titles. Children can read the text and turn the pages at their > own pace (in manual mode), or listen and have the pages advance automatically. Some books feature “Word Helper", > allowing children to click on words and hear them sounded out.
 * This site offers a collection of free, easy-to-read, and accessible student books on a wide range of topics.
 * TumbleBook Library is an online collection of animated, talking picture books with over 100 animated story books
 * Various price options are available

TumbleReadables* > Text size/colour is adjustable and sentences are highlighted as they are narrated aloud. There are approximately > 300 books available including middle school readers (with high interest/low level books), young adult/teen titles, > Shakespeare plays, and classics.
 * TumbleReadables is an online collection of read-along chapter books for students in late elementary to high school.
 * Various price options are available

TumbleBooks Unplugged* > onto desktop computers, laptops, and net books.
 * TumbleBooks UNPLUGGED is an offline version of TumbleBook Library available to download the collection
 * Various price options are available

Wordless Books
Following is a list of site for using wordless story books to support literacy development. These special types of books can offer a rich experience, different from books with a narrative, as they tell the whole story in images.

The Many Benefits of Reading Wordless Picture Books* > enjoying wordless books and a link to a collection of wordless books on the Reading A-Z website.
 * This article discusses the benefits of reading wordless picture books to promote literacy. It also offers tips for

Talking About Wordless Picture Books* > by using pictures and begin to develop conversations and tell stories. All suggestions focus on developing vocabulary > and English language skills.
 * Through a series of activities referred to as tutoring sessions, one is encouraged to connect personal experiences

A List of Wordless Picture Books* > as well as a list of professional resources for teachers.
 * This handout offers a comprehensive list of published Wordless Picture books

*These online resources have been identified by pilot participants and other educators. They are for information only. Teachers are responsible for evaluating the content and appropriate use of the information.