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This is the second inside a series of articles that i'm writing about free educational websites. Starfall can be a website that also provides educational fun through games, videos, crafts and storytelling while teaching basic computer skills. This website is exceptional at teaching and developing reading comprehension and phonics skills. Even though it is designed for first grade, Starfall is a good website for Pre-K through second grade. Starfall.com is set up in sections for four stages of reading development, games and activities areas. It features:
o ABCs - Within this section, there is an alphabet chart from where kids can select each letter to learn the sound it can make and to hear it utilized in a word. There is also a row of vowels that, when clicked, teach kids the vowels and short and long vowel sounds. A sign language section teaches kids to sign the ABCs.
o Figure out how to Read - Within this section, there are fun animated music videos teaching the letters from the alphabets and sounds that each one makes. Stories that follow the music videos repeatedly use words containing the letters. The way of teaching pronunciation is quite creative. The "chunk that word" video is actually cute and fun because it teaches how to break words up and pronounce each chunk in order to learn to pronounce the entire word.
o Star Fall - It's Fun to see - This section uses Art, Magic, Music, Poetry, Tongue twisters and riddles to show how fun it is to read. There is even a task that lets the little one create a story about his / her self.
o I'm Reading - This section has plays, comics, and other types of stories to include folk tales, fiction, nonfiction, Greek myths and Chinese fables for the child's enjoyment.
o Games and Activities include creating a calendar, holiday activities, word hunt, look for a clover and earth day recycling games. There's also more opportunities for creating stories.
o It comes with an online store for purchasing educational materials.
o Starfall printed material and internet based printouts are available in the download area.
o A number of pages throughout the site have suggestions for parent or teacher utilisation of the materials on the page.
o Stargazer - Kindergarten curriculum is really a new offering of Starfall. This can be a Kindergarten reading and language arts program available to buy.
