Related links and websites

Right to Read

Right to Read: Supporting Literacy in the Local Authority English Version

Feachtas faoin gCeart chun Cumais Léitheoireachta: ag tacú le litearthacht san údarás áitiúil Leagan Gaeilge

 

Library Services

http://www.cavanlibrary.ie/Default.aspx?StructureID_str=13  Cavan Libraries Children's Services

http://www.corkcitylibraries.ie/servicesandprogrammes/childteenservices/childservices/  Cork City Libraries Children's Services

http://www.donegallibrary.ie/quicklinks/justforkids/  Donegal Libraries Children's Services

http://www.dlrcoco.ie/library/GreatReads_ToddlersTeens.htm  Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Libraries Service: 200 great reads for young people

http://www.fingalcoco.ie/CommunityRecreationandAmenitiesDepartment/Library/KidsScene/  Fingal Libraries Children's Services

http://kildare.ie/Library/ChildrensService/  Kildare Libraries Children's Service

http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/library/services/childrens/childser.htm  Clare Library Children’s Services

Children's websites

http://www.askaboutireland.ie/learning-zone/primary-students/  Ask About Ireland Learning Zone

http://www.msreadathon.ie/readathon  Ms READaTHON

http://www.mrsmad.co.uk/  Mrs Mad's Book-A-Rama

http://www.kidsreads.com/  Kids Reads

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/topics/blue-peter-books  Blue Peter Books

http://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/children/ Book Trust

http://kidsblogs.nationalgeographic.com/dogeared/  DogEared Book Blog by kids, for kids

http://wakingbraincells.com/  KisLit weekly book reviews and recommendations

http://www.scholastic.com/kids/stacks/books/?lnkid=stacks/nav/b_and_a/main  The Stacks Books & Authors for Kids

http://www.shelfari.com/  Shelfari social media site for kids that love books

http://booksforkeeps.co.uk/  Books for Keeps children's online magazine

http://www.fisbookclub.com/  FÍS Online Bookclub - create a video book review

http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site  The Guardian Children's Books 

 
 

Read a story

http://www.storyplace.org/  StoryPlace Digital Library for Children

http://en.childrenslibrary.org/  International Children's Digital Library

http://www.starfall.com/  Starfall Learning to Read


 

Learning to read and write

http://www.helpmykidlearn.ie Help My Kid Learn

http://www.rte.ie/rtejr/games.html#  RTÉ Spelling Adventure

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/magickey/index.shtml  BBC Magic Key Literacy

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/literacy/  BBC Bitesize Literacy Activities

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/english/  BBC Bitesize Reading, Writing & Grammar

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/literacy/index.htm  Woodlands Junior Literacy Zone

http://freerice.com/#/english-vocabulary/1375  FreeRice Vocabulary Games (Every time a question is answered correctly, FreeRice donates ten grains of rice to the World Food Programme)

http://www.readingrockets.org Reading Rockets


 

Listen to stories

http://storynory.com/  Storynory Audio Stories

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/schoolradio/subjects/earlylearning/nurserysongs  BBC Songs & Rhymes

http://www.kiddierecords.com/  Kiddie Records Weekly


 

Writing stories

http://www.brucevanpatter.com/storykitchen.html  The Story Kitchen

http://www.funenglishgames.com/writinggames/story.html  Fun English Games story games

http://www.midlandit.co.uk/education/  Children's Story Writing