Homeschool Resources: Reading, Writing, Reading Comprehension and Language Arts

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Good morning, welcome to our series sharing Homeschool Resources: Reading, Writing, Reading Comprehension and Language Arts. I would like to ask you to check out the homeschool resources I’ve shared with you and let me know if you’ve used them with your students.

Homeschooling Resources

MaxScholar

K-2 Annual Subscription

MaxScholar’s browser-based software uses an Orton-Gillingham blended-learning environment to build reading, writing, and reading comprehension skills for all children and was specifically created to help struggling readers.

LoudLit.org– All grades, with parental supervision

loudlit.org: Literature for your eyes and ears

LoudLit.org pairs great literature with high-quality audio performances that you can read and listen to online or download to your device for free.

As explained at the website: “Putting the text and audio together, readers can learn spelling, punctuation and paragraph structure by listening and reading masterpieces of the written word.”

When you get to the site you’ll see the new and featured literature selections along with a menu of novels, poetry, children’s stories, historical literature, and short stories that include titles such as:

  • Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
  • Great Expectations
  • Jane Eyre
  • The Scarlet Letter
  • Annabel Lee
  • The Raven
  • Rime of the Ancient Mariner
  • Selected Shakespearean Sonnets
  • Briar Rose
  • The Little Match Girl
  • The Declaration of Independence
  • The Gettysburg Address
  • The Gift of the Magi
  • The Tell-Tale Heart
  • And more!

Again, you can listen to the free audiobooks via your web browser or download them to listen on your mp3 player/iPad/iPhone.