Resources for Learning at Home: Literacy
Updated: 24/04/20
| 3) Resources for learning at home | |||
| Resource available | Suitable for | What | Where can I find out more? |
| Literacy | |||
| Cbeebies – Alphablocks | Early years | Watch as the letters of the alphabet tell stories and sound out words | Link |
| Teach your Monster to Read | Children
3 – 7 |
A game to help children to learn letters and sounds and to read words and full sentences | Link |
| Oxford Owl for Home | Children
3 – 11 |
Reading, Maths and English activities for children; includes free e-books | Link |
| Doorway Online | Children
4 – 7 |
Literacy and maths activities | Link |
| Teach Handwriting – Cursive Practice | Children
4 – 11 |
Teaching children to form continuous cursive letters, using animations & worksheets. | Link |
| Phonics Play | Children
5 – 7 |
Teaching resources and lessons plans to help phonics
Currently free to use |
Link |
| Letters and Sounds | Children
5 – 7 |
Printable handouts to support learning phonics | Link |
| ICT Games | Children
5 – 8 |
Games for English and maths
Free to use |
Link |
| Phonics Bloom | Children
5 – 11 |
A range of online phonics games | Link |
| Shakespeare Week | Children
5 – 11 |
This website has lots of themed activities in its Kids’ Zone. There is a printable booklet to track what children have been doing | Link |
| Stories read by Oliver Jeffers | Children
5 – 11 |
Children’s author, Oliver Jeffers will be reading a story on Instagram live every day at 6pm and talking about his book ideas. | Link |
| Nessy | Children
5 – 12
Children with dyslexia or other specific difficulties |
Games to help children with literacy
Currently free access to schools ONLY (schools need to sign up for free home access for pupils) |
Link |
| Clicker and DocsPlus software | CYP
5 -18
|
Educational software for home use
Currently free access to schools ONLY (schools need to sign up for free home access for pupils) |
Clicker Document |
| British Library | Children
6 – 16 |
The British Library’s website has lots of information about books and stories and some great activities | Link |
| Poems by Michael Rosen | Children and Young People (CYP) 12 – 18 | Michael Rosen reads and performs his poems | Link |
| Unite for Literacy | Early years | Free access to around 400 picture books | Link |
| Storyline Online | Children
3 – 7 |
Videos of celebrities reading children’s stories | Link |
