Can You Read This?
I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was
rdanieg. Aoccdrnig to a rsceearh taem at Cmabirgde Uinervtisy, it deosn't
mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht
the frist and lsat lteter be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses
and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos
not raed ervey ltteer by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Such a cdonitoin is
arppoitaely cllaed Typoglycemia.
Amzanig huh?
This page
was created for struggling readers, but anyone is
welcome
to drop by and try out some of the reading games and
activities.
You never know... you might have some fun
and learn something new!
Sometimes reading is not as easy for some as for others. Maybe you are one of those students who has some trouble with reading or you may just not like it at all! I hope that you will try out the links on this page. Some are reading games and some are vocabulary games. Try all of them!
Reading Activities
This site offers activities on deduction, poetry, and non-fiction reading.
This is the site of our reading series. There are lots of activities to do after reading each story in class.
Another site from Houghton Mifflin just for kids.
This is Reading Is Fundamental site. It contains games, book reviews, and lots of other activities.
Word Activities
Choose from word searches, cryptograms, word jumbles, crossword puzzles, etc.
Learning Vocabulary Can Be Fun
Hangman, word jumbles, and matching games are some of the activities found on this site.
Check out this site! There are tons of vocabulary games here!
Learn a new word every day!
Links for Parents
This site lets your child create booklists, take quizzes on books they have read, earn points, and earn prizes. The registration is free.
This site contains reading strategies to help your struggling reader.
Tips to encourage good reading habit in your child.
Tips for parents of struggling readers.