Gone Readin': Literacy Skills Resources

This summer, PBS LearningMedia turns the spotlight on this spectacular collection of resources supporting literacy skills development in grades PreK-12. Educators are invited to visit the new summer literacy collection with featured resources from Martha Speaks, Poetry Everywhere, Super WHY!, and The Electric Company.

The Electric Company is king when it comes to blending learning and play. This featured resource gallery offers elementary school educators 13 contextualized resources from The Electric Company illustrating the purpose and function of the “Silent E.” These resources are designed to engage your students while simultaneously addressing four areas of literacy instruction: Decoding, Vocabulary, Comprehension of Connected Text, and Motivation. The gallery includes the following resources:

Word Transformer
Grades 1-3 | Interactive Game
Word Transformer is a fun, musical game that teaches kids how transformer letters change the sounds in words.

Silent E Music Video
Grades 1-3 | Video
Move to the beat and find out how silent -e- changes everything. Who knew how much fun it could be?

Jack Bowser
Grades 1-3 | Video
Special agent Jack Bowser needs to escape! And the only way to crack the code is by reading the sentence. Can you help him?

WEBINAR: Read, Watch, Interact! Literacy Resources for Grades 5-8

Have you tapped the power of digital media in your classroom? Take a deep-dive into PBS LearningMedia, a digital content library with over 30,000 free resources designed to inspire, educate, and motivate your PreK-12 students. This recorded webinar – co-hosted by PBS LearningMedia and AMLE (Association for Middle Level Education) – zeroed in on adolescent literacy strategies and showcased Common Core-aligned resources from the “Inspiring Middle School Literacy Collection.” Get the recording here.

To search PBS LearningMedia’s trove of free digital resources, go to www.pbslearningmedia.organd register today!