Let Them Listen To and Enjoy A Good Online Story

Stories that students hear being read to them using the technology of the computer can serve a definite purpose as one of the tools for creating a literacy environment. These stories are not meant to replace the “human” element of the teacher or another adult reading a story to the class, however, as an extra literacy activity, the online story helps to develop fluency, an appreciation for literature, and an understanding of the elements of a story.

• StarFall - probably the best website to build the idea of sound-symbol relationships and phonemic awareness. Animated pictures and audio sounds make children want to read.
• Clifford Stories - Audio will read to child

• Mr. Roger's Stories - Audio will read to child.

• The Bearenstein Bears Story Time - Children choose words to make the story. Child or parent reads.

• Create a Story With Zac and Annie - Mad-Libs Activity - Child or parent reads.

• Jaker's Stories - Audio reads to child. Child can follow the words in the stories.

• Between The Lions' Stories - These stories are to be read by the child with help from the parent - They can be printed and activities accompany each story.

• Lil' Fingers Storybooks - For the very youngest set - Cute, simple pictures with audio for listening.

• Kizclub Stories - Hearing these stories and watching the words being highlighted allows the child to develop fluency in reading. There are three levels of stories and they can all be printed.

• Storyline Online - These are wonderful books read brilliantly by members of the Screen Actors Guild Foundation

• Anderson Fairy Tales  - womderful fairy tales read to the child.

• Beantime  Stories from MeddyBemps - These stories must be read to the child.

• Read Together Books - These are samples of books that can be bought on a commercial CD. The samples are full books. The child can read them or have the books read to them. They are phoneme based.

• Goodnight Stories - Children can read stories which contain lots of pictures. They can also listen to familiar stories. 
  

• The Ellis Island Audio Tour allows students to actually listen to reports from immigrants who tell their stories.

• The Literacy Center - A website for the preschool child to learn letters, numbers, colors, and shapes. By utilizing the Parent/Teacher section, ways to use this website are explained. Remember to always proceed through the numbers at the top to continue the learning.

• Mightybook - This is a subscription based website, but the three sample books are worth the visit.

• NickJunior Stories - Stories with audio for your children to listen to. There are also interactive features.

• Sesame Street Story Corner -the child's familiar friends from Sesame Street are animated in these stories.

• Story Place PreSchool Library - lots of stories and activities to delight your child!

• Grimm Fairy Tales -A featured stories and several other of the Grimm Fairy Tales are read to the child.

• The Kennedy Center Storytime Online -wonderful stories read by actors and actresses.

• Book Pop - Steven Cosgrove reads his stories to children.

• Storyline - Listen to stories told by great storytellers from the Screen actors Guild Foundation.

• The Bear Cookbook - A cute book, with animated illustrations and is read to the child.
• Students can listen to actual testimony from Holocaust Survivors on Holocaust Survivors .
• Native Americans tell their stories on Living Voices-Native Americans .