Whether it is helping your child study a weekly spelling list, understand those vocabulary words or even help them to read those books that they so badly want to read. As a tutor, I offer website and app suggestions to help children who struggle. Not only the families that I work with but families that just need help and have reached out for suggestions. Here I am listing several of the sites I have shared,
Raz Kids this website is a paid site. As a tutor I provide a FREE subscription to families I work with, The stories are for children in K – 6, but if a child is struggling they will not be reading at their grade level. This provides students the ability to read at their level, become successful and confident with what they are reading as they move through the different levels. I have seen so many of my students close the gap and become excited about reading. Raz Kids may already be in your child’s school setting. Many of the students I have worked with have said they know about this site. It offers like I mentioned books at their level. After each story, there is either a 5 or 10 question quiz. I do suggest that children read at least one story a night and that parents listen to their child read and help them go through the quiz if they do not understand the question.
Education.com is a site that I provide frequently to parents and even other tutors looking for resources to help the children they work with. This site has popular searches, worksheets, and more. The grades range from Preschool – 5th grade. Again if your child is struggling they may not be working at their exact grade level until they begin to close that gap. I want to make sure those holes are filled in before we make it even harder to get them to move forward and become confident readers and learners. Did I mention this site offers both math and English concepts?
ReadWorks It has it’s own YouTube Channel. Even The National Education Association lists it on their website for a good resource for teachers. Read Works can be used digitally, projected in the classroom setting and as a printout. I use it in my tutoring services as another format for parents to help their child widen the vocabulary and comprehension skills. In my sessions, I ensure that the student understands what is happening to help them achieve success. They know that they need to do their part as well. Read Works supplements a classroom for grades K – 12. Teachers can track each student. It also supports students in ELL and Special Education by providing less complex articles and audio versions. Did I mention that this site is FREE? It’s amazing!
Vocabulary Spelling City is new to me but what I have seen it works. I chose the FREE site so that I can help my students with their spelling and vocabulary lessons during our sessions in a fun and creative way. Spelling City is offered for free, to families and to schools. Once you learn how to navigate the site there is a list of grade level spelling words and academic vocabulary words. These words can be used in a game to make it fun. So that they are learning and having fun! I will provide an update as time goes on and I use it more frequently with my students.
Reading Rockets is brought to you by WETA broadcasting. This site offers support for teachers and for struggling readers. Reading Rockets has videos, stories, a blog to search for any questions you may have. Fun stuff for teachers, parents and children alike.
A few of the students I work with do not only struggle with reading but they also struggle in math. The following math site I use and share.
XtraMath is for students who may know their facts but need to pick up fluency in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. It is a program to help increase the fluency and accuracy of those problems. It starts with addition depending upon grade level and knowledge of facts.
Blogs That I Follow
This Reading Mama (affiliate link) is for the younger reader. She has an assortment of items to choose from; printable items, spelling, phonics, and even APPS she has developed. Awesome ideas for homeschool families and teachers alike. Becky is a homeschool mom and shares this blog and store for so many of us to use and enjoy!
Become An Online Tutor Blog this is where I get most of my information pertaining to my business. If you are new to tutoring this is a great resource.
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