Literacy Links
 Interactive Stories and GamesA Scholastic website.Join Clifford the Big Red Dog on his adventures. 
 Building LiteracyScholastic.comMeet Nina, Leo and Reggie.
 Tom the ZebraHigh frequency wordsDays of the Week, Months of the year, Numbers to 20, colours
 Red SoupThere are no instructions on the site and there are some good reasons
for that: most people, even adults, do not read instructions, children
who cannot read will ignore written text anyhow, but most importantly
for us, there is no need and in fact, instructions get in the way of
the experience : the navigation through the various sections of the
site is purposefully simple and intuitive, the functionalities within
games are carefully thought out to afford a maximum of possibilities
while keeping that special relationship to the real World.
When small children pick up objects, they invent new ways of holding
and using them. Thus there is no right or wrong way of using anything
on this site. It's up to the children to find what they want and to
grow their naturally exploring mind. We found that what they don't
discover straight away, they'll find later, what they don't know how to
do at first, they'll learn when they are ready and, as many of you know
and/or have found out, that is extremely powerful and confidence
building.
 Playful Poetry
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