Kamleen Sam

IRA Newsletter Project: Effective Literacy #3

            Starfall (https://www.starfall.com/h/) is one of the literacy management systems. This website is for kindergarten from grade level 1-3. It is emphasis on phonemic awareness, phonics and common sight words in conjunction. Starfall activities are based and aligned with language arts. It has a free content including songs, reading activities, games and movies where students can explore and enjoy themselves while learning. Parents and teachers can cooperate together while working with students on this site. It is a great site for beginners to learn and to enjoy education before stepping into another level for first graders.
            Starfall’s is founded by Stephen Schutz who struggles in his childhood for reading. He created this site to help children like himself “where children have fun learning to read”. This site is offered to the public completely free and it is multisensory interactive games that allow children to see, hear, and touch as they learn. It is for all different types of students; normal and up normal.
            Over the years, Starfall websites offerings have grown in the number of songs, books, other activities extending to second grade. In 2012, Starfall began providing its activities as apps for mobile devices and now it is a place where any child can learn to read through exploration.

        Star education is a great literacy website because it has free resources and along with teachers curriculum. It has Pre-K teacher guide and kindergarten ELA teacher guide. The contents are picture cards, customizing words, books, posters etc. It also has a common core ELA state standards; Literature information text and Foundational Skills where teachers/parents can follow through and work with their kids/students.