English: Reading and Writing

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Local Reading & Writing

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Grub Street. Grub Street Books has an amazing young writers program open to students grade 8-12. They offer 1x/month FREE classes across a variety of different writing genres and classes are signed up for on a first come/first serve basis and run on Saturday afternoons. Live classes in Boston as well as online courses.

Learn to Read

Sharon Public Library. There is a special bookshelf in the Children’s Section specifically for kids learning to read.

  • BOB books: stories written using three letter words like “Sam sat on Mat.”

  • I Can Read. Lots of short picture books with easy words. Fiction, non-fiction, comic book characters, etc.

  • Branches. These are short “chapter” books with plots that are interesting to 6-7 year olds, but written in very simple words for beginning readers. Owl Diaries, Harvey and Mudge, etc.

Starfall Learn to Read. Free learn to read app that teaches reading short words. Covers CVC words, short vowels, long vowels, r-controlled vowels, etc.

Bob Books. (Paid) learn to read app based on the phonics BOB books.

Online

Tutoring Underground. Based out of Staten Island, the Tutoring Underground teaches classic books and writing skills. Group and individual classes available.

Time4Writing. This is a fantastic resource for teaching writing for grades 2-12.  Kids go at their own pace and schedule. There is a combination of videos, multiple-choice quizzes, and freestyle writing assignments. Each assignment has clear expectations and is evaluated by a certified teacher. Each 8 week course teaches grammar and composition.  Assignments are cumulative and teach students organize their thoughts into an outline and then an essay. Sometimes, the teacher will ask the child to revise the composition if there are significant issues.  Elementary school students should plan on one 8 week course while middle school and high school should take two courses.  Cost is $120 per course.

Night Zookeeper. Game based creative writing system. Children design a character that will go on an adventure.  Grammar and vocabulary are introduced in a fun way, and children are prompted to write free-style text.  They get feedback right away from the system - either the computer, or a human that reads the text.  Parents also get to see and review assignments. Children can also share their stories with other kids who use Night Zookeeper.

Grammarly. Online application you can add to your web browser. It identifies spelling & grammar errors, and suggests corrections.

Apps

The Grading Game. Pretend you are a TA whose job is to spot grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors in ridiculous “college essays.”