CCS Preschool - Even More Pre-Reading!

Although summer is almost over, keep your preschool student engaged year-round with these exciting pre-reading resources:

Kids ABC Phonics - practice letter sounds, match sounds to the correct letter, learn phonetic sounds, and build three-letter words.  (Ages 3 and up; $3.99; Android, Kindle)

- Download Kids ABC Phonics

PBS Kids WordWorld - fun animation and big visuals help students learn to spell.  (Ages 3 and up; Free; website)

- Visit PBS Kids WordWorld website

ABCMouse.com - a subscription-based educational website.  Easy to use computer activities begin the journey to reading!  (Ages 2 to 7; Free; website)

- Visit ABCMouse.com website

CCS Preschool - Skill Builders!

Here are a few great preschool resources perfect for summer learning fun!

Fish School - this app reinforces basic knowledge of numbers, letters, shapes and colors through fun and colorful thinking and reasoning activities.  (Ages 4 and under; $2.99; iPhone, iPad)

- Download Fish School

Avokiddo Emotions - playful learning for kids!  This is an entertaining and valuable way to teach little ones about emotions.  (Ages 3 and up; $2.99; iPhone, iPad)
- Download Avokiddo Emotions

Dexteria Jr. - these simple games strengthen fine motor skills by encouraging young students to tap, drag, and pinch animated vegetables and shapes.  Levels increase in difficulty as control improves.  (Ages 4 and under; $2.99; iPhone, iPad)
- Download Dexteria Jr.

Leo's Pad:  Preschool Kids Learning Series - designed by education experts at Stanford University to maximize learning and eliminate distractions for preschoolers.  Each of four 'appisodes' feature notable historic figures as young children and help preschoolers learn creative concepts alongside skills like measurement and magnitude.  (Ages 3 and up; Free; iPad)
- Download Leo's Pad

CCS Preschool - Pre-Reading Skills!

Brain development research shows that reading aloud to your child every day increases the brain's capacity for language and literacy skills and is the most effective way to boost pre-reading skills in children under 5 years of age!  Here are some summer resources designed help develop these essential pre-reading skills:

Storyline Online - www.storylineonline.net - Famous voices read familiar stories - read along and practice word recognition skills.  Great for car rides or bedtime!  (Ages 4 and under; Free, website)

- visit Storyline Online website

ABC Magic Reading - teaches basic reading skills to beginning readers using games that encourage early reading skills rather than picture-based word recognition.  (Ages 6 and under; Free: iPhone, iPad)

- Download ABC Magic Reading

Early Reader - Helps beginning readers develop their reading skills.   (Ages 6 and under; Free; iPhone, iPad)

- Download Early Reader