The UDL Educational Technology Guide 2019-2020: Technology for Special Education

John F. O'Sullivan

Section 14 Reading Websites


Listed below are a number of very good apps that will add a new tool or tools to your classroom. All of these reading apps get good reviews and are used by a number of people in the field. I recommend that you try some of them. 


Epic! - Unlimited Books for Kids Honorable Mention 

This is an eBook subscription service for educators and parents. The service is free for teachers and librarians. The service also has a number of books that can be read to you. That is very helpful if you are looking for books for someone with a disability related to reading print material. 

https://www.getepic.com/educators

https://www.getepic.com/

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/epic-unlimited-books-for-kids/id719219382?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/epic-unlimited-books-for/lmjefjipbldpocmjmmaljbjcnpepmooi?hl=en-US


Unite for Literacy

This website has a number of free online books for younger readers.  

https://www.uniteforliteracy.com/


Newsela Honorable Mention 

This website will adjust reading levels for the same article. This means that students on different reading levels can read the same article. 

https://newsela.com/

Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/newsela/bfpeiapdhnegnfcfkdfihabadngjagfj?utm_source=chrome-ntp-icon


TweenTribune

This is a free reading website for teachers.

http://tweentribune.com/


GCFLearnFree.org

This website has a number of free activities to help improves skills. The website gets some good reviews.

https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/


COMMONLIT

This website is free and tracks student’s progress when reading. 

https://www.commonlit.org/


READTHEORY

This is a free website that gives you data on your student’s progress. 

https://readtheory.org/


Starfall

This website is for young children learning to read. The website has a number of free materials.

https://www.starfall.com/h/index-grades123.php


Read Works

This website has a number of articles that are supported by audio and has other materials. 

https://www.readworks.org/


Rewordify
This is a great tool to simplify text to different reading levels. It also helps make the text easier to understand.

Storyline Online
This website has a number of children’s story that is read to you on video. 

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