PreK-12 Reading Courses

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Over 1500 complete picture books through older reader books, in audio and video format. Limit by reading level, grade, etc. Lesson plans and teacher resources.

Fiction and non-fiction for upper elementary through YA.

Fiction and nonfiction for children and young adults. Add a search term to the existing search to add focus.

This notable website presents a collection of illustrated books in numerous languages that represents outstanding historical and contemporary books from around the world.

Start here if you are looking for specific titles. You will need to create a free account. Use a Google account or create a unique one.

To access the app, educators sign up and receive codes for their students. Using those codes, students can download the free Open eBooks app to mobile devices and access a library of eBooks for K-12. Only accessible to patrons using K12 school district Google account or similar. See eligibility https://www.fbmarketplace.org/eligibility-faqs/

PreK-Gr 5 books, worksheets, and curricula: "Starfall’s successful learn-to-read activities are based on teachers’ experience and research. Developed and tested in the classroom, the activities follow evidence-based methods recommended by the NICHD National Reading Panel, including explicit instruction in phonemic awareness, systematic phonics instruction, and methods to improve fluency and comprehension."

provides free access to more than 400 original picture books, one fourth of them written in Spanish. The digital books provide audio narrations in more than 40 languages, spoken by native speakers in warm, expressive voices. The languages of narration include indigenous and endangered languages along with languages most widely spoken in the US.

Read-aloud children's books by celebrated actors. These resources are included in TeachingBooks database.

Recordings of children's books in the public domain, mostly older, classic titles.

Includes readings of complete picture books, chapter books, and some novels.

A spreadsheet of authors/publishers/celebrities that are reading PK-12 books aloud and where you can find these videos and livestream events.