Reading for Families

There are so many ways to help your student become a good reader at home! Here are just a few ideas to get you started.

Connect with your local Charleston County Library!

Thanks to a continued partnership between the Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) and Charleston County School District (CCSD), Charleston County students have been automatically registered for a free L2 (L Squared) account.

L Squared gives students the ability to borrow books, movies, and other items from any of our library locations around Charleston County. The account also gives students access to digitally borrow materials that are available for downloading or streaming online including ebooks, movies and music. In addition, you can connect to more than 100 subscription databases for free.

L Squared was created to better connect students to the library's free resources and services, and using the program is simple. Check out the FAQs below for information on how to use L Squared, what students can access with the account, and more.

Check out storylineonline.net!

The SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s Emmy® Award-winning children’s literacy program, Storyline Online®, streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations.

Storyline Online is free and available 24 hours a day for children, parents, caregivers and educators worldwide. Each book includes supplemental Teachers’ Guide that includes questions and activities to use with the book being read on screen.

25 Activities for Reading and Writing Fun

These free activities have been developed by national reading experts for you to use with children, ages birth to Grade 6. (Reading Rockets)

27 Fun Reading Activities for Reluctant Readers

These fun daily literacy moments can improve reading skills and help reluctant readers find joy in the written word. (Prodigy Education)

Early Literacy Apps [FREE] from Harvard Graduate School of Education NEW

Critical pre-literacy skills are developed long before elementary school, through play and interactive conversations with caregivers at home. Three new early-literacy apps — released for free from the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) and its Reach Every Reader initiative — are designed for parents and caregivers to use with their children to encourage fun and rewarding interactions, promote dialogue, and give children the foundations they need to read, learn, and thrive.

ReadAskChat for children 0-8 years old NEW

This digital library app and educator-created prompts turn story time into quality time for joyful conversation, imaginative thinking, and foundational learning. The ReadAskChat library is now bilingual and includes longer stories and science features suitable for older independent readers. (Apple & Google; free with in-app purchases)

Teach Your Monster to Read NEW

From matching letters and sounds to enjoying little books, Teach Your Monster to Read is designed in collaboration with leading academics. Designed to complement phonics programs used in schools, these fun, friendly and easy-to-use games personalize learning and include a targeted Practice Mode, so you can monitor your child’s progress as they enjoy teaching their own monster to read. (free to play on computers on the website). Also available in this suite is Teach Your Monster Reading for Fun.

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