![]() ![]() The sound is also pronounced within the word. Then students hear the letter name and sound, as well as the letter presented in a word. When a letter is clicked on, it is presented on the screen. ![]() At this level, Starfall provides students with all the letters A to Z, in upper and lower case form. The first level teaches emerging readers about the ABCs. It is difficult to capture the variety of activities provided without checking it out for yourself on the website. Here are some examples of what is provided at each level. “ABCs,” “Learn to Read,” “It’s Fun to Read,” and “I’m Reading.” ![]() The levels, in order from the most basic to the most advanced are: Getting a membership unlocks a variety of additional content to teach reading and math, also through fun, interactive activities and games. Starfall is so popular that is has millions of visitors each month.Īs a publicly supported charity, Starfall is able to provide so much free content through member donations and membership purchases. Additional free demo games teach math concepts such as 3D shapes, telling time, and patterning.Īll games and activities use colorful graphics, engaging sounds, and motion to bring the concepts to life, making them engaging for the student. Many of the features of Starfall are absolutely free. All rights reserved.Starfall was founded in 2002 and uses phonics and other word games to teach children to read for free. Starfall® and ® are registered trademarks in the U.S., the European Union, and various other countries.Ĭopyright © 2002– 2018 by Starfall Education and its licensors. The Starfall Website is a program service of Starfall Education Foundation, a publicly supported nonprofit organization, 501(c)(3). The teacher-guided and child-directed nature of our curriculum products ensures English language learners and struggling readers learn alongside their peers. Our methodology motivates children in an atmosphere of imagination and play. Our Starfall Kindergarten Math, English Language Arts, and Pre-K curricula are all available for purchase in the Starfall Store ™, and as downloads in our Parent-Teacher Center ™. Our new Starfall Parent-Teacher Center ™ is available free for everyone and includes supplemental custom worksheets, curriculum downloads, informative guides, all the latest Starfall news and much more for our grownup audience. Your child will have fun learning essential reading and math skills through exploration! Your membership fee ensures that we can continue to provide Classic Starfall free of charge and offer low-cost, high-quality, educational resources to classrooms. Our low-cost membership program expands the free content you already enjoy to include delightfully animated songs, mathematics, and reading activities spanning pre-k to 2nd grade. Starfall is an educational alternative to other entertainment choices for children. Our systematic approach, in conjunction with audiovisual interactivity, is perfect for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, special education, homeschool, and English language development (ELD, ELL, ESL). Starfall has been teaching children to read with phonics for well over a decade. On July 1, 2015, the Polis-Schutz family donated their full interest in Starfall to the Starfall Education Foundation. The website opened in September of 2002 as a free public service and social enterprise supported by the Polis-Schutz family. ![]()
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