Reading Resources: Working With Words

Word Central

Look up words in the student edition of Merriam-Webster's dictionary, learn a new buzz word, play some word games, or experiment with making secret codes.

The Internet Picture Dictionary

Designed for second-language learners, this site also supports emerging writers through illustrations for each dictionary entry.

Discovery School's PuzzleMaker

Make word searches, crosswords, and other puzzles reinforcing vocabulary development.

Game Goo

Games promoting early reading skills.

Between the Lions

Stories and games for younger readers based on the PBS show.

Making Digital Words

Use Inspiration for identifying word patterns. (PDF)

Analogies

Kidspiration can be used to help student understand analogies. (PDF)

BINGO

Practice vocabulary by making customized BINGO cards. This easy to use card-generator gives you the option of making 3x3 or 5x5 BINGO cards.

Voycabulary

Voycabulary makes every word on a webpage into links so that you can look them up in a dictionary of your choice.