ReadWriteThink is an online resource for classroom teaching, professional development and parent and after-school educational resources.

You'll find lesson plans, teaching resources and great ideas across all subject areas. But, I really like their student interactives.

You'll find online tools to help students organise and summarize facts and ideas, learn and write acrostic poems, design and illustrate book covers, use a comic creator to produce their own comic strip for a variety of contexts and so much more.

There are essay map creators, drama maps to investigate character, setting, conflict and resolution. There is a K-W-L creator.This tool allows students to create an online K-W-L chart. There is a letter generator and a picture match.
Take a few moments to search the list of resources.. here.

And.. work completed on student interactives can be emailed and saved.

How many times have you noted incorrect spelling in newspaper articles, shop displays and other printed material? Yes.. learning to spell correctly can be a problem. Mark Twain once commented, 'Why, there isn't a man who doesn't have to throw out about fifteen hundred words a day when he writes his letters because he can't spell them!' Understandably, earlier attempts to reform our system of spelling failed and students still struggle with vowels that have more than one sound, words like 'pneumonia' with silent letters, or words like 'bow' with different pronunciations. 


How can we make it easier for kids to learn their spelling? I'm sure that you'll find an app in the following list that you can use to teach correct spelling of words is a way that kids will enjoy. 

1. First Words with Phonics   Pre-school
Introduces 76 words in three different categories using colourful, fun learning activities. Teaches letter recognition, phonics, blending and spelling. 
2. rED Writing- Learn to Write     Ages 4-7
Teaches children to write letters, numbers and shapes using Australian fonts (choose your state). Australian audio teaches correct pronunciation and sounds with fun sticker rewards, certificates and trophies.
3.Chuck and Friends- Interactive storybook   Ages 4-8
This educational and interactive storybook includes learning activities: memory matching where children need to find 2 matching pairs to uncover letters, or word game where, using their finger, kids will need to wipe clean the mud or water spot to discover letters that make up a word. Each time kids gain a word that can later be used in a rebus style game that develops comprehension and reading skills. The great part is each time you read/play the app you get new words.
4. Montessori Crosswords  PreK- 5
Try and spell the word for the pictures given by dragging letters into the grid. If you don't know, then tap the ? and the word appears. Learners are encouraged to continue and a new puzzle is created.
5. Chicktionary  Ages 6+
Create words and earn points. Grab the letter hens and make words. Shake your iPad/Phone to reshuffle letters. Simple, but loads of fun and kids will be extending their vocabulary and spelling more and more words in no time.
6. Rocket Speller 3-7yr-olds
Collect pieces to build and fuel a rocket by spelling words. Four levels of difficulty.
7. Wordball   Ages 8+
Stimulating and challenging- kids need to click on the bouncing balls needed to create words but they may disappear before you're able to use them in a word. Balls disappear, bounce around, shrink in size and it's harder than you think.
8. Spelling Space Ultimate .. also for 5th and 6th grade
Earn asteroids as you spell words and then use them to shoot down spaceships. 28 lists of prerecorded words (556 words) or create your own lists with Ultimate version.
9. Freefall Spelling     beginners to 5th grade
Practice spelling words and earn items for your fish tank. 150 pre-built words with image allows you to set up your own lists.
Challenge your friends to spell the most words within an allotted time.
10. Super Speller  Ages 6+
Create your own spelling lists. Children record each spelling word and a short sentence. They practice the spellings, complete word searches and learning games and test themselves on practice tests. Final test grades their work. 

The programs available from Learning A-Z are great; high-quality, easy to access, levele materials that are downloadable and printable. On purchase of a subscription, you have access to all learning levels which makes it very cost-effective, especially if you are home-schooling or tutoring your kids.
Learning A-Z has a Reading Program, Vocabulary, Writing Program, Reading Tutors, and Science
and yes, will correlate with Australian (US & Canada) standards. See here..

There is another related program available, an online resource: Raz-Kids. Subscription to this program enables children to read along with leveled reading material, record themselves reading, build fluency and answer the interactive comprehension questions.

The Science program also includes Science in the News units- relevant content written at three reading levels and providing
opportunities to develop critical thinking, inquiry, and literacy skills.

The video introduction to Reading A-Z below presents a good overview of all aspects of this great program. Check it out below. Samples from each of Learning A-Z's award-winning programs are available from the site before you decide whether the material will be helpful for your needs, so take some time to check it out.

Reading Eggspress; where reading is just part of the adventure!

ABCs Reading Eggs takes their award-winning program a step further to a new adventure, a new world, for 7-13 year olds.

This new reading environment includes a library with more than 600 fiction and non-fiction e-books with quizzes; a comprehension gym including 200 lessons to give your comprehension skills a real work-out; apartment and mall filled with awards, cards and other trophies to collect and trade; stadium where you can race against other students from across the globe.

'Hours and hours of motivating educational content to eggsplore!'

And.. if want to just try it out, you can take advantage of the free trial offer. See here..

An overview of the younger version of Reading Eggs for those just starting out on their reading adventures can be viewed below and, there are a few learning apps from Reading Eggs available. The first one, Eggy 100, is a free app teaching 100 of the first reading sight words. Try it out!

Literacy Planet (previously titled Intrepica) seeks to create a
motivating online resource for primary students to develop great literacy
skills. Students log in and customise their own avatar. As they participate in
literacy games and activities (phonics, spelling word searches, comprehension
activities and more), they earn credits to purchase new outfits and accessories
for their avatar.

Pre-reading, phonics, spelling, vocabulary, reading fluency, grammar and comprehension skills are all covered in this online resource. The learning exercises have been designed by some of Australia’s most respected educators.

 Inside the program, you’ll find the Academy, where self-paced learning occurs; the Arena, where students compete against each other in literacy challenges; Home, where they customise their avatar and view their awards; Shop, where they spend their virtual credit and the Arcade, filled with games as a reward and incentive.

 Literacy Planet caters for all students and enhances classroom learning. It has been found to be helpful for students with learning difficulties: ADD, ADHD, dyslexia or short-term memory problems.

 Literact Planet also has an app which is free to download but requires an online account to be able to access the games and activities. Check out the pricing for parents, schools or tutors.