Free Online Books & Read Alouds

The following books may be leveled by Lexile level, grade level, Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level, guided reading level, generic level, topic, or age. Some books are not leveled at all. If your child is LEARNING to read, please use decodable books.

 

 

 

Multilingual stories ~ books are written in a variety of languages. You can filter books by emergent readers, Levels 1, 2, 3, and 4.

• Emergent – word repetition, less than 50 words, familiar words
• Level 1 – easy words, repetition, less than 250 words
• Level 2 – simple concepts, up to 250 words
• Level 3 – longer sentences, up to 1500 words
• Level 4 – longer, more nuanced stories, more than 1500 words

This site contains eBooks and lessons of the Journey’s curriculum for grades K-6.

 

 

Choose from various genres, including fairy tales, folk tales, fables, adventure, science fiction, and more! Readability levels for passages on Lit2Go are reported as Flesch-Kincaid grade levels, which are roughly equivalent to U.S. grade levels. Students can also listen to stories.

Username: nmsd

Password: bookflix

The child watches a fiction book read over the video and then reads about the subject in an informational text. The child can read the selection himself or have it read aloud! Then, there are activities to do! Bookflix has Spanish selections, too! To search by level, click the apple/book icon on the top right and then select “resources/tools.” You can sort via theme, category, running time, Lexile level, and grade level.

 

 

Unite Books are short, colorful, and easy to understand with picture/text format and narration in home languages. New books and languages are added every month. Texts are written in English and Spanish.

These are leveled by guided reading levels A-K.

Create a free account. This site is based in the UK, and books appear to be leveled by age group.

Here are free books by guided reading levels A-M. Once you select a book, use the 4 red arrows to enlarge the book and eliminate ads.

These books are organized by guided reading levels A-Z! You can also choose Lexile level. Create a free teacher account. You don’t need to import your students’ names. Select “Go to Library,” “Guided Reading,” and “I Can Read.” Books can be read aloud, too! Have your child listen first, then reread the book aloud fluently and accurately.

Create an Educator/Parent account. Go to Content, pick your grade level, and then choose from nonfiction and fiction passages with curriculum and supports designed to improve comprehension. Each selection within each grade level has a Lexile level.

Username: aliamanu

Password:  trueflix

“Trueflix is an award-winning online resource that leverages the award-winning True Books content to help students hone literacy skills, build knowledge of subject-area content, and cultivate 21st Century skills through the inquiry process.” There’s a video to watch, a text to read, a lesson plan, and a quiz! This is for upper elementary/middle school. Books are organized by nonfiction topics. Once you are in the topic category, each book has a guided reading and Lexile level.

Capstone Interactive is a library of more than 800 unlimited-use, interactive eBooks for grades 3-6 on science and social studies. High-interest texts include highlighting and read-aloud capabilities. If you need a username/password, try:  nfgo/fps OR continue/reading. Once you choose a book, you will be shown guided reading and Lexile levels.

                         

Username: nfgo

Password: fps

PebbleGo is a curricular content hub specifically designed for K-2 students. It is packed with informational articles, ready-made activities, and literacy support for students of all abilities, boosting engagement and fostering independent learning in core subject areas.

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Username: haywardpl

Password: libra

Tumble Book Library has many books, including nonfiction and chapter books! This site is suitable for listening comprehension as the books are read aloud. Books may or may not be leveled by grade or Lexile level. You will not know the level until you select a book.

Choose a story and follow along to it being read aloud. The books aren’t leveled. This site is suitable for listening comprehension.

There are lots of books to choose from at various age levels, and there are also Highlight Magazine issues to read!

 

Username: ccsdut

Password:  ccsdut

Click Grades 5 and up, click Educator Tools in the top right corner, Advanced Search, enter the appropriate Lexile range you are seeking under SEARCH ONLY LEXILE MEASURES, and Submit. You will be given articles within that range that you can print. Click the gear to print.

 

These are first-grade stories, but they appear to be very challenging. There are four units: 1, 2, 4, and 5.

 

READ-ALOUDS

Turn on close captioning OR

get the actual text from the library and follow along!

Search by title or author.

American Literature Short Stories for Children

This site has classics, meant for an adult to read aloud to a child. This is great for practicing listening comprehension.

Choose your age group, and watch the video of the story being read aloud. The idea is to borrow the book(s) from the library and follow the text!

I LOVE the Day By Day New York website, but it doesn’t seem to be working. I will link it if it works again. The site has a cute, festive day-by-day calendar of read-alouds.

Interactive read-alouds!

 

 

Listen to stories being read aloud by celebrated actors and actresses.

You can select books by level, author, title, length, and even language: English, French, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, and German.

 

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Edited on 08/13/24