READING PLANET

Watch and listen to animated stories and songs, read stories online, review books, illustrate a story,
play games, and express yourself.
http://www.rif.org/kids/readingplanet.htm

SPARKTOP.ORG

SparkTop.org - where no two brains think alike - is a place where kids who learn differently can
create awesome stuff … play great games … connect with other kids … and discover new ways to
succeed in school and in life.
http://www.sparktop.org/home.html

TEXTBOOK SITES FOR STUDENTS

ENVISION MATH

View learning Bridge videos. Access the Glossary or Tools4Math. Access the textbook. Print the
homework practice. Have fun! Username and password are the same as your AR login information.
http://www.pearsonsuccessnet.com/

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN LANGUAGE ARTS

Get spelling lists by selection title. Use the yellow, students tab, for student help and games. Use the
green, families tab, for homework help and activities.
http://www.eduplace.com/

PASSWORD PROTECTED SITES FOR RUSD STUDENTS

ACCELERATED READER

Take a quiz on what you’ve read.

https://hosted18.renlearn.com/272469/default.aspx
FIRST IN MATH

The First in Math Online Mathematics Program is like playing computer games, but you learn math at
the same time. Use your AR login username and password.
http://firstinmath.com/

TOOLS TO HELP YOU GET YOUR WORK DONE

BOOKSHARE

Bookshare offers approximately 127,000 digital books, textbooks, teacher -recommended reading,
periodicals and assistive technology tools. Bookshare is free for all U.S. students with qualifying
disabilities.
http://bookshare.org/

FACT MONSTER

Fact Monster is a reference site for kids ages 8-14 that provides entertainment and educational
resources. It combines the contents of an encyclopedia, a dictionary, an atlas, and several almanacs
loaded with statistics, facts, and historical records. A single search engine allows you to search all
these sources at once.
http://www.factmonster.com/

GHOTIT

Spelling not your thing? Ghotit offers an English spelling and grammar checker for people with
writing difficulties. You can use the Ghotit online spelling and grammar checking service for free on
their website!
http://www.ghotit.com/

INFOPLEASE
Infoplease is a comprehensive reference source that combines the contents of an encyclopedia, a
dictionary, an atlas, and several almanacs loaded with statistics, facts, and historical records. A
single search engine allows you to search all these sources at once.
http://www.infoplease.com/

NATIONAL LIBRARY SERVICE FOR THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY

HANDICAPPED (NLS)

Through a national network of cooperating libraries, NLS administers a free library program of Brai lle
and audio materials circulated to eligible borrowers in the United States by postage -free mail.
http://www.loc.gov/nls/

NATURALREADER

NaturalReader is a free Text-to-Speech software that you can use to convert most written text on
the computer (such as MS Word, Webpages, PDF files, and Emails) into spoken words.
NaturalReader can also convert most written text into audio files such as MP3 or WAV for your CD
player or iPod.
http://www.naturalreaders.com/index.htm

TIM AND MOBY FROM BRAINPOP HELP ANSWER THE QUESTION:

WHEN TO ASK FOR EXTRA HELP?

http://www.sparktop.org/explore/brainpop/bpdyslexia.html

UNDERSTANDING LEARNING DIFFERENCES

TIM AND MOBY FROM BRAINPOP HELP ANSWER THE QUESTION:

WHAT IS ADHD?

http://www.sparktop.org/explore/brainpop/bpadhd.html
TIM AND MOBY FROM BRAINPOP HELP ANSWER THE QUESTION:
WHAT IS DYSLEXIA?

http://www.sparktop.org/explore/brainpop/bpdyslexia.html

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