Kids + Reading=Easy!

I’m so excited!  Today I discovered this awesome online reading resource.

Lit2Go supports Grades K-12 with an extensive collection of free audio books to help us present literature to our kids.  Each book is given a reading level based on the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level Index.  This index is explained on the site but it is basically avg. # words/sentence, length, syllables/word to estimate the difficulty of the text.  This formula converts to a grade level.

When you get to the site, you’ll see a brief introduction, some featured audio books, and a menu where you can browse for audio literature by:

Author– Search for books by your favorite authors, in alphabetical order from Aesop to Walt Whitman.

Book Title – Explore the alphabetical index for literature from the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain to Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte.

Genres – Find literature based on preferred genres including:

• Adventure
• Fantasy
• Historical Fiction
• Memoir
• Mystery
• Nursery Rhyme
• Poetry
• Science Fiction
• Tragedy
• And More!

Collections – Browse for literature by collections based on themes including:

• African-American Literature
• Books of Oz
• Civil War
• Dragons
• Mathematics
• Monsters
• Princesses
• Science
• Sherlock Holmes
• And more!

Readability – Search for Literature based on the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level from K-12.

Just click on a title of interest and a new page opens where you can find more information and the MP3 download links.

I looked at Uncle Tom’s Cabing–the kids version and the voice was pleasant and easy to pay attention to–for kids who might have issues keeping focus–this will be great.  I spent way too much time listening to poetry . . . and each book or chapter has an activity sheet.

This site would be perfect for parents who:

• homeschool
• seek enrichment
• have kids that learn differently
• have kids that need a multi media approach.

I highly recommend Lit2Go.

Be Blessed as you discover new and exciting way to educate your children.

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