This is a superb free site designed for teachers to find age-appropriate fiction and non-fiction reading materials by topic of interest. It could also be used by families looking for supplemental reading materials. Texts are organized by grade level and theme. Themes are relevant and age appropriate, ranging from social justice to morality to technology. There are multiple genres for each theme in each grade level that include poetry, short stories, and excerpts from longer texts. The texts are entirely free to download and are all followed by comprehension and discussion questions. Downloaded texts do not display grade levels, making this a great option when looking for students whose comprehension is below grade level. Each text is preceded by a short biography of the author to help readers put the text in context. Challenging vocabulary words are footnoted and definitions are provided at the bottom of the page. This is an overall fantastic site to find reading options that will interest students while supporting their learning with vocabulary and follow-up questions.

• Provides sufficient and varied types of practice problems to maximize understanding and generalization of the targeted skill/concept
• Manufacturer claims alignment with Common Core/Known Standards
• Presents educational concepts accurately
• Explains answers so students can learn from mistakes
• Better for teaching the skill to new or struggling learners
• Better for practicing or refreshing the skill
• Skills are practiced through authentic, meaningful problems (not just rote practice)

• Appropriate for a broad age range to use and enjoy
• Subject matter and problems are relevant, interesting and authentic to students
• Visually appealing to children in the target age range
• Provides virtual rewards or incentives after meeting specified goals or objectives
• Provides a "break activity" between academic problem sets
• Offers ongoing, progressive challenge
• Overall - Enjoyable. Given the option, students would choose this option

• Has a free or trial version
• Provides teaching guidance for adults to support the child and set appropriate goals
• Provides an age-appropriate tutorial/first time users can work independently
• Student should be able to use independently after first use
• Has a multi-player option to foster in-person collaboration or cooperation
• Multiple users can save a profile
• Student graduates to the next level or topic only after meeting a benchmark
• Can play without sound and not distract others
• Students can save work between sessions
• Can effectively understand and monitor student's progress (email report or in product)
• Requires registration before using the first time
• Provides options to play in languages other than English/Good for ELL
• Presents information in multiple formats (voice over, pictures and text, etc.)
• Overall - Easy to use

• Reading Basics
• Includes long written questions or text that students must be able to read on their own