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  • Organizations: National

    Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center (SEEC)
    SEEC has three specially designed facilities. The original Center, located in the National Museum of American History, opened in 1988 and serves fifty pre-kindergarten children, ages three to five. In 1991, the Center for infants and toddlers opened in the Arts and Industries Building and serves thirty children, ages three months through two years. The third facility, located in the National Museum of Natural History, is the site of the SEEC kindergarten and also offers additional classes for toddlers and two-year-olds.

  • Printed Materials: Books

    Coding, Robotics, and Engineering for Young Students: A Tech Beginnings Curriculum
    This book builds foundational computer science and robotics skills and knowledge in bright Pre-K–grade 2 students. Originally developed as enrichment courses for Northwestern University’s Center for Talent Development, this curriculum emphasizes active, hands-on, and collaborative learning. Students are challenged to learn computer science content, such as coding, and robotics and engineering concepts, as well as practice high-level academic skills, such as creative problem solving, computational thinking, and critical thinking. The lessons can be implemented as standalone enrichment experiences or as part of a coordinated scope and sequence that leads to higher level computer science and engineering studies.
    Discovering Great Artists: Hands-On Art for Children in the Styles of the Great Masters
    Written by MaryAnn Kohl and Kim Solga for ages 4-8, this book includes short biographies and information about the styles and techniques of more than 75 famous artists, from the Dark Ages up to the present day (Ghiberti to Christo and Wyeth). For each artist, an accompanying studio art project suitable for K-6 children is included, designed to focus on the media, design elements, style or type of art, or subject most associated with each individual artist. Materials needed for all projects are specified, along with directions and a sample of a child's work.
    Dover Coloring Books
    These carefully researched books have wonderfully detailed drawings of figures in historical costumes, authentic reproductions of actual period art, or carefully rendered images of plants and animals. Most include notes or stories intertwined with the pictures, and the written information is a nice complement to the drawings. Some of the titles available include: Geometric Designs and Illusions; Butterflies, Insects, More; American History; World History; and, many more.
    First Thousand Words in Japanese
    For ages 4-8, this book includes lists of common Japanese words in a colorful format. The words are listed in Hiragana as well as English pronunciation.
    Five in a Row
    The three volumes of the Five in a Row curriculum provide 55 lesson plans covering social studies, language, art, applied math and science. Designed for a homeschool setting, these lessons would also be appropriate in a conventional school. Although the original Five in a Row was designed for children ages 4 to 8, families of profoundly gifted children will find these guides more appropriate for the preschool years. The accompanying Five in a Row website offers sample lessons, an online newsletter, and curriculum user discussion boards.
    Hands-On STEAM Explorations for Young Learners: Problem-Based Investigations for Preschool to Second Grade
    This book uses popular children’s nursery rhymes to explore STEAM concepts through minds-on, hands-on investigations. Children ages 4–8 and their teachers will love this twist on familiar old nursery rhymes. Children will enjoy problem solving and tinkering as they discover and explore. Baa, Baa, Black Sheep insists that she hides more colors in the drawn lines of her black wool. Test to find out if it is possible for black to be more than one color. How might you make Old King Cole’s fiddle using cardboard boxes and rubber bands? Teachers will appreciate the easy-to-follow layout, connections to advanced learning, and easy-to-access materials in each investigation. Innovation, wonder, and fun are at the heart of each of these explorations.
    I Don’t Wait to Wait!
    Maisy is never patient. She hates waiting for her birthday, waiting to talk, waiting for attention from her sister. She interrupts, scowls, and stomps around. Everyone gets mad, and Maisy feels bad. After talking with her sister about ways to make waiting easier, Maisy starts a new approach. Eventually, she learns that having patience makes life calmer—and sometimes much nicer.
    Instructional Units for Gifted and Talented Learners
    The creative lessons covered in this book by master teachers cover all of the core academic areas for grades K-6. Lessons include standards-based ojectives, interdisplinary connections that can be explored and discussed amd assessments strategies for each unit of instruction.
    Jane and Johnny Love Math: Recognizing and Encouraging Mathematical Talent in Elementary Students
    For parents and educators, this book delineates methods of addressing the needs of mathematically talented students younger than 12. The approaches described are based on the authors’ experiences with hundreds of talented students. They discuss educational options allowing students to move systematically through the elementary math curriculum while matching the curriculum to the students' abilities and achievements. The book includes problem sets from the Mathematical Olympiads for Elementary Schools as well as practical ideas for classroom teachers, mathematics mentors, and parents.
    Lollipop Logic
    This book, Lollipop Logic, offers pre-readers different thinking skills - relationships, analogies, sequences, deduction, inference, pattern decoding, and critical analysis - are presented in a format designed to appeal to the prereader. Visual and pictorial clues are used to introduce and reinforce high-powered thinking.
    Math Connects Program (Book Series)
    This series, for students from pre-K through grade 6, presents math skills based on grade level standards. Each concept is clearly explained visually and auditorily at the top of the page and then the child can practice as needed. There are tests at the end of each chapter to measure progress.
    More Mudpies to Magnets
    This book, for baby to preschool-age children, is filled with easy-to-use, hands-on science experiments and activities. The instructions are clear and the results will hold the attention and excite the imagination of young children.
    Rotten Ralph Series
    For ages 4-8, the Rotten Ralph series is about a naughty cat, but his owner Sarah loves him anyway. These books track the adventures of Rotten Ralph as he plays at home, goes to school, and celebrates holidays. The books are funny, well illustrated, and are great beginning reading books.
    Seeker of Knowledge: The Man Who Deciphered Egyptian Hieroglyphs
    For ages 4-8, this book is about Jean-Francois Champollion, whose dream was to sail up the Nile in Egypt and uncover the secrets of the past. In 1802, when Champollion was 11 years old, he vowed to be the first person to read Egypt's ancient hieroglyphs. He faced great challenges during the next 20 years as he searched for the elusive key to the mysterious writing -- and the fulfillment of his dreams.
    Some of My Best Friends Are Books: Guiding Gifted Readers from Pre-School to High School
    This book by Judith Wynn Halsted, M.S. offers a list of recommended books for gifted students from preschool through high school. The author describes how to use books as bibliotherapy to provide support, guidance, and insight. This is an in valuable resource for parents looking for books to recommend to gifted readers not only to enjoy, but also to gain perspective on themselves and others. Click here to read a review of this book.
    The Big Orange Splot
    For ages 4-8, this book is about letting your dreams become your reality, being who you are, and bringing joy and a sense of freedom to all who come in contact with you. Mr. Plumbean turns the disaster of the "big orange splot" of paint dropped on his roof by a sea gull into an opportunity to break away from the constraints of conformity. You will smile as you read how his daring actions liberate his whole "neat street".
    The Kids' Natural History Book: Making Dinos, Fossils, Mammoths & More!
    For ages 4-8, this book is well-organized with scientific information, attention-grabbing facts and accessible procedures for activities and projects. Chock-full of entertaining activities that will help inspire enthusiasm for the natural sciences, this is a terrific way to introduce kids to the real-life meaning of scientific concepts.
    The Story of Ferdinand
    For ages 4-8, this book is about Ferdinand's day in the arena that gives readers not only an education in the historical tradition of bullfighting, but also a lesson in nonviolent tranquility. The Story of Ferdinand closes with one of the happiest endings in the history of happy endings--readers of all ages will drift off to a peaceful sleep, dreaming of sweet-smelling flowers and contented cows.
    The Young Gifted Child: Potential and Promise - An Anthology
    This anthology provides a practical, informative, and wide-ranging discussion of how to meet the needs of the gifted in the early years. Click here to read a review of this book.
    Things to Do with Toddlers and Twos
    This book from Karen Miller offers more than 400 actual activities, techniques and designs for toys that are effective in working with very young children in home and group care settings.
    Visual Perceptual Skill Building, Book 1
    This book is intended for children in grades K-4 with developing visual perceptual skills. It has excercies in mazes, visual discrimination, visual closure, visual memory, visual sequential memory, and visual spatial relationship.
    We Care, A Preschool Curriculum for Children Ages 2-5
    This book by Bertie Kingore and Glenda Higbee contains 30 units of study organized into nine monthly sections, each unit includes hundreds of activities in multiple curriculum areas, and all units have been classroom tested. It provides a well-balanced curriculum in an easy-to-follow organizational format and has been proven to have effective content for two through five year olds. This book can be a tool to enrich each child's educational opportunities.

  • Schools & Programs: College Affiliated

    Hollingworth Preschool - Teachers College, Columbia University (New York, NY)
    Founded in 1984, Hollingworth Preschool is often described as a hybrid program, influenced by a range of educational theories and approaches, as well as progressive beliefs in pedagogy and how children learn best through inquiry, through play, and through self-reflective approaches as they learn through experience. A program of Teachers College at Columbia University, Hollingworth Preschool has a dual mission to provide enrichment opportunities for young children while also serving as a lab school site for professional development of graduate students. The mission of the preschool is to provide an optimal educational match between the needs of the bright, creative and curious children it serves, and our developmentally appropriate and responsive early childhood environment.
    The Hollingworth Center - Teachers College, Columbia University (New York, NY)
    The Hollingworth Center, a program within the Department of Curriculum and Teaching at Teachers College, Columbia University, is a service, research, and demonstration site. The Center is designed to provide internship and training opportunities for the gradute students of Teachers College, develop model programs in early childhood education, and offer enriched educational services for children, families, and educators. Primarily concerned with nuturing the talent development of all young children, the Center maintains a special commitment to creating and implementing programs for underserved children and teachers in urban schools, and designing model curricula in areas traditionally neglected in elementary schools.

  • Schools & Programs: Independent

    ACE Academy (Austin, TX)
    ACE Academy is an independent, private school that offers gifted programming in person, virtually and in hybrid formats from K to 8th grade. ACE Academy provides a personalized education for gifted learners within a nurturing community. ACE students embrace a complex and progressive curriculum, thrive in academic environments and confront challenges with creativity and flexibility.
    Acera: The Massachusetts School of Science, Creativity and Leadership (Winchester, MA)
    Acera is an independent school for gifted and talented students in the Greater Boston area. The school enables learning based upon ability, not age. Focused on STEM, creativity and leadership, learning occurs through discovery, leveraging an interdisciplinary, thematic, hands-on approach.
    Alexander Dawson School at Rainbow Mountain (Las Vegas, NV)
    The Alexander Dawson School at Rainbow Mountain in Las Vegas, Nevada is a learning community for boys and girls in preschool through grade eight that challenges students to achieve excellence in mind, body and character.
    AltSchool (San Francisco, CA)
    AltSchool is currently building a network of micro-schools that are located in the San Francisco neighborhoods where most AltSchool applicants live. AltSchool micro-schools are small learning communities that range from 20 to 80 students. Because of their small size, micro-schools are flexible in adapting to the needs of teachers, parents and students. Micro-schools foster a strong sense of community while benefiting from the resources and innovations of the larger AltSchool network. Personalized Learning Plans are developed for each student.
    Bellevue Discovery Center for Early Childhood Education (Bellevue, WA)
    This preschool offers an enriched curriculum using research-based methods for working with young gifted children. Their program focuses on children’s social and emotional growth, as well as creative, in-depth project learning. Around 90 percent of their preschoolers move on to gifted programs.
    Berkeley Hall School (Los Angeles, CA)
    Berkeley Hall School is committed to serving a diverse student body and seeks applicants with records of strong academic ability and achievement, solid citizenship, and high moral values. Parents must embrace the academic and ethical standards of the Berkeley Hall community and be willing to participate as partners with the school in their child's education.
    BK Academy for Gifted Children (Bellevue, WA)
    A Washington state accredited private school for pre-school through fifth-grade gifted students, this school offers inquiry-based and hands-on programs. Students are grouped by ability rather than age. The school also provides an academic program that tailors to the unique learning needs of asynchronously developing children (asynchronous meaning developing faster in some areas and slower in others) by offering individualized instruction that allows students to advance in their stronger areas and supports them in their weaker areas. IQ testing is required for admission; acceptance into the program generally requires a result greater than the 90th percentile for preschoolers or 95th percentile for kindergarten students.
    Colorado Academy (Denver, CO)
    Colorado Academy is a private, coeducational, college preparatory day school for grades PK-12 located in Denver, Colorado. Founded in 1906, the nonsectarian school provides exceptional learning opportunities for students.
    Colorado Academy strives for academic excellence and the highest standards as expressed by the ideals of the liberal arts tradition and the education of the whole child. They believe excellence finds its best representation within a school community where education is enhanced by nurturing support, service to shared values, and the balanced growth of self and others.
    Feynman School (Bethesda, MD)
    At Feynman School the focus is on real understanding, not rote learning. Kids tinker, get their hands dirty, think and question in a fun, dynamic setting. The school opened in fall 2010 and currently teaches through fourth grade. The school plans to add a level each year until eighth grade in 2019.
    Fulton Science Academy Private School (Alpharetta, GA)
    This school serves advanced and gifted students. While adhering to high entrance standards, grade level and course level placement decisions are mufti-faceted, weighted more on student ability and social maturity than their age. FSAPS offers a S.T.E.A.M. Education providing daily core classes of math, science, social studies, reading, language arts, foreign language as well as P.E., art, music, robotics, and computer classes for all grades on a weekly basis. FSAPS provides many award winning academic teams to further develop student potential.
    Montessori Centre Academy (Glenshaw, PA)
    Montessori Center Academy, a private organization in Pennsylvania, offers alternative curriculum that encourages peer and cooperative learning. The school is also concerned with individual learning styles and aptitudes to maximize each child’s potential up through the sixth grade.
    My Spectrum School (Port Washington, NY)
    Located in Port Washington, New York, My Spectrum School is dedicated to educating gifted children in their preschool, kindergarten, first grade, after school enrichment, and summer camp gifted programs. Their facility has 5,000 square feet of carefully designed classroom space for stimulating and enriching learning experiences. Students are challenged and their interests' cultivated with an accelerated curriculum modeled after the Theory of Multiple Intelligences and Harvard University Project Spectrum in conjunction with New York State Common Core Learning Standards.
    Nueva School (Hillsborough, CA)
    The Nueva School is a private coeducational day school for gifted and talented students in grades PreK-12, in Hillsborough, Calif. It's vision is to create a dynamic educational model where gifted and talented children learn to make choices that benefit the world.
    Open Window School (Bellevue, WA)
    Open Window School now serves students in grades K-8. Vista Academy, the OWS middle school division, offers a unique and challenging program to students in grades 6-8. Open Window School/Vista Academy offer a differentiated curriculum at all grade levels targeting the needs of students.
    Quest Academy (Palatine, IL)
    Quest Academy is an Independent School educating and nurturing gifted students in grades PreK-8. The school offers a liberal arts curriculum that challenges and inspires gifted children along with character education and service learning. Small classes are designed to allow for teachers to meet the individual needs of students through differentiation and individualized learning plans. All classrooms use state of the art SmartBoard technology.
    Seabury School (Tacoma, WA)
    Seabury School is a private, coeducational day school for grades Pre-k-8 located in Tacoma, Washington. The school's mission is to challenge gifted children in a community that cherishes each individual and fosters a love of learning, discovery, and creativity. Accredited by the Northwest Association of Independent Schools, Seabury is focused on educating the whole child – intellectual/academic, social/emotional and developmental. The school nurtures students' curiosity, helps them pursue their passions, lets their readiness and interests guide the pace and depth of learning, and supports gifted kids in a community that “gets” them.
    Summers-Knoll School (Ann Arbor, MI)
    Summers-Knoll School is a private coed day school for gifted students in grades K-8, located in Ann Arbor, Mich. Through individualized instruction, students can progress at their own academic pace and are not pitted competitively against each other, but challenged to improve relative to their own performances. Summers-Knoll students learn to take on increased responsibility for their own learning as they mature.
    The Avery Coonley School (Downers Grove, IL)
    The Avery Coonley School is an independent school whose mission is to provide a learning environment that is appropriate both for academically bright and gifted children, preschool through eighth grade, who are motivated to learn and have demonstrated the potential for the scholastic achievement necessary to succeed in a challenging academic program, in order that they may become positive, productive, and respectful members of society.
    University Child Development School (Seattle, WA)
    University Child Development School is a private coeducational day school for grades PK-5, located in Seattle, Washington. Each child has unique talents, unique ways of thinking and understanding. Each child develops those talents at varying rates. UCDS welcomes this uniqueness, and structures its classrooms so that each child is involved in appropriate kinds and levels of learning.

  • Schools & Programs: Public

    Bradenton Academy (Bradenton, FL)
    Bradenton Academy is a private coed college prep day school for grades PK-12 located in Bradenton, FL. Bradenton Academy was established as a nonsectarian school dedicated to the idea that "nothing succeeds like success". The mission of the academy is to recognize the uniqueness of the students and develop all of the skills and knowledge necessary to prepare them for each phase of mental and physical maturation.
    Great Books Academy (Manitou, CO)
    The Great Books Academy is a complete, nursery through 12th grade, classical, liberal arts homeschool program. Course options include books and Lesson Plans for: Art, Cartography, Geography, Language Arts, Literature, Math, Music, Philosophy, Science, History, Foreign Languages and online Socratic discussions. Graduates have the option of testing for a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree by the Great Books University College.
    Kennard Classical Junior Academy (St. Louis, MO)
    Kennard Classical Junior Academy is a public, gifted/magnet school for grades PreK-5th. Noted for a rigorous course of study, its curriculum encourages students to approach learning creatively. Students explore, experiment and engage in critical thinking as they gain lifelong learning skills.
    Realms of Inquiry (Salt Lake City, UT)
    Realms of Inquiry was founded as a special-purpose school for gifted, talented and creative students. As the school developed it became apparent to the founders that a large population of highly intelligent but unchallenged and sometimes unmotivated students were in need of a specialized educational program. Realms has grown to meet the needs of this population without losing sight of its original commitment to students who are both gifted and motivated.
    Ricks Center for Gifted Children (Denver, CO)
    Ricks Center for Gifted Children is a private coedcuational day school for preschool through middle school grades, located in Denver, Colorado. In cooperation with the College of Education [at the University of Denver], Rick's Center provides model program services to students who show exceptional, differentiated ability and learning needs.
    Science & Arts Academy (SAA) (Des Plaines, IL)
    Science & Arts Academy (SAA) is an independent, non-denominational, co-educational, not-for-profit day school for students preschool through middle school. The unifying mission of SAA is to provide a stimulating environment in which intellectually or creatively gifted children can realize and learn to celebrate their full academic and artistic potential.
    Soundview School (Lynnwood, WA)
    Soundview School is a private coeducational day school for grades PK-8, located in Lynnwood, Washington. We believe that highly capable children enthusiastically nurtured in a strong academic and creative environment will become highly capable young adults for whom adventure, honor, and success are joyously routine.
    The Country Day School (Huntsville, AL)
    A strongly held belief that learning should be a joyful experience, consisting not only of the mastery of academic skills, but also of growth in creative and critical thinking, underlies the foundations of this school. Programs center on activities designed to build skills and self-assurance.
    The Montessori School of San Antonio (TX)
    This is a private coeducational day school for ages 3-14, located in San Antonio, Texas. The mission of the Judson Montessori School is to provide a personalized education, using the Montessori method and philosophy, to support each student's development while fostering a love of learning.
    The Rivers School Conservatory (Weston, MA)
    This school is devoted to musical instruction and inspiration for students of all ages and backgrounds. Through its frequent concerts, and the Annual Seminar on Contemporary Music in particular, The Rivers Music School makes a significant contribution to the cultural life of the region. The faculty helps guide students of all ages and successfully prepares those who aspire to accomplished musicianship.
    The Rubicon Academy (The Woodlands, TX)
    This private, nonsectarian academy serves gifted and talented students, pre-K through 8th grade, in the north metro Houston, Texas area. In groups of two to 12 students, each student receives instruction tailored to his/her particular needs. In addition, students have the opportunity to travel to museums, art galleries and work places in order to enhance classroom learning.
    The Sudbury Valley School (Framingham, MA)
    The Sudbury Valley School is a private coeducational day school for students in grades PK-12, located in Framingham, Massachusetts.

    At Sudbury Valley School, students explore the world freely, at their own pace and in their own unique ways. They learn to think for themselves, and learn to use Information Age tools to unearth the knowledge they need from multiple sources. They develop the ability to make clear logical arguments and deal with complex ethical issues. Through self-initiated activities, they pick up the basics; as they direct their lives, they take responsibility for outcomes, set priorities, allocate resources, and work with others in a vibrant community.

  • Summer Programs: Midwestern Region

    Kids and College - McHenry County College (Crystal Lake, IL)
    Kids and College is an expanded enrichment program for all students in grades pre-kindergarten through 12th. Classes are designed for four different age categories to help all students explore new interests, gain additional skills, and start the process of life long learning. Programs include: Discovery Crew PreK to 3rd Grade; Kids on Campus 4th to 8th Grade (Summer Program); Investigators 4th to 8th Grade; Home School Connections 4th to 12th Grade; and, G.O.L.D. 9th to 12th Grade.
    Leapfrog - Center for Talent Development (Illinois)
    The Leapfrog Program provides innovative academics for young, academically talented students, beginning at age four and a half. Leapfrog classes are a one-week enrichment curriculum offered in a language arts track and a math/science track. These courses include substantial, engaging, hands-on activities designed to help students acquire and practice new concepts in fun and interesting ways. Students can sign up for one, two or three weeks. Children can enroll in math, science, or language arts courses, depending on their test scores.

  • Summer Programs: Northeastern Region

    Challenge Day Camp (Hartsdale, NY)
    Challenge Camp offers summer enrichment learning opportunities for bright and curious children ages 4 to 15. Located in Hartsdale, New York on a picturesque campus, Challenge Camp is accredited by the American Camp Association (ACA) and offers over 100 STEM and Arts courses. These courses range from 3D printing to architecture to chess to cooking to magic to Minecraft to model rocketry to robotics to theater to video production and many options in between. The Afternoon Challenge includes enrichment and sports options to encourage students to challenge both their mind and body. Bus transportation, early drop-off / extended day options are available.
    Hollingworth Science Camp - Teachers College, Columbia University (New York, NY)
    Recognizing that the development of exemplary science curricula for young children and talent development in science are often neglected areas in the early grades, the Hollingworth Center designs and field tests innovative, hands-on, developmentally appropriate science curriculum for young children in kindergarten through the fourth grade at the Hollingworth Science Camp. Each summer 200 learners from a wide range of schools and neighborhoods participate in this enriched curriculum. While at Columbia University's Teachers College, the children are afforded the opportunity to develop their scientific interests.

  • Summer Programs: Western Region

    Adventures in Nature, Natural History Museum - Summer Camp (Los Angeles County, CA)
    Explore Earth's features, creatures, and cultures in a one week long day camp program offered in the summer at the Natural History Museum (ages 3-13) or the at the Page Museum at the Tar Pits (ages 7-13). Hands-on experiences and behind the scenes tours and fun activities for children. Full day or half day option.

  • Websites & Other Media: Commercial

    Bright Minds
    This website connects children with tutors in order to receive higher grades and better understand materials.
    Cool School with Ms. Maria
    This mixed-media program is a fun, educational, entertaining upbeat music CD and video series for kids ages 3-8. These CDs and videos feature Spanish songs, counting songs, spelling songs, songs about manners, and a poetic story. They also feature everyday children from local communities interacting and learning with Ms. Maria. COOL SCHOOL WITH MS. MARIA is a program that offers children an opportunity to learn while providing entertainment to captivate their attention. It’s a fun, musical, educational tool for parents and teachers.
    Doc McStuffins - Toy Doll
    Doc McStuffins is a toy doll based on a Disney character promoting science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) through her activities and fun adventures.
    Enchanted Learning
    This online curriculum resource is filled with learning opportunities for grades PK - 4. There are worksheets, games, information, jokes, printouts, craft ideas and more about many topics.
    Jump Start Learning System
    Jump start offers a wide range of educational software. They offer products for Toddlers up to the 5th grade.

  • Websites & Other Media: Informational

    Handwriting Worksheet Maker
    Make custom handwriting worksheets with text in basic print, denelian and cursive
    Jump$tart - Financial Smarts For Students
    Jump$tart is a national coalition of organizations dedicated to improving the financial literacy of pre-kindergarten through college-age youth by providing advocacy, research, standards and educational resources. Jump$tart strives to prepare youth for life-long successful financial decision-making. Jump$tart’s online Clearinghouse is the nation’s most comprehensive collection of financial education resources suitable for students in pre-kindergarten through college. The website also contains a map and database listing each state's financial education requirements.
    Privatebug
    PrivateBug.org is a free service to the public. Users may browse our site and retrieve information on any library and/or private school in the United States. Schools may be searched on state by state basis.
    Storyline Online
    Reading to children has been repeatedly shown to improve their reading, writing and communication skills, logical thinking, concentration and general academic aptitude, as well as inspire a love of reading. The SAG-AFTRA Foundation records well-known actors reading children’s books and makes graphically dynamic videos so that children around the world can be read to with just the click of a Storyline Online video book image.

  • Websites & Other Media: Learning Tools

    Reading Blaster Series
    The first in the Reading Blaster series, Reading Blaster Ages 4-6, helps students master essential prereading skills through alphabet, phonics, and word-knowledge activities. Problem-solving challenges develop basic literacy skills and prepare students with the thinking skills needed for comprehension.
    The Quirkles
    The Quirkles® are 26 imaginary scientists that help children everyday, all over the world, develop a love and appreciation for science. They offer a fresh new way to integrate literacy and science at school, for educational programs, or at home. Vocabulary builders, two related science experiments, and a character education lesson are also included in each of the 26 alphabet-series books. For a complete introduction and to get to know each Quirkle, start with "About The Quirkles" and work your way across the main menu bar above. Have fun exploring and please contact us with any questions you may have!