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Dec
30
Public Domain Day is coming!

Public Domain Day is coming!

On January 1, 2021, copyrighted works from 1925 will enter the US public domain,1 where they will be free
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Dec
02
5 sites for free books for kids

5 sites for free books for kids

Free Kid’s eBooks and NOOK Books | Barnes & Noble® and Amazon.com : free kids ebooks (Amazon Best Sellers: Best
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Nov
25
FREE writing program from R.L. Stine

FREE writing program from R.L. Stine

Source: Writing Program R. L. Stine, the writing machine himself, has put together a 16 page book to help writers
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Nov
23
One Syllable #comic

One Syllable #comic

Oct
31
Find when words were first used in print with Time Traveler by Merriam-Webster

Find when words were first used in print with Time Traveler by Merriam-Webster

Source: Time Traveler by Merriam-Webster Time Traveler by Merriam-Webster lets you select a year, and it will then show you
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Oct
26
Fablement allows you to write interactive stories in your browser

Fablement allows you to write interactive stories in your browser

Source: fablement You may already be using Twine, Inklewriter, Netstory, or Squiffy to write interactive fiction, and here’s another
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Oct
07
TeachingBooks has hundreds of thousands of premade resources for children's and teen's books

TeachingBooks has hundreds of thousands of premade resources for children's and teen's books

Source: TeachingBooks | Author & Book Resources to Support Reading Education Via: How In The World Am I Just Learning About
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Jul
18
Your brain is not putting its best foot forward when reading text.

Your brain is not putting its best foot forward when reading text.

By analysing brain activity, researchers found that the brain regulates its resource use and tries to identify the most essential
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Jun
25
Create interactive fiction with Netstory

Create interactive fiction with Netstory

Source: Netstory – Welcome to the World of Modern Interactive Fiction and Text Adventures Netstory is a free option to play
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May
21
Reading science fiction and fantasy may help students cope

Reading science fiction and fantasy may help students cope

Young people who are “hooked” on watching fantasy or reading science fiction may be on to something. Contrary to a
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