Literacy website # 3: Between the Lions

IRA Newsletter Project: Effective Literacy Website#3



Between the Lions

 Between the Lions is a great literacy website that offers different reading and video collections for any grade level. There are available resources and activities for all subjects. By navigating through this site, you can click on any tabs to learn how deliver a lesson on different subjects and view videos that will enhance student's learning.
There are interactive games and activities using phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and text comprehension. In addition to these interactive games and activates, there are also literature resources for students where they could explore the main themes of written language. Teachers can find resources for any grade level lesson plans and videos, games and activities that is aligned to the state and national standards. Overall, this is a great literacy website because it offers different features that will enhance students at any grade level.


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