Starfall
Bibliographic
Information
Starfall . Starfall: Homepage. n.d. 9 May 2014.
Description
Starfall was created by the Polis-Schutz family in 2002.
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Starfall.com opened in
September of 2002 as a free public service to teach children to read with
phonics. Our systematic phonics approach, in conjunction with phonemic
awareness practice, is perfect for preschool, kindergarten, first grade,
second grade, special education, homeschool, and English language development
(ELD, ELL, ESL). Starfall is an educational alternative to other entertainment
choices for children.
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Starfall contains many free options. However there is also a
store where users can purchase items like books. Also available is the Starfall
Kindergarten Curriculum for under $1000 or a Home school kit for under $350.00
as well a Preschool option at $395.00 for the Classroom Kit and $185.00 for the
Homeschool Kit.
Children can have fun while learning. Some of the thing that
are available are ABC lessons, counting lesson, read to me books, learn to read
books and holiday themed activities just to name a few. There is also a section on 1st
grade Common Core reading and math. The games and videos are simple and range
from letter sounds, to sounding out words, to matching.Parents will like the section which explains the most
beneficial way to use the website.
Quantitative Reading
Level-Website Information for parents
Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level: 7.8
Flesch-Kincaid Reading Ease: 62.9
ATOS Level: 7.8
Qualitative Reading
Level-Website Navigation
Purpose: Low. The purpose is explicitly stated.
Structure: Low. The organization is simple, there are
explicit connections between ideas and conforms to the conventions of the
genre.
Language: Low. The language used is contemporary and
conversational. It is clear and explicit and easy-to-understand.
Knowledge Demands:
Low. Requires only everyday
practical knowledge and familiarity with the conventions of the genre.
Content Area
English, Math
Subject Area Tag
English, Math, Media Item
Content Area Standard
*I chose to use grade 1 because that is the highest level of information provided by Starfall.
NYS Reading Standards for Literature Grade 1
*I chose to use grade 1 because that is the highest level of information provided by Starfall.
NYS Reading Standards for Literature Grade 1
1. Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
2. Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate
understanding of their central message or lesson.
3. Describe characters, settings, and major events in a
story, using key details.
4. Identify words and
phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.
5. Explain major differences between books that tell stories
and books that give information, drawing on a wide reading of a range of text
types.
6. Identify who is telling the story at various points in a
text.
7. Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its
characters, setting, or events.
9. Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of
characters in stories.
a. With prompting and support, students will
make cultural connections to text and self.
10. With prompting and support, read prose and poetry of
appropriate complexity for grade 1.
11. Make connections
between self, text, and the world around them (text, media, social
interaction).
NYS Math for Grade 1:
Operations
and Algebraic Thinking
· Represent and solve problems
involving addition and subtraction.
· Understand and apply properties of
operations and the relationship between addition and subtraction.
· Add and subtract within 20.
· Work with addition and subtraction
equations.
Number
and Operations in Base Ten
· Extend the counting sequence.
· Understand place value.
· Use place value understanding and
properties of operations to add and subtract
Measurement
and Data
· Measure lengths indirectly and by
iterating length units.
Curriculum
Suggestions
- Use in computer lab
- Allow students to use in-turn class, while the teacher is working with other students
Links to Supporting
Digital Content
ABC Mouse-similar website, but there is a fee
Reading Bear
Optional:
I chose this because this is something that my son uses in
school in computer lab or library. Because his teacher knows that my son LOVES
the computer, she will let him use the classroom computer if he missed computer
time because he was in OT, PT or speech.
