Tech+Tool+2

My second Tech Tool is the [|Starfall website]. At this website, children can practice phonics and reading through the use of games. I have observed many first graders, and kindergarteners use this program during their free choice time. It is highly enjoyable for them, but also is a good way to get kids to learn to read. The program helps kids sound out words, and children can plug in headphones, as to not distract their neighbors. It was very adorable to see the students sounding out words quietly to themselves as they moved through the games. Children would actually run up to my host teacher asking to "play" starfall. Little did they know, they were also practicing their fluency and reading skills!