Tools
ABRACADABRA LITE
This website provides access to the software, ABRACADABRA which is both an evidence-based and evidence-proven tool, designed to build foundational literacy skills. ABRA may be used by pre-readers, beginning readers, struggling readers, as well as ESL learners.
READS
This website provides access to READS, an organized catalogue of hundreds of multi-national digital stories. Stories may be searched by keyword, theme, reading level, country of origin, language, and format.
Resources
ABRA Parent Resources
This website provides an overview of ABRACADABRA, along with a variety of tips and strategies to help parents support use of ABRA at home.
ABRA Teacher Resources
This webpage provides access to an array of multi-media materials to help teachers support the use of ABRACADABRA and READS.
ABRA Teacher Professional Development
Geared to teachers but useful for parents too, this online learning environment provides comprehensive interactive modules that address and support the development of broad literacy skills (Alphabetics, Reading, Comprehension and Writing) covered in ABRACADABRA & READS, along with strategies for getting started with the tools. Each module provides explanations, practice, and interactive content to insure understanding and engagement.
We thank Concordia for hosting the software and our funders who made the development of these tools possible. For more information, questions or comments on the tools, please get in contact with us at: cslp@concordia.ca
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