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Read Books for Free from the Library

Become a member at your local library!  All you have to do is get a library card (which may have a minimal fee), but then you can get access to unlimited free books and audiobooks you can borrow from the library!  If you would like to read with your child, there are also some materials in Spanish at certain locations.  

Learn more:

https://www.hickorync.gov/about-library

https://www.catawbacountync.gov/county-services/library/about/locations/

Online Books

Find some free online reading opportunities for you and your child at these websites.  You may have to make an account to access the ebooks. 

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Free Children's Stories

https://www.freechildrenstories.com/the-atrocious-fairytale-1

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Storynory: https://www.storynory.com/why-bananas-belong-to-monkeys/

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International Children's Digital Library (some language options, but have to search to find the reading level you want) http://en.childrenslibrary.org/

Audiobooks

Listen to audiobooks for free:

Storyline Online: https://storylineonline.net/

Storynory: https://www.storynory.com/why-bananas-belong-to-monkeys/

Oxford Owl (register for free account): https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/

PARENTS

Here are some resources that you and your child can use to aid your child in their English language development.  Remember, the #1 way to help your child grow in their language development is to expose them to more vocabulary and instill a love of reading in them, even if the vocabulary and/or reading is not in English.  Literacy in one language can strengthen the child's capacity to gain literacy in the other!  Please read with your children while they are young.  It can make all the difference!  

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