Literacy Apps
Open worlds of discovery with Mizzen by Mott.
Mizzen by Mott is a new app that provides high-quality, engaging learning content to the afterschool and out-of-school time field.
Featuring exciting content from premier organizations like NASA, Jazz at Lincoln Center, California Academy of Sciences, After-School All-Stars, and others, Mizzen brings you activities and lessons that boost STEM learning, language arts and literacy, and 21st-century skills. From exploring the colors of Mars to the elements of jazz improv, Mizzen activities will challenge, delight, and inspire awe.
To help you meet the unique and varied needs of this moment, Mizzen includes modules and playlists of activities that foster student health, well-being, and social and emotional learning, as well as activities that can be done in small-group settings or at home. Mizzen also features Pro Tips and messaging and scheduling tools designed to help you hone your skills, streamline planning, and strengthen your program.
Download Mizzen by Mott today from the App Store or Google Play. Through support from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, this all-in-one tool is free to afterschool and out-of-school time professionals who are empowering young people everywhere.
Home Base is a free, online multiplayer game for youth where they can meet their favorite book characters, write stories, and hang out with other readers in a safe, moderated place.
CommonLit is a nonprofit education technology organization dedicated to ensuring that all students, especially students in Title I schools, graduate with the reading, writing, communication, and problem-solving skills they need to be successful in college and beyond.
Vooks brings children’s books to life with animated illustrations, read-a-long text and narrated story. The ad-free platform features a variety of titles that have been engaging students all across the world. Whether being used as part of the lesson or to wind class down, Vooks is a fun and versatile tool for the classroom. Teachers, get your first year FREE!
Reading aloud to children has been shown to improve reading, writing and communication skills, logical thinking and concentration, and general academic aptitude, as well as inspire a lifelong love of reading. Teachers use Storyline Online in their classrooms, and doctors and nurses play Storyline Online in children’s hospitals.
The New York Public Library knows the Library is a critical resource for New Yorkers of all ages, which is why they have taken steps to expand access to their online offerings while their branches are temporarily closed. Apply for a library card through SimplyE to gain access to an array of digital resources, including e-books and audiobooks, as well as databases available from home during our period of closure.
An educational and fun application to help preschool age children learn to blend sounds into words, read simple words, and form simple words.
Wordball is an educational word game that has incorporated The Electric Company into a phonics game.
Journey through a spelling adventure with a brain teasing game.
This app is a wordsearch that includes definitions and spelling games.
If you are studying for the Graduate Record Exam, this application can help you with flashcards to help improve your vocabulary.
Combine letters in the game to find the synonym to each word.