Reading tools

BRAINPOP

If you log into Brainpop, one of the tools for reading, you will see many categories. If you type ESL in the search engine, for example, you will find several levels you can try on. There are free trials and free lessons. One of the good things about Brainpop is that it is colorful and attractive, since students will most likely use this cite. For every unit lesson, there is a dialogue presented in animation. At the bottom, you will find words to know, games, reading, writing, listening activities, and so on. There are so many activities in just one lesson, with the use of all four language skills.
I think this cite is useful for beginners of English, especially young children. There are animation, motion pictures, and games, which can attract their attention easily and also make them follow your lesson, get what they need to get from the lesson. And there are so many lesson plans for teachers to use. I think it's good to use several tools together, for example comic cite. However, it would be better if the teacher combine these tools with more reading materials such as Dear Abby or TIME for kids. TIME magazine has a section for kids to read, they are easy to follow and with pictures and short stories. For children who do not like to read or cannot read difficult materials or are just not interested in the world news, it would be a good online tool for reading. Using children's stories tools would also attract students' attention, plus they give children some moral lesson to take in.