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Skill acquisition is appropriately gradual. 'Kids can learn about letter recognition, phonics, and reading.

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All of the basics for learning how to read are available to everyone.

Starfall's systematic approach was created by experienced educators using time-tested instructional methods. *Research based, teacher tested, child approved. *More - Holiday Activities, Nursery Rhymes, Sing-Alongs, Interactive Calendar *Math - Numbers, Addition and Subtraction, Multiplication and Division, Geometry and Measurement, Fractions *Reading (phonics, fluency, grammar) - ABCs, Learn to Read, I’m Reading, Talking Library, Punctuation, Parts of Speech Starfall's playful open format intuitively guides children through sequential learning objectives for reading, math, art, music, and social subjects like kindness and caring. Join Zac the Rat and his friends on an exciting learning journey, starting with the ABCs and 123s and advancing up to grade 5 grammar and mathematics. In the advanced beginning reading level, children can read a variety of books, including nonfiction books, bird riddles, Chinese fables, and comics.Read, learn, and play with fun activities, games, and songs on Starfall! Covers reading, math, music, and more - preschool to fifth grade. The learner can read about eminent artists and magic tricks. In the intermediate beginning reading level, readers can bring the books they will read to life before they read them. The letters in every word are highlighted while they are read to the learner. In the early beginning level, learners create words through the addition of consonants to different word family. When the learners see words appear on the screen, they hear the sounds of all the letters that compose a word. At this level, the website provides learners with all the letters of the alphabet in the upper case form and in the lower case form. The first level teaches preschoolers about the ABCs. The levels, in order from the most basic to the most advanced are: 'learning ABCs', 'early beginning reading', 'intermediate beginning reading', and 'advanced beginning reading'. Starfall has 4 reading levels to teach children how to read. In 2011, TIME included Starfall on its list of '50 Websites That Make the Web Great'. In May 2007, Starfall had 987,000 visitors, which was a 300% increase from the previous year. In 2006, Starfall launched Pumarosa, which helps Spanish speakers learn English. Stephen Schutz had trouble reading books when he was 9 years old, so he decided to help young readers by creating this website. Starfall received this name because the founders believed that the name 'evoked wonder and delight'.

Starfall arose from Blue Mountain Arts, a publishing house in Boulder, Colorado founded by Stephen Schutz. Starfall was founded on August 27, 2002, by Stephen Schutz, his wife Susan Polis Schutz, and their son, Jared Schutz Polis. The website has Jimmy MacDonald's cartoon sound effects and fonts such as Comic Sans and Cooper Black. The cost of running it is instead covered by money from Blue Mountain Arts, as well as the money made from its workbook printouts.

Established in 2002, the website is free to use and does not use advertising to generate revenue. Reid Lyon from the National Institutes of Health and Edward J. Methods used by the website are based on the research of G. It teaches children how to read by using games and phonics. The main demographic is preschoolers and kindergarteners. Starfall is a children's website that teaches basic English reading and writing skills. Stephen Schutz (Chairman) and Roger Wilson (President)