- Ages 3-5
- Ages 6-8
- No ads
- Account optional
- No user content
Best reading and read-aloud sites for kids
Read-aloud videos, leveled ebooks, and story sites fill these eight slots. Account notes matter here because many libraries ask for a free login. When a title sits on both 3-5 and 6-8, it appears on both age pages.
Storyline Online
Actors read picture books aloud with on-screen illustrations.
- Ages 3-5
- Ages 6-8
- Some ads
- No sign-up
- No user content
Parent note: Hosted on YouTube. Use YouTube Kids or a supervised playlist so autoplay does not pull unrelated videos.
Scholastic Kids
Stories, news, and activities from Scholastic’s kids hub.
- Ages 6-8
- Ages 9-12
- Some ads
- Account optional
- No user content
- Ages 6-8
- Ages 9-12
- Some ads
- No sign-up
- No user content
Highlights Kids
Puzzles, games, and stories from the Highlights brand.
- Ages 3-5
- Ages 6-8
- Some ads
- No sign-up
- No user content
Oxford Owl
Free eBooks and phonics help from Oxford University Press.
- Ages 3-5
- Ages 6-8
- No ads
- Account required
- No user content
Parent note: Free parent account required for eBooks. Create it yourself; do not let a child invent a password.
TIME for Kids
Age-leveled news articles for classroom and home reading.
- Ages 6-8
- Ages 9-12
- Some ads
- Account optional
- No user content
Reading Eggs
Phonics and early reading lessons with a guided path.
- Ages 3-5
- Ages 6-8
- No ads
- Account required
- No user content
Parent note: Paid subscription after trial. Create the parent account and set the child’s level yourself.
Sponsored
No sponsored placements in this list right now. When they appear, they stay under the eight picks and stay labeled.