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Type of site | Children's website |
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| Available in | English |
| Headquarters | Boulder, Colorado, United States |
| Owner | Starfall Education Foundation |
| Key people | Stephen Schutz (Chairman) and Roger Wilson (President) |
| URL | www |
| Commercial | No |
| Launched | August 27, 2002 |
Starfall is a children's website that teaches basic English reading and writing skills. The main demographic is preschoolers through fifth graders. It teaches children how to read by using games and phonics. Methods used by the website are based on the research of G. Reid Lyon from the National Institutes of Health and Edward J. Kame'enui from the University of Oregon.[1] Established in 2002, the website is free to use and does not use advertising to generate revenue. The cost of running it is instead covered by money from Blue Mountain Arts, as well as the money made from its workbook printouts.[2]
- ^ Tsubata, Kate (2007-09-24). "Web site a tool to teach reading". The Washington Times. Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
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