Storyline Online — Stream Videos of Children’s Books Read Aloud by Actors
Free Stories Read by Your Favorite Stars
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Looking for screen time that actually helps your child learn? Storyline Online features beloved actors like Oprah Winfrey, Viola Davis, Chris Pine, and Jennifer Garner reading children's books aloud with beautiful animations. This free, award-winning program is available anytime, day or night.
Research shows that reading aloud to children improves reading and writing skills, builds concentration, and nurtures a love of learning. Each story includes activities to extend the learning at home.
Perfect for bedtime stories, rainy day activities, or quiet time. No sign-up required—just visit storylineonline.net and start watching.
About Storyline Online
“The SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s Emmy® Award-winning children’s literacy program, Storyline Online®, streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations. Readers include Connie Britton, Terry Crews, Viola Davis, Rosario Dawson, Jennifer Garner, John Lithgow, Chris Pine, Meryl Streep, Oprah Winfrey and dozens more.
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.
Storyline Online is available 24 hours a day for children, parents, caregivers and educators worldwide. Each book includes supplemental curriculum developed by a credentialed elementary educator, aiming to strengthen comprehension and verbal and written skills for English-language learners.
Storyline Online is a program of the SAG-AFTRA Foundation. The Foundation is a nonprofit organization that relies entirely on gifts, grants and donations to fund Storyline Online and produce all of its videos.
You can help the SAG-AFTRA Foundation create more Storyline Online videos and new content, so that we can read to millions more children every month. By giving a gift to Storyline Online, you can help advance children’s literacy, and improve children’s lives. Your support makes a world of difference.”
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