Literacy
Arcade

Science of Reading–aligned teacher tools and literacy games for phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, word reading, and vocabulary practice.

Use the tools for free, no account required. Create a free teacher/parent account to save activities and share selected games to Google Classroom.

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Created by a reading researcher with a Ph.D. in Reading Education to support Science of Reading–aligned practice in classrooms, intervention, and tutoring.

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How It Works

Choose how you want to use Literacy Arcade

Open a quick game, customize word-based practice, build a teacher-led letterbox lesson, or save selected activities for later.

1

Play a ready-to-use game

Start with ready-to-play games like Spellbound and Word Wizard Quest for quick phonics, spelling, and word-solving practice. More ready-to-play word study games are coming soon.

2

Customize word-based practice

Use customizable tools when you want to choose the exact words, skills, or practice format.

3

Build and teach a letterbox lesson

Start in the Phoneme Counter to choose words, map graphemes to phonemes in Elkonin boxes, and launch a teacher-led Letterbox Lesson.

4

Save and share activities

Save supported activities, reopen them later, and share student-ready links to Google Classroom.

Looking for Letterbox Lessons?

Start with the Phoneme Counter. It helps you choose or enter words, count phonemes, map graphemes to phonemes in Elkonin boxes, and then open the Letterbox Lesson for teacher-led instruction.

1. Choose words
2. Map phonemes
3. Launch lesson
Build a Letterbox Lesson
For Educators

Teacher Tools

Simple classroom tools for word work, fluency, SmartBoard-ready flashcards, and small-group instruction.

Oral Reading Fluency Calculator

Calculate oral reading fluency with WCPM, accuracy, and Hasbrouck & Tindal Fluency Norms. Print student reports with a free Literacy Arcade account.

ORF Calculator WCPM Accuracy
Teacher Tool

Quick Letter Knowledge Check

Quickly check letter-name knowledge and generate a simple student-friendly report.

Letter Names Alphabet Knowledge Quick Check
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Quick Letter Sound Knowledge Check

Quickly check letter-sound knowledge and identify sounds for review.

Letter Sounds Alphabet Knowledge Quick Check
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Phonics Knowledge Check

Check phonics pattern knowledge with real and nonsense words, then generate an instructional report.

Phonics Nonsense Words Quick Check
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Interactive Phoneme Tool

Tap sounds to hear phonemes and view articulation support for instruction.

Coming Soon Phonemes Articulation
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Phoneme Counter + Letterbox Builder

Count phonemes, map graphemes to phonemes in Elkonin boxes, and launch a teacher-led letterbox lesson from the words you choose.

Elkonin Boxes Phoneme-Grapheme Mapping Letterbox Lessons
Teacher Tool

Digital Reading Flashcards

Project Fry, Dolch, phonics, or custom word lists as fullscreen reading flashcards for SmartBoards and classroom displays.

Fry/Dolch Word Reading SmartBoard
Teacher Tool

Vocabulary Flashcards

Use preloaded Lexile vocabulary lists or add your own words and definitions for any subject or study set.

Lexile Vocabulary Definitions SmartBoard
Teacher Tool
Literacy Games

Interactive Literacy Games

Ready-to-use and customizable games for phonemic awareness, phonics, spelling, word reading, fluency, and word study practice.

Spellbound

Practice spelling and phonics patterns in a magical word game.

Spelling Phonics Short Vowels
Game

Word Wizard Quest

Use phonics knowledge and word-solving strategy to uncover the hidden word.

Word Solving Spelling Strategy
Game

Word Forge

Build words from runes in a fast-paced word-building game.

Word Building Morphology Affixes
Game

Read & Race

Race to read words from preloaded or custom lists in a multiplayer classroom game.

Multiplayer Word Reading Custom Lists
Game

Magic Word Road

Roll the dice, read a word, and follow the golden road in a 2-player classroom reading game.

Word Reading Multiplayer Custom Lists
Game

Reading Word Spinner

Spin and read words from Fry, Dolch, phonics, or custom word lists.

Word Reading Fry/Dolch Custom Lists
Game

Sentence Spinner

Enter sentences and spin for sentence fluency, repeated reading, and quick classroom practice.

Sentences Fluency Spinner
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Repeated Reading Raceway

Track fluency growth across repeated readings with rate and accuracy.

Repeated Reading Rate Accuracy
Game

Repeated Reading Rockets

Track accuracy, rate, and prosody across repeated readings.

Prosody Fluency Repeated Reading
Game

Phonemic Awareness Balloon Pop

Students hear a sound and pop the balloon that matches the phoneme or letter.

Coming Soon Phonemic Awareness Alphabetic Knowledge
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Want to help shape Literacy Arcade?

Become a Founding Teacher to share feedback, request features, and help guide new classroom-ready literacy tools as they are built.