Education Standards
Storyline Online: Website Guidance
Overview
This guidance document describes Storyline Online, the SAG-AFTRA Foundation's free website featuring actors reading children’s books.
Storyline Online
Purpose of Website
Storyline Online is the SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s free, award-winning, children’s literacy website. The site features famous actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations. The videos are housed on YouTube by default but teachers can also choose to view them via SchoolTube.
Site Navigation Strategy
On the website, the library of books may be sorted by author, reader, title, run time, or publisher. Tiles with images and information about each book appear and users may click on them to select the option.
Tips for Effective Implementation or Differentiation
Stories have accompanying activity guides that are great resources for adults to help kids with reading comprehension issues, or to simply connect each story to a larger experience. Activities list potential connections to the ELA Common Core Standards as well as connections to other subject areas. A link to Barnes and Noble online is also provided if users wish to purchase the book.
Comments
Though not openly licensed, video content is available for free online access and activity guides may be downloaded for offline use.
The Foundation is a nonprofit organization that relies entirely on gifts, grants and donations to fund Storyline Online and produce all of its videos.
Attribution and License
Attribution
- Storyline Online is a program of the SAG-AFTRA Foundation. The rights and permissions for Storyline Online videos DO NOT extend to any other organization. Read FAQ
- Storyline Online logo and screenshots copyright SAG-AFTRA Foundation. All rights reserved. Used pursuant to fair use.
License
Except where otherwise noted, this website guidance document by Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. All logos and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Sections used under fair use doctrine (17 U.S.C. § 107) are marked.
This resource contain links to websites operated by third parties. These links are provided for your convenience only and do not constitute or imply any endorsement or monitoring by OSPI. Please confirm the license status of any third-party resources and understand their terms before use.