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Chicktionary: The Goofy New App That Makes Learning Vocab Fun. After evaluating online feedback from the education community and testing the app in my classroom for two weeks, I can recommend Chicktionary as the best word game app for iOS and Android. Relative to other vocabulary-building apps, Chicktionary offers more engaging gameplay and appeals to a wider age range. Teachers can use this app as a fun supplement to traditional spelling and vocabulary assignments. Read on to find out more about how the app works and what qualifies it as a cut above other word games. Image via iTunes Scores User-Friendliness (4/5)) My students and I had no trouble diving right into the game, no tutorials necessary.

Read More: Category: Links of interest Share this: Share. How I Read on the iPad - My 10 Favorite Apps. Penguin Leveled Readers: iPad Bookshelf. 20 iPad Apps To Teach Elementary Reading | TeachThought. As anyone with a toddler knows, iPads are addictive for children. They seem to have some sort of special radar that lets them know when an iDevice is within their reach, and they’ll do anything they can to get their hands on them. Resistance is futile, but instead of lamenting excessive screen time, you can make your child’s iPad addiction a productive one with educational apps, including those that promote early reading. With these 20 apps, children can learn how to write letters, improve phonics fluency, and even write their own books.

Read on to find the very best iPad apps for developing young readers, and feel free to share your own favorites in the comments. ABC PocketPhonics Kids can develop skills in letter sounds, writing, and first words with ABC PocketPhonics. Independent research has shown kids using this app can learn even faster than they would in a classroom lesson. 15 Of The Best Educational Apps For Improved Reading Comprehension. Reading comprehension is a matter of decoding, reading speed, and critical thinking about the text, all of which can improve with tiered practice.

(See 50 apps for struggling readers.) So below, in an order of general complexity, are 15 apps for improved reading comprehension, ranging from word and sentence fluency, to recall, to critical thinking skills, to reading speed. By the nature of reading and literacy progress, most are indeed for K-5 and SLP, but the latter apps, especially Reading Trainer, Compare Twist, and Enchanted Dictionary, can be used through high school in the right context.

Let us know on our facebook page what we missed. 15 Of The Best Educational Apps For Improved Reading Comprehension 1. Price: $2.99 Primary Audience: K-3 Idea: Focusing on non-fiction texts and assessment, with the ability to create your own lessons (text + assessment). 2. Price: $7.99 Primary Audience: K-5 and SLP. Idea: Like SentenceBuilder, this app focuses on sentence fluency. 3. Price: .99 4. 5. 6.