![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() What we liked:the concept, good educational value, simple but engaging tasks, wide range of early-reading/writing topics (spelling, phonics,letters,tracing etc), lively graphics and animations, spoken instructions, visual hints, multiple user accounts with customization options, locked out 'parent menu'. There is also a simple rewards system with stickers. The difficulty level will be adjusted automatically as you progress. The activities include: tracing letters (trace letters with your finger), rhyming maze (connect the words that rhyme), phonics bridge (find the missing sound in a word), spelling stone (drag letters to the correct place to spell a word), sight birds (collect the sight words on the screen), word wall (find hidden words). What you do with it: set up and (optionally) configure the account for a child (range of activities and difficulty level). What it is: a pack of 6 activities for early reading and writing practice (mostly 3-5 letter words and basic sight words). Can also be used for students learning English as a second language. As we understand there is no option to track the progress of more than one student.īottom line: a very good tool for educators and parents of children learning to read and spell. We would like to see some sort of instructions and guidance for parents within the app. The 'trophies' rewards system (you get a simple picture for each list completed) may be not too enticing for the target age group. What we didn't like: the narration could be more lively and inspiring. What we liked: the concept, simple graphics, ease of use, the option for creating custom word lists, detailed stats of child's progress, the Tricky Word List feature (automatically keeps track of the words the child has difficulty with). What you do with it: there are three modes of using the app: audio flashcards (review the words one by one), word challenge (listen to the word and point to the correct word on the screen) and spelling practice (listen to the word and try to spell it using the on-screen keyboard). All rights reserved.What it is: an app for teaching sight words and spelling with 240 sight words divided into 24 lists (with an option to create custom lists). Reading: Foundational Skills> Phonological Awareness>Phonological Awareness>Grade 1Ĭopyright Quackenworth Inc. Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words. ![]() Know the spelling-sound correspondences for common consonant digraphs.Reading: Foundational Skills> Phonics and Word Recognition>Grade 1 Read common high-frequency words by sight (e.g., the, of, to, you, she, my, is, are, do, does).Associate the long and short sounds with the common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary sound or many of the most frequent sounds for each consonant.Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.Reading: Foundational Skills> Phonics and Word Recognition> Kindergarten Count, pronounce, blend, and segment syllables in spoken words.Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).Reading: Foundational Skills> Phonological Awareness>Phonological Awareness> Kindergarten Below is a list of the corresponding CCSS's for kindergarten and grade 1: Vowel Stories Flash Cards assists teachers and parents, both directly and indirectly, in supporting Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in English Language Arts. Helps young readers identify short and vowel sounds (CVC pattern)įOR TEACHERS USING COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS.Recognition of sight words, beginning/ending consonants blends, and word families.Text-to-speech allows the user to hear the word as it appears on screen.Swipe mode - The user controls the frequency of the words and can swipe to see the next word.Automatic mode - Words appear every 4 seconds.Track Progress - You can track the progress of the words viewed.Word families – Contains 22 word families (am, Sam, jam / b-ad, p-ad, s-ad).Ending consonants blends - (so-ft, lo-ft, gi-ft), 13 word groups and the ending blends are highlighted in green.Beginning consonants - (dr-ag, dr-um, dr-aw), 20 word groups and the beginning blends are highlighted in green.The app contains more than 500 words! It has also been proven to increase a child's understanding of rhymes and word families. Help build your child's vocabulary with common sight words, beginning consonants blends (dr-ag, dr-um, dr-aw), ending consonants blends (so-ft, lo-ft, gi-ft), and various word families (am, Sam, jam). apps that have been successful for use with students in the emergent or beginning stages of reading. Voted Best App for Beginning Readers by iTeachHub! Text-to-speech allows the user to hear the word as it appears on screen. Contains over 500 words including, beginning and ending consonants, and word families. ![]()
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