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A method of teaching people to read by correlating sounds with letters or groups of letters in an alphabetic writing system

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Often times ASD students have difficulty with sounds, so learning letter sounds, and therefore reading can become increasingly difficult.

Many children with ASD show a clear aversion to change. They may exhibit repetitive behaviours and require predictability in order to feel balanced. English is anything but predictable, therefore explaining why "was" and "gas" do not rhyme can be a difficult grasp to a child with autism.

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Easyread is an app that allows students to practice their decoding skills. It can be downloaded to any device for easy on the go access. Trainertext makes the decoding of words predictable and Easyread’s short 15-minute lessons are comprised of repeated games and activities that also remain within this “safe zone” of predictability.

This would be useful to an ASD child as it tailors the reading to their level and provides support along the way.

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The Easyread System is the new way to learn to read with pictophonics (formerly known as trainertext visual phonics). The lessons are short and easy. You can log on to do them from any computer. It is super convenient and, because the lessons are game based, they tend to be stress-free.

You have the personal support of a reading specialist throughout the process. We are with you all the way to make sure you get the right outcome. And we guarantee you will see improvement by Lesson 90.

You can try the first 10 lessons with no commitment or cost of any sort. We don't even take any payment details!

What you get free

The free trial includes:

1. A free baseline assessment and analysis of your child's reading history.

2. A consultation with a reading specialist who will give you advice about your child (also at no cost!).

3. Unlimited technical support.

4. 10 lessons, as a games-based introduction to pictophonics.

5. Plus even some spy-themed prizes for your learner through the mail.

I hope you can see that we are committed to letting you experience how much easier learning to read can be, for both of you.

Pricing

If you feel things are going well, you can subscribe for ongoing support with a monthly subscription. You can find the cost of that in your local currency on our dm-ed.com site.

Siblings get a 20% discount and their own 10 day trial. We recommend you get the first child to lesson 30 first, before starting a second child.

Holiday Discount Included: Your monthly subscription includes a discount for normal times away - i.e. weekend trips and summer holidays. We do not stop and start subscriptions for those breaks.

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Easyread System Free Trial - Helping Children to Read

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The Easyread System is the new way to learn to read with pictophonics (formerly known as trainertext visual phonics). The lessons are short and easy. You can log on to do them from any computer. It is super convenient and, because the lessons are game based, they tend to be stress-free.

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Alphabet Sounds Word Study is an app that has a widely research-based spelling approach whose purpose is to examine words in order to reveal the logic and consistencies within written language system and to help student achieve mastery in recognizing, sounding out, and spelling specific words.

This app would benefit my students as it targets their specific needs. It provides them with visuals and sounds as well which is a huge help.

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Teaching kids to spell includes much more than a list of spelling words students should memorize and write on a spelling test each week. Effective spelling methods do not rely on rote memorization, but are developmentally appropriate and hands-on. Word Study is a widely research-based spelling approach whose purpose is to "examine words in order to reveal the logic and consistencies within [the] written language system and to help student achieve mastery in recognizing, spelling, and defining specific words" (Words Their Way, Bear, et. al, 2012).

Word Study is developmentally appropriate because it takes into consideration what the student understands or does not yet understand about spellings and word meanings to discover where spelling instruction should start. This is accomplished by looking at the student's misspellings of certain word patterns (from simple words like man to more complex words such as multitude). It is hands-on in that it requires students to analyze, manipulate, and create meaningful and logical generalizations of how word spellings work.

Two important skills for beginning readers and writers are knowing letters and letter sounds. Beginning letter sounds are typically the easiest for young children to recognize or hear. This is evident in their invented spellings. For example, frog may be spelled with just an F. As kids develop in their understanding of letters and sounds, ending sounds usually come next (spelling FG for frog) followed by the middle vowel sound (FOG for frog). Typically, the ability to hear and recognize harder features such as, blends and digraphs, comes next (FROG for frog).

This spelling development, as explained further by Becky Spence in Teaching Kids to Spell, is the foundation for the letter activities found in Alphabet Sounds App. Within each level (1- Beginning Sounds, 2- Ending Sounds, 3- Middle/Vowel Sounds, and 4- Blends and Digraphs) are four activities:

1. Sort It! - Players can enjoy shopping, the beach, or taking down the laundry while sorting letters by their sounds based on pictures.

2. Find It! - Players are shown four pictures and asked to find the one picture that has a different sound than the rest.

3. Spell It! - Players move spelling tiles in place to finish the spelling of the words that are pictured.

4. Write It! - Players trace or write beginning, ending, and middle letters in the early levels of the app. As they progress, players can do the same for blends and digraphs.

Fun Section:
Also included in this app is a "fun" section where kids can play with their letters and sounds with BINGO, a matching game, or a slingshot game.

Thank you to Kinka Art for providing clip art for this app.
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kinka-Art

Extra Resources for Alphabet Learning:
Teaching Kids to Spell: A Developmental Approach to Spelling by Becky Spence
Learning the Alphabet - printable ABC packs designed to teach letters and their sounds
Tips for Teaching Letters and Letter Sounds
101 Alphabet Activities and Printables
Alphabet Playdough Mats

* Performance optimizations and minor fixes
* Replaced voice-overs for blend and digraph sounds

ABC time

My kids love to play this app. I love that the kid gets to go shopping and place items in the shopping cart with the initial sound. You can have them shop for items for two beginning sounds or three. Plus there are other activities like learning formation of the letters. This is a game my kid asks to play!

Great app

This is a great app for kids to work on phonemic awareness & basic phonics! I am a special education teacher, and we have used this app to give struggling students a little extra practice that is engaging and fun. The students love it, and their ability to segment sounds improved in a few weeks!

Great!

This app is one of my students' favorites! I especially used it to help reinforce beginning, middle & ending sounds. I recommend this app to anyone who has a child/student that needs a tool to help reinforce that concept.

Information

Seller

This Reading Mama, LLC.

Compatibility

Requires iOS 6.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

Copyright

© Out Of Touch Studios

Family Sharing

With Family Sharing set up, up to six family members can use this app.

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‎Teaching kids to spell includes much more than a list of spelling words students should memorize and write on a spelling test each week. Effective spelling methods do not rely on rote memorization, but are developmentally appropriate and hands-on. Word Study is a widely research-based spelling appro...

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Oz Phonics Skill is an app that starts one step at a time. It starts with matching games, animal sounds, not pictures. This skill is focusing on listening. Then it starts actual sounds of the English language and differentiating between letter sounds and pictures. Little by little it starts building into smaller words, and then more complex words.

I like this app as it starts of very simple and builds from there. A large part of educating a child with ASD is scaffolding and this app does it for you. As students learn to identify individual sounds students receive rewards and surprised in the game.

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Teaching kids to spell includes much more than a list of spelling words students should memorize and write on a spelling test each week. Effective spelling methods do not rely on rote memorization, but are developmentally appropriate and hands-on. Word Study is a widely research-based spelling approach whose purpose is to "examine words in order to reveal the logic and consistencies within [the] written language system and to help student achieve mastery in recognizing, spelling, and defining specific words" (Words Their Way, Bear, et. al, 2012).

Word Study is developmentally appropriate because it takes into consideration what the student understands or does not yet understand about spellings and word meanings to discover where spelling instruction should start. This is accomplished by looking at the student's misspellings of certain word patterns (from simple words like man to more complex words such as multitude). It is hands-on in that it requires students to analyze, manipulate, and create meaningful and logical generalizations of how word spellings work.

Two important skills for beginning readers and writers are knowing letters and letter sounds. Beginning letter sounds are typically the easiest for young children to recognize or hear. This is evident in their invented spellings. For example, frog may be spelled with just an F. As kids develop in their understanding of letters and sounds, ending sounds usually come next (spelling FG for frog) followed by the middle vowel sound (FOG for frog). Typically, the ability to hear and recognize harder features such as, blends and digraphs, comes next (FROG for frog).

This spelling development, as explained further by Becky Spence in Teaching Kids to Spell, is the foundation for the letter activities found in Alphabet Sounds App. Within each level (1- Beginning Sounds, 2- Ending Sounds, 3- Middle/Vowel Sounds, and 4- Blends and Digraphs) are four activities:

1. Sort It! - Players can enjoy shopping, the beach, or taking down the laundry while sorting letters by their sounds based on pictures.

2. Find It! - Players are shown four pictures and asked to find the one picture that has a different sound than the rest.

3. Spell It! - Players move spelling tiles in place to finish the spelling of the words that are pictured.

4. Write It! - Players trace or write beginning, ending, and middle letters in the early levels of the app. As they progress, players can do the same for blends and digraphs.

Fun Section:
Also included in this app is a "fun" section where kids can play with their letters and sounds with BINGO, a matching game, or a slingshot game.

Thank you to Kinka Art for providing clip art for this app.
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kinka-Art

Extra Resources for Alphabet Learning:
Teaching Kids to Spell: A Developmental Approach to Spelling by Becky Spence
Learning the Alphabet - printable ABC packs designed to teach letters and their sounds
Tips for Teaching Letters and Letter Sounds
101 Alphabet Activities and Printables
Alphabet Playdough Mats

* Performance optimizations and minor fixes
* Replaced voice-overs for blend and digraph sounds

ABC time

My kids love to play this app. I love that the kid gets to go shopping and place items in the shopping cart with the initial sound. You can have them shop for items for two beginning sounds or three. Plus there are other activities like learning formation of the letters. This is a game my kid asks to play!

Great app

This is a great app for kids to work on phonemic awareness & basic phonics! I am a special education teacher, and we have used this app to give struggling students a little extra practice that is engaging and fun. The students love it, and their ability to segment sounds improved in a few weeks!

Great!

This app is one of my students' favorites! I especially used it to help reinforce beginning, middle & ending sounds. I recommend this app to anyone who has a child/student that needs a tool to help reinforce that concept.

Information

Seller

This Reading Mama, LLC.

Compatibility

Requires iOS 6.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

Copyright

© Out Of Touch Studios

Family Sharing

With Family Sharing set up, up to six family members can use this app.

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Words in a language or a special set of words you are trying to learn.

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Autistic children tend to show less interest in other people in the first 12 months. As this occurs they might not need or want to communicate with other people as much as typical children, therefore they do not get as many chances to develop their language skills.

A child who does not tune into the parents calling their name or is less likely to point at things they want to share with parents, the child is missing the chance to build vocabulary.

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Comprehension is the understanding and interpretation of what is read. To be able to accurately understand written material, children need to be able to (1) decode what they read; (2) make connections between what they read and what they already know; and (3) think deeply about what they have read.

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Theory of mind refers to the ability to understand others’ point of view or perspective. Without ToM, students with ASD struggle with understanding the idea that people have thoughts other than their own, understanding situations from others’ perspective, and predicting behavior based upon context

Central Coherence is the ability to bring details together into a whole concept or idea. From the details of various types of text, children are taught to be able to identify the major theme of these texts or genres. Students with ASD may demonstrate the inability to bring details into a central concept or context.

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Fluency is defined as the ability to read with speed, accuracy, and proper expression. In order to understand what they read, children must be able to read fluently whether they are reading aloud or silently. When reading aloud, fluent readers read in phrases and add intonation appropriately.

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For ASD students fluency is difficult as everyday speech can be flat, choppy, have irregular phrasing, or inaccurate inflection.

They also have difficulty with modeling, so even if a teacher guides them in how to read an "exciting" sentence, they may not read it in the correct tone even when taught.

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Kids' Vocabulary - MindSnacks focuses on different aspects of vocabulary development. Each lesson features new words and phrases while teaching spelling, usage and pronunciation.

I like this app because it provides curriculum based Common Core standards. It is specifically designed to teach around what students are learning in school so it can be tied together with a lesson.

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*** One of the best educational apps of the year - Apple (iTunes Rewind) ***
Now kids can build vocab anywhere, anytime, all while having fun. With 9 addictive games designed to help understand words rather than just memorize them, our Kids' Vocab app will broaden kids' vocabularies and sharpen their reading & writing skills. There's only one rule: no boring flash cards allowed.

Just like in our Parents' Choice Award-winning SAT Vocab app, the games in Kids' Vocab focus on different aspects of vocabulary development. Each lesson features new words and phrases while teaching spelling, usage and pronunciation. In other words, vocabularies everywhere are about to hit a major growth spurt.

Perfect for children ages 7 to 12 (grades 2 - 7), Kids' Vocab includes one free lesson. And with 25 full lessons in the upgraded version, be warned: consistent use may result in increased reading comprehension, frequent use of big words and occasionally outsmarting full-grown adults.

* PRESS *

The Guardian
Kid's Vocab named one of the "best apps for kids from 2013 that parents can trust."

The iPhone Mom
"My 10 year old daughter has been devouring MindSnacks' Kids' Vocab faster than an after school snack. I love watching her vocabulary grow and she's even conquering her spelling nemesis. Just like making healthy snack choices after school, MindSnacks is an addicting app that gets this Mom's approval."

* FEATURES *

-- 9 unique games including one designed to teach proper word usage
-- Curriculum based on Common Core Standards and designed to teach context, spelling, categorization and more
-- Game speed and mechanics optimized specifically for kids ages 7-12
-- Hand-illustrated image library and spoken audio clips to help memorize words
-- 350 essential vocabulary words & phrases to master
-- 25 lessons tailored for elementary & middle school students (upgrade required)
-- Personalized learning algorithms to maximize memorization & retention
-- Additional quests & challenges will keep kids motivated
-- Not a single boring, mind-numbing or snooze-inducing quiz, class or lesson allowed

* WHAT OUR (SUPER AWESOME) FANS HAVE TO SAY *

"I got this for my 7-year old niece and she is addicted to the cat game (Pounce). So good to see her enjoy a game that's educational!"

"The lessons are right on point, and they've introduced some really stunning features. My kids just adore it. Love the fish game :) Well done!"

* THE SCIENCE BEHIND MINDSNACKS *

At MindSnacks we like to keep it fun, but we're serious about learning. That's why our Kids' vocab app includes 9 rich and engaging games designed by Ivy League instructors. Each app focuses on a different aspect of vocabulary building, creating a well-rounded learning experience that goes far beyond simple flashcards and word lists.

All lessons in Kids' Vocab were formulated by in-house education experts who synthesized a list of indispensable words and phrases using their own research as well as numerous state curricula. As kids play through the games, they will encounter usage guidelines and example sentences as well as fun factoids about homophones, word parts, etymology, and figurative language. The games also feature a unique algorithm that adapts to each student's performance, selectively repeating material the student has yet to master. It truly is the only vocab app for kids that was built on their terms.

Perfect for kids ages 7 to 12 (grades 2 -7), our Kids' Vocab app will keep little learners everywhere entertained just about anywhere. And with nary a flashcard in sight, vocabularies everywhere are set to launch well into the fourth dimension of awesome.

* SUPPORT *

For more information or support, please contact us at support@mindsnacks.com. Or if you're feeling social, come on over and like, follow or tweet us.

VISIT US: mindsnacks.com
FOLLOW US: twitter.com/mindsnacks
LIKE US: facebook.com/mindsnacks

Version 3.3.8

- iOS 8 compatibility
- Bug fixes

Volume?

Volume no longer works. This is a excellent app for increasing your little ones vernacular, but my 6 year old I a little frustrated with the volume glitch.

Won't switch between two users

This is a great app to boost vocabulary and my 8 and 10 year old enjoy using it. However, we set up 2 user profiles and the game won't switch back and forth between users so my 10-yr old is stuck playing his younger sisters lesson. Please fix this.

I love your app

When will you be updating? I use to be able and sneak in some time to learn Italian when my babies were taking naps...please update for iOS so I can continue to learn Italian!

Information

Compatibility

Requires iOS 7.1 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

Languages

English, French, Italian, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese

Copyright

© 2013 MindSnacks inc

Family Sharing

With Family Sharing set up, up to six family members can use this app.

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‎*** One of the best educational apps of the year - Apple (iTunes Rewind) *** Now kids can build vocab anywhere, anytime, all while having fun. With 9 addictive games designed to help understand words rather than just memorize them, our Kids' Vocab app will broaden kids' vocabularies and sharpen thei...

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Big Bird's Words uses the device's camera and augmented reality to help kids identify words in their environments. It's developed specifically for phones, but it can work on tablets, too. To play, kids will need access to several food packages or items with labels so they can find the words and scan them with the camera. The app includes a free download of word labels that parents can print if they don't have access to the foods labeled.

I really like this app because children with ASD can use this with their very own home items and in a comfortable setting. They can simply pick items from their kitchen or room to scan and learn new vocabulary. It's available for download on any device.

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Younger kids and those who aren't yet reading may have trouble using this app on their own, and teachers should be actively involved in helping them search for target words: Make suggestions, point kids in the right direction, point out features of letters so they can more easily find target words. Stronger beginning readers may enjoy hunting for words on their own or in small groups. In either case, teachers can expand on each word and word group with discussions about -- for example -- where milk comes from, what letters make up the word milk, and where they might find the word milk. Teachers can even get parents involved: Have kids go home with a word list and talk with their parents about where they might find the words. Everyone can share their results in class the next day. Kids can't save their word lists or record their progress, so teachers should follow kids as they interact with the app to see how they're doing.

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Younger kids and those who aren't yet reading may have trouble using this app on their own, and teachers should be actively involved in helping them search for target words: Make suggestions, point kids in the right direction, point out features of letters so they can more easily find target words.

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Bluster is a word matching game that develops vocabulary and word understanding for students with all kinds of disabilities. It is available on app stores on any device.

This app seems interesting as it includes a variety of grade level content. It has different levels of vocabulary based on the child's knowledge, and progressively gets more difficult as correct answers are chosen, but can be altered if it becomes too advance.

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‎Breeze through vocabulary building with Bluster! This word matching game develops vocabulary and word understanding for school-aged children, or anyone brave enough to battle the elements. Shine bright in single-player mode as you learn and practice important word skills. Match rhyming words, pre…

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MyOn is a reading app that provides baseline assessments for all first time users. It then provides books based on the child's indepemdent reading level. It also provides for read aloud and highlighting, text size editing and more.

This app I use with my students. They can search through thousands of books and pick one for their level and is also engaging. At the end of each book there is a mini quiz to assess comprehension. This is great as an educator because I can assign a book and then assess if the student grasped the story concept.

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myON reader personalizes reading for students by recommending books based on their interests, reading level, and ratings of books they’ve read . myON reader tracks book usage and reading growth over time and can project a student’s future reading score based on their current reading activities within the system.

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Readability Reading Tutor develops the reading skills of kids. It is the first reading app to do so that makes use of cutting-edge speech recognition and artificial intelligence technology. Children can read to their mobile device as it follows their progress and points out when they have made a mistake. The Readability Reading Tutor app also models how to speak each word and sentence correctly.

The cool thing about this app is that it follows the reader's progress and accepts their spoken answers. It points out errors and corrects when wrong. The app also covers a variety of story types and levels including visuals for more struggling readers.

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What is Readability Reading Tutor app?

Readability Reading Tutor develops the reading skills of kids. It is the first reading app to do so that makes use of cutting-edge speech recognition and artificial intelligence technology.

This technology means that children aren't limited to reading to an unresponsive book or waiting until parents and teachers are free to listen. Instead, children can read to their mobile device as it follows their progress and points out when they have made a mistake. The Readability Reading Tutor app also models how to speak each word and sentence correctly.

What we love about Readability Reading Tutor?

The speech recognition does a good job of following the reader's progress and accepting their spoken answers. It is not flawless although it mostly keeps up with the reader and points out the majority of errors. The accuracy of the speech recognition is likely to depend on accent, background noise, and the pitch of the reader's voice. Some people will have better experiences than others - during this review, it worked surprisingly well.

There is a wide selection of books, and they cover a variety of story types and writing styles. The content of some the stories, both text and pictures, are not likely to make them into childhood favourites, but they provide effective reading practice.

What skills does it improve?

Readability Reading Tutor supports children as they improve their reading skills. Recognising that reading is not just about saying words but extracting meaning from them, this app also encourages children to focus on comprehension.

At the end of each story, the app asks children questions about what they have read. They give their answers in spoken form, and the app gives them immediate feedback.

What age is it appropriate for?

Readability Reading Tutor is aimed at children between the US grades of kindergarten and grade 5. For those in other regions, this is aged 5 to 11.

Is Readability Reading Tutor easy to use?

Parents will find setting up accounts to be straightforward and likewise monitoring children's use of the app. Children can get straight into reading a book with little fuss. The existing reading ability of children will not hinder their ability to navigate the app as its controls are simple and intuitive.

How will students benefit?

Readability Reading Tutor does not replace teachers and parents in their supporting role. Reading to another person is still the best way for children to gain motivation, confidence, and develop an enjoyment of reading. But adult help is not always available.

Children practising reading with less sophisticated apps or using traditional means won't get the corrections and assistance provided by Readability Reading Tutor unless a parent or teacher is there to help. This app increases the opportunities for children to engage in practice sessions that can really see their skills grow.

How will teachers benefit?

School staff and teachers can only listen to one child read at a time. Readability Reading Tutor lets other children carry on practising while a classmate reads to their teacher. The support provided by the app makes much better use of teachers' and children's time. The clear and useful assessment screens feed back children's engagement and progress to teachers.

How will parents benefit?

Few parents want an app to replace them in helping their child learn to read but Readability Reading Tutor does a fine job of supplementing the help they give. Helping children learn to read isn't something that can be a part of multitasking, so this app lets children practice independently while parents get on with the work of their daily lives.

What Readability Reading Tutor can improve on?

The app needs to be online as the speech recognition of Readability Reading Tutor is not processed on the device. While not a significant problem, it does make your experience dependent on your internet speed.

On a modest internet connection, there will be times when the reader starts to read, but the app has not finished its existing task. This delay is marked by a buffering icon that should be more attention-grabbing as it is easy to miss. It could be confusing for children who have begun reading but not had their progress reflected in the app as it has been unable to start recognising the spoken words.

Readability Reading Tutor looks better on a phone's screen than on a tablet's. Some of the pictures don't sharply render when they scale for the larger screen. A few of the stories written in a poetic style also appear to have formatting errors when they are on a large screen.

How much does Readability Reading Tutor cost?

Readability Reading Tutor app is free to download and for new users comes with a seven-day free trial.

What is included with the free version vs. paid?

The free trial is fully functional until its expiry at which point the Readability Reading Tutor exercises and books become unavailable. A subscription unlocks the full service and continues the progress made during the trial period.

Is Readability Reading Tutor safe to use?

The stories in Readability Reading Tutor app are entirely appropriate for the app's intended audience of young children. There are no advertisements, inappropriate content or external links.

Overall rating of the app

We want our children to be confident and independent readers. Readability Reading Tutor provides a useful means of support when parents and teachers cannot give the time they would ideally like to offer. It has a good variety of reading material which, it is promised, will continue to grow. Parents and teachers should check out the 7-day trial so they can try out Readability Reading Tutor app with their kids.

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Readability Reading Tutor develops the reading skills of kids. It is the first reading app to do so that makes use of cutting-edge speech recognition and artificial intelligence technology. This technology means that children aren't limited to reading to an unresponsive book or waiting until parents and teachers are free to listen.

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Accomplish Reading has been created to help users to improve their reading comprehension. After reading a number of sentences users are asked to agree or disagree as to whether the sentence makes sense. Clicking on the correct answer moves the user onto the next sentence however, if they get it wrong they are prompted to re-read the sentence and try again. The whole point of the app and the process of re-reading is to teach users the importance of re-reading sentences to gain an understanding and improvement on reading comprehension. The app also provides personalised feedback and progress reports for each of the users on the app.

I like this app because it helps kids improve the quality of their reading comprehension. There are many apps that help with decoding, but reading comprehension is just as important and this app makes sure to target that aspect.

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ACCOMPLISH READING is a researched based, short term reading comprehension program.

ACCOMPLISH READING users learn to monitor how well they are understanding sentences and paragraphs.

ACCOMPLISH READING App employs "wait time" and direct instruction so that users understand why they made a mistake; they will make less mistakes going forward. ACCOMPLISH READING users begin with Part A and progress through Parts B-F. Each of the six parts takes between 20-30 minutes, but they can leave the program at any time and come back to where they left off. Some students may need to read the passages out loud for better comprehension although reading silently is the best practice.

ACCOMPLISH READING App begins with Parts A and B which relies on students' knowledge of everyday information.

ACCOMPLISH READING App Parts C-E requires students to read basic science and social studies information.

ACCOMPLISH READING App works well for independent study time either at home or school.

ACCOMPLISH READING App records students' scores and progress which can be easily.

ACCOMPLISH READING App teaches students how to carefully deliberate answers on standardized tests of reading comprehension.

ACCOMPLISH READING App is available for schools from Apple and Google Play at a reduced cost for schools.

ACCOMPLISH READING App was developed by Jane Offutt, a Ph.D. reading specialist with expertise in reading comprehension. The user interface is innovative. The U.S. Patent Office determined that its user interface showed an improvement over previous reading training devices.

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ACCOMPLISH READING is a researched based, short term reading comprehension program. ACCOMPLISH READING users learn to monitor how well they are understanding sentences and paragraphs. ACCOMPLISH READING App employs "wait time" and direct instruction so that users understand why they made a mistake; they will make less mistakes going forward.

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One Minute Reader is an app that includes audio-supported definitions for selected vocabulary words in the stories, which helps readers learn the meanings and pronunciations of words they may find challenging…A quiz step asks questions about the story to make sure students think about what the story is about and the ideas in it. The questions focus on identifying the main idea, attending to details, vocabulary, and making connections in the text.

I like that the app uses a timer as when assessing fluency you are assessing how many words per minute a child can read, and this app encompasses that and students are timed when working on it.

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Reading is important for students' success.

Reading is a fundamental skill, one which adults sometimes take for granted. But many students have trouble learning to read. As they struggle to master this skill, they often find other subjects difficult too, and their self-esteem may suffer. Becoming able readers is crucial to students' success in school and in life.

Struggling readers need more than just books. They need a structured reading program that applies research-based principles to keep them on track and maximize results. They need a reading program like One Minute Reader.

* Engaging Content

One Minute Reader features interesting, nonfiction stories, packed with fascinating information. This engaging content taps into students' curiosity, so they want to find out more. Examples of book topics are Natural Wonders, Cool Creatures, and Fun Festivals.

* Develops Reading Fluency

The One Minute Reader program is based on learning strategies that research has shown are effective ways to develop reading fluency:

* Modeling by a fluent reader: Readers read along with a recording of a fluent reader to help them learn how to say the words and how to read in a natural voice.

* Repeated reading: Readers practice reading each story several times until they know the words and can read accurately and expressively.

* Enhances Vocabulary

One Minute Reader includes audio-supported definitions for selected vocabulary words in the stories, which helps readers learn the meanings and pronunciations of words they may find challenging.

One of four comprehension questions at the end of each story focuses on vocabulary.

An optional crossword puzzle in each book gives readers additional exposure to key words from the stories.

* Promotes Comprehension

A quiz step asks questions about the story to make sure students think about what the story is about and the ideas in it. The questions focus on identifying the main idea, attending to details, vocabulary, and making connections in the text.

* Motivating Feedback

Readers see graphs of their initial cold-timing score and then of their final hot-timing score, which shows how much they've improved. Watching their scores go up motivates readers to keep working.

* The Right Fit for Each Reader

One Minute Reader offers books in a range of reading levels from early reader through fifth grade, so each reader can find stories that are a good fit for his or her ability. You can use the placement program to determine the best fit.

Version 1.2.4

- Fixed iPad Pro 12.9 scaling issue.

A bit much and not enough

Please make the book packages less expensive and please develop word tracking rather than sentence tracking for the read along. Its nice to see the Read Naturally program on the iPad. It might be time to update the content to match the new platform. The pictures are out of the 70s.

The developer, Read Naturally, Inc., has not provided details about its privacy practices and handling of data to Apple. For more information, see the developer's privacy policy.

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Information

Seller

Read Naturally, Inc.

Compatibility

iPad

Requires iPadOS 8.0 or later.

Languages

English, German

In-App Purchases

1. Level E Ready, Set, Yellow! $3.99

2. Level 2 Ready, Set, Red! $3.99

3. Level 4 Ready, Set, Blue! $3.99
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Family Sharing

Up to six family members will be able to use this app with Family Sharing enabled.

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Reading Fluency Builder is an app that develops a Childs reading speed. It provides graduated practice starting with simple texts and slower speeds,  students progress only when they demonstrate mastery, students can practice with multiple texts per level, and a fun Reward Center increases student motivation.

I like that this app not only monitors student time but also makes reading fun by turning it into a game mode. It also has a workbook that can be purchased to work with the app.

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Description

Reading Fluency Builder quickly develops your child's reading speed to meet grade level expectations.

Reading fluency is a key prerequisite if your child is struggling with reading comprehension. Reading Fluency Builder provides a fun game-like environment that motivates even hesitant learners.

Reading Fluency Builder provides:

- Graduated practice starting with simple texts and slower speeds.

- Students progress only when they demonstrate mastery.

- Students can practice with multiple texts per level.

- 'At a glance' reporting shows you instantly how your learner is progressing.

- Audio support is provided so learners can hear a fluent model.

- Fun Reward Center increases student motivation.

- Incremental levels take a student from mid Grade 1 reading speed up to mid Grade 5 reading speed.

Our app is based on proven research on the effectiveness of modeled and repeated reading to increase fluency - but we make it fun!

Don't forget to check out our Reading Fluency workbook as well!

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Reading Fluency Builder quickly develops your child's reading speed to meet grade level expectations. Reading fluency is a key prerequisite if your child is struggling with reading comprehension. Reading Fluency Builder provides a fun game-like environment that motivates even hesitant learners. Reading Fluency Builder provides: - Graduated practice starting with simple texts and slower speeds.

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Monkey Junior offers a comprehensive reading program for kids to learn to read with thousands of well-structured lessons in different levels and in multiple languages. Each lesson lasts from 7 to 10 minutes and kids can learn one or more lessons each day.

The fun thing about this app is that it provides different reading levels from easy to hard. It can guide little readers to learn from sight words and phrases to sentence formation.

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Reading fluency apps are the topic of our blog post today!

In today's digital age, our smartphones and tablets have become more than just tools for communication or entertainment. They've morphed into interactive educators, revolutionizing the way we learn. Particularly in the realm of literacy, the advent of reading fluency apps has transformed how individuals - both children and adults - cultivate their reading skills.

These innovative applications harness the power of technology to make reading practice more engaging, personalized, and effective, fostering a love for reading while developing essential literacy skills.

In this post, I will share with you a collection of some very good reading fluency apps to use with your kids and young learners. So, whether you're a teacher looking to diversify your classroom resources, a parent aiming to support your child's learning journey, or an adult striving to enhance your own reading fluency, the reading fluency apps list below has you covered.

Best reading fluency apps

Here are our top picks for reading fluency apps:

1- Reading Eggs

Reading Eggs is a great app to help kids develop reading fluency. It offers a wide variety of interactive reading games, guided reading lessons, phonics activities, word puzzles, nursery rhymes, and more than 300 storybooks.

Reading Eggs' materials are focused on the five components of reading namely: phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. As kids interact with reading materials, they receive rewards in the form of golden eggs, collectable pets, and more games. Parents and teachers have access to detailed reports to track kids performance and view their progress in real time.

2- Starfall

Starfall is another great app to help kids become fluent readers using interactive games, fun activities, songs, rhymes and many more. More specifically, kids will get to practice letter sounds, word recognition and enhance their reading comprehension.

They will also be initiated to grammar and learn about punctuation, parts of speech, among others. 'Starfall's playful open format intuitively guides children through sequential learning objectives for reading, math, art, music, and social subjects like kindness and caring.'

[ Related: Best apps for learning cursive writing]

3- Reading Raven

Reading Raven takes kids on a fun learning journey in which kids develop their phonemic awareness, phonics and practice reading whole sentences. Reading Raven offers access to step by step reading lessons that take kids all the way from pre-reading to reading fluency.

Reading materials are customizable by reading age and level and include clear voice instructions and feedback to guide kids learning. Sticker rewards are provided for kids to motivate them and keep them focused.

'With the Reading Raven companion guiding them along, children will go on delightful fun-filled adventures where they will encounter fly eating frogs, caterpillars that turn into butterflies, circus acrobats, ball balancing seals, underwater sea creatures, snow monsters, flying penguins, space robots, rhyming rockets, and much more!'

4- Teach Your Monster to Read

This app helps kids develop their reading fluency through fun games. Basically, kids create their monster and take it with them in a learning journey which involves playing three main games: First Steps, Faun with Words, and Champion Reader.

Starting with letter sounds and basic phonics and going all the way to champion readers, kids will definitely enjoy playing the game while learning. The app is great to use with students in class or at home. It 'covers the first two years of learning to read, from matching letters and sounds to enjoying little books.'

5- Spark Reading for Kids

Spark Reading, as its name indicates, is all about improving kids reading skills through interactive and immersive stories. The app provides access to a moving digital library that kids can take with them anywhere. Stories in Spark Reading are selected by teachers and educators and cover a wide variety of topics including both fiction and non-fiction titles.

Stories come with comprehension question and activities to test their understanding. It also features recommendations based on kids reading levels and interests and allow them to track their reading progress along the way. Parents and teachers can use the app's reporting feature to track kids reading progress, monitor their performance, view scores, time spent reading and many more.

Age: 4+ /Compatibility: iOS /Price: Free, offers in-app purchases

6- Epic

Epic is another great digital library full of interactive and age-appropriate reading materials to help kids develop their reading fluency. Some of these materials include: thousands of high-quality kids books, interactive learning videos, audiobooks, read-to-me books, quizzes, and more. Epic also offers personalized recommendations based on kids reading levels and interests. Incentives provided by Epic include badges and rewards.

Epic offers two subscription versions: there is epic for families and includes both Epic Unlimited and Epic Basic and there is a version for teachers and educators called Epic School.

The latter is free for elementary school teachers. Some of the feature it provides to teachers include: the ability to create profiles for students and assign them books to read, progress tracking, personalized recommendations based on students reading levels, and more. To learn more about Epic, read this full review.

7- Vooks

Vooks provides access to a large digital library of children's animated storybooks. Kids can watch their favourite story books anywhere there is Internet connection. They can also download reading materials to their devices and watch them offline.

'Vooks brings storybooks to life, expands vocabulary, promotes language development, and supports comprehension. Entertaining while educational, Vooks empowers families to read the recommended 20 minutes a day'.

8- Homer Learn & Grow

Homer Learn & Grow enables kids to learn reading through playful activities, interactive lessons, and engaging stories. Besides reading, Homer also provides educational resources that cover other subject areas including social emotional learning, math, thinking skills, and creativity. These materials are personalized by skill level, age and interests. The app also offers additional resources for parents that include videos, activities, learning tips, and many more.

Final thoughts

So, there it is-our roundup of top-notch reading fluency apps that are not just tech-savvy but are grounded in educational theory and practice. Whether you're a veteran teacher like me, always on the hunt for classroom resources, or a parent steering through the edtech landscape to give your child that extra edge, these apps have something valuable to offer.

What I find most compelling about these apps is how they make the often arduous process of reaching reading fluency not just tolerable, but genuinely engaging. From my years in both the classroom and educational research, I've seen firsthand the enormous impact that just a touch of personalization and engagement can have on a child's learning trajectory. That's why I'm particularly excited about how these apps use technology to individualize the reading experience, making learning not just efficient but enjoyable.

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Reading fluency apps are the topic of our blog post today! In today's digital age, our smartphones and tablets have become more than just tools for communication or entertainment. They've morphed into interactive educators, revolutionizing the way we learn. Particularly in the realm of literacy, the advent of reading fluency apps has transformed how individuals...