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Many children with autism suffer with hyperlexia which makes them extremely focused on individual numbers and letters but lack understanding of their meaning.

Children on the spectrum may also suffer from lack of exposure to oral language and therefore limited vocabulary development in topics other than their specific interests

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7 Research-Based Strategies to Help Children Improve Reading Fluency

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Inference strategies for students with autism

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Graduate Research School Western Sydney University

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'Early Language Experience and Toddlers’ Vocabulary' 3MT Anne Dwyer

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Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority

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Reading fluency is the ability to decode text quickly and accurately with proper expression or tone. This is done through the development of the ability to form meaning from a phrase prior to being read aloud therefore freeing up cognitive resources to add intonation and expression to the words being read.

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One barrier students with autism face when developing fluency is the possibility of being non verbal. This might make it difficult for them to express whether or not they’ve understood what they have read or to what degree they have done so.

Students with autism may also struggle with working memory, which is necessary for vocabulary development especially as many words build on each other

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Storybuilder app allows children to record themselves reading aloud in order to improve reading fluency as well as listen to a library of 500 audio clips of questions to further support the skill development. The pictures supplement the words displayed on the screen along with the options to record, repeat a question, play the answer, or move to the next question.

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Winner - Best reading app of 2011 by the Huffington Post. Own as an individual app or as part of our MES Speech Therapy Bundle.

Story Builder is designed to help children accomplish the following educational goals: 1) Improve paragraph formation; 2) Improve integration of ideas; and 3) Improve higher level abstractions by inference. Extensive use of audio clips promotes improved auditory processing for special needs children with autism spectrum disorders or sensory processing disorders.

Story Builder offers a rich and fun environment for improving the ability to create a narrative.

FEATURES
-Record feature allows students to record narrative in their own voice
-3 levels of play
-Simple and intuitive interface to record narrative
-Recorded answers are stitched together to create complete narrative
-Stories can be archived for later play
-Each student gets their own archive page
-Stories can be emailed
-50 distinct story lines to create narrative from
-Import photos from camera or library
-500 audio clips of questions to guide narrative
-Optional question text and answer introduction reinforcement

LANGUAGES
- English

REQUIREMENTS
- Compatible with iPad
- Requires iOS 4.2 software update

StoryBuilder is part of "The Builder Series" of award winning education apps. Mobile Education Store has won over 40 app awards and has been named educational developer of the year in 2011 and 2012.

Mobile Education Tools is a member of Moms with Apps, a collaborative group of family-friendly developers seeking to promote quality apps for kids and families.
Recommended Ages: 6-10, 10+
Categories: Special Needs

Version 2.2.0

Performance Improvements and Bug Fixes

Good app for generating sentences and stories

This is a very good app for using with elementary aged students who need to work on generating sentences or stories and answering questions. The student is able to record their voice so that they can then listen to their own sentences and discuss their performance. Level 1 and 2 allow the student to record a one sentence response to a clip art photo question. Level 3 allows the student to answer 4 questions about the picture. They can then play the four sentences back as a story. There are a lot of ways this app can be used by teachers and therapists. It can easily be used with general education students as well as students with varying disabilities. This app is definitely worth the money.

Heather
Elementary SLP
Member of A4CWSN Appvisory Board

Great app for working on improving verbal expression

I am the founder of Innovative Speech Therapy and specialize in empowering families and professionals with the knowledge and strategies to use affordable technologies to help kids and adults who have a wide range of communication challenges. I am very impressed with this app and the responsiveness of the company to my suggestions for improvements. It is truly unique. It took me a few tries to figure out what all the options were and when I would use them. Users really need to take the time to read the text displayed after the info button is pressed to realize the full potential of this app.

In my practice I use this app to work toward a wide variety of goals. It's great for practicing creating sentences and organizing verbal narrative. I also use it to help others improve articulation, fluency, voice, and word retrieval. I am glad that there are options to turn on and off the initial voice with each new picture- some people find it distracting. The recording quality is fantastic and the process is easy. I like being able to save the recordings to document progress. The pictures are colorful and engaging. This app is a great way to work at the sentence and conversational levels and to promote carryover with both kids and adults who benefit from recording themselves and then immediately listening to their speech. Kids find it motivating to send their completed stories over email. It's a great value for only $3.99!

Great app for kids of all ages

This app is entertaining, interesting, and a great learning experience (without the kids even noticing). It teaches imagination, creativity, communication, sentence structure, and listening.
My 4 year old is developmentally delayed and this app allowed her to create her own story step by step. It did require adult assistance. The question prompts were great, the recording was easy, and the play back is fabulous.
My 8 year old also created his own stories. He was able to be more descriptive making the app fun or him. He required no adult assistance though I was there because I wanted to hear his story.
You are able to set up different accounts for each kid and save their own story. I love that the story is in there own voice. That I can create a story today then months later to see the growth of the child. It is easy to use and fun.
There are not many apps both my kids can play (and enjoy). This is an excellent app.

The only thing I would change is the childs log. I wish the kid could just click on their name when it is entered. Also the setting area should be allowed to add a lock to keep the kids from changing the settings.

Beth Comella
APPvisory Board
Parent

The developer, Mobile Education Store LLC, indicated that the app's privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer's privacy policy.

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Mobile Education Store LLC

Compatibility

iPad

Requires iPadOS 12.1 or later.

Mac

Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip.

Family Sharing

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

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The iStoryBook app is an interactive app that allows children aged 2 to 8 to hear the book being read professionally while reading through and flipping virtual pages. The user can also set it to automatically flip the pages if they have physical limitation, and include animal story books, education books, fairy books, etc. Additionally, new books with audio are uploaded every 2 weeks.

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FREE CHILDREN'S STORY BOOKS WITH FUN PICTURES, TEXT & AUDIO FOR YOUR LITTLE ONES.

PARENT CAN ADD OR REMOVE BOOKS FROM THE CHILD'S LIBRARY. PARENT SECTION OF THE APP IS PROTECTED.

Free Interactive Childrens Books for the new generation!

Free books that read itself to your little ones! Yes the books include text and audio. We publish a new book every 2 weeks.

When we publish new books they will appear automatically in the App. All books we publish are picture books with audio.

We welcome your valuable comments and suggests. Please post your comments and suggestions, play games, puzzles and download coloring pages at facebook.com/iStoryBooks

Type of books include childrens books, story books, bedtime stories, toddler books, preschool books, nursery school books, kindergarten books and picture books with accompanying audio of the text in each page.

Some of our popular books include:

Fairy Tales
* Cinderella, the classic story about a beautiful girl named Cinderella who always hoped for the best even during hard times and eventually, her wishes come true!
* Snow White, the story of a princess who was as beautiful on the inside as she was on the outside.

Animal Story Books:
* The Blue Fox
* The Crow the Doves and the Mouse
* The Mean Lion and the Smart Rabbit
* The Crow, the Doves and the Mouse

Educational Books
* A to Z Animals, A fun book to learn alphabets with pictures of animals.
* A to Z Fruits and Vegetables - Junior/Preschool/Yummy Riddles - A set of three books to learn alphabets with pictures of fruits and vegetables.
* The World of Trucks - Big and Small - A fun book with pictures and engine sounds of Trucks of various sizes and shapes. Includes Fire Truck with siren and horn, Crane Truck, Garbage Truck, Tow Truck, Picukup Truck, Dump Truck, Road Train etc.

Children's Ramayana Books
* Hanuman Saves Lakshmana
* Hanuman's Adventure in Lanka
* Children's Ramayana

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NaturalReader is a text to speech software that enables computers to read aloud any PDF, EBooks  or entire websites for users who have difficulty putting together the full picture from reading on their own. It even has the capability to convert printed texts into spoken word which is an upgrade from other text to speech software’s.

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Dyslexia and other reading-based learning disabilities are most common among students. NaturalReader text-to-speech makes learning more accessible by assisting with any reading, taking tests and promoting independence.

Students can have any text they need to read, read aloud to them so they can read along. Having the text provided both visually and auditory, allows the student to focus less on the act of reading, and more on the comprehension of the content. Other features like dyslexia font, flexible reading speeds, and highlighted text also ease the task of finishing readings.

For most students, learning does not stop when school ends. NaturalReader EDU enables students to be more independent and assists with learning at home. Whether they're doing homework, reading at home, or just surfing the web, our Chrome Extension and Mobile Application are always available.

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NaturalReader: Free Text to Speech for Online, Mobile App, Commercial license and Education with AI voices.

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Text comprehension refers to the reader’s ability to converge their current knowledge to what they are presently reading and draw conclusions from the compare and contrasting of information. Text comprehension is developed once the reader stops learning to read and begins reading to learn, applying their developed literacy skills to learn something from what is being read.

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Students with autism struggle with the ability to makes connections between words and sentences, which hinders their ability to develop understanding of what is being read.

Students with autism also struggle with inference making and metacognitive monitoring of which are necessary for comprehending a storyline and following along.

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Light sailed app provides a library with over 6000 assessed titles which promises to have multiple texts for every student’s interest. Each student takes an initial assessment for the app to select text personalized to that student, who can then select the texts with green lighting bolts which have been further personalized to their level for optimal reading development. It has the ability to select the number of lines viable at a time, and even font, background, border, and outline color selectivity. Finally, the app allows the reader to enlarge words or hear them through different anthropomorphic voices.

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Remote Learning Tools

With remote learning becoming a necessity, LightSail's unique tools ensure that your classroom can adapt at a moment's notice to the updates that are released by your district.
Hybrid Teaching Tools Feature Set Teacher Dashboard Chat Privately With Your Students Class Chat

* Send classwide announcements with one message.

* Initiate classroom dialogue around a book, subject, or lesson.

* Control the conversation by ensuring that messages are not lost and all students get to participate in the conversation by allowing the teacher to mute and unmute selected students.

* Students can send messages anonymously in the class chat so they feel comfortable participating. A student is only anonymous to their peers and not to their teacher.

Group Chat for Educators

LightSail's Lexile™ based Educational eReader is designed with visibility and engagement in mind. Our Reader increases the visibility and accountability of reading minutes and assessment performance and responses.

CONTENT RICH * MULTIMODAL * CUSTOMIZABLE DIGITAL LIBRARIES FOR ALL BUDGETS

LightSail's library is designed to scale to meet the needs of every reader and curriculum. You can choose from two starter libraries that are complementary, either 2,000 or 6,000 assessed books, depending on your budget. These libraries are sure to get your digital ELA educators super excited. From there, we'll help you build a "just-right" digital library for your school, your district, and your classrooms even further. With an additional 100,000 books to purchase from over 20 over the world's largest publisher and dozens of boutique publishers as well. In addition LightSail has thousands of Spanish books.

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IN A BOOK

From the moment a student opens a book to the moment they exit, LightSail keeps track of their reading minutes, words defined, total word count, total pages read, all Cloze assessments, and any answered Short Response or Multiple Choice question from the book.

We have built and wrapped 7 layers of value-added pedagogy, literacy assessment and supports around the engaging LightSail texts and books:

(1) Short response questions (2) Multiple choice questions (3) Tens of thousands of educational 1~5 minute long videos related to each book, to further enhance the reader's understanding of the topic of the book (4) Tens of thousands of Action Clips 10~40 second silent video clips that are contextualized and hyperlinked to key vocabulary in the book being read by the student (5) Millions of Cloze / Vocabulary assessments for Lexile growth assessment (6) In-depth picture dictionary (7) Word Work for remediation.

A student can define any word in a book and choose to listen to a word being read aloud. LightSail also provides parts of speech and syllables for all words on a page.

Teachers and students can embed Thoughts within a book. A teacher can share a Thought with the entire class and a student can share a Thought with their teacher. Cloze assessments are found by clicking on a green box. The student will then be asked to select the correct answer from four possible choices.

word work

LightSail's Word Work feature does precisely what it implies: It helps your students work on vocabulary words they have missed over the course of their reading.

Word Work is designed to prompt your student in multiple ways to review and practice common vocabulary challenges. When a student exits out of or completes a book, they are prompted to retake any missed reading Clozes (fill-in-the-blanks). Through Book Overlays, the History tab, and the Word Work tab, a student can see precisely which assignments require further study. And a teacher can also send their child a reminder to perform Word Work from the Vocabulary tab of their own Dashboard.

With Word Work, you don't have to worry that your student is senselessly practicing information they have already mastered. It is a tool that gives your students focused practice and additional support targeted specifically to areas they need to work on.

MY JOURNAL

As a reading journal, My Journal gives your students the ability to record their thoughts, questions, and favorite quotes directly from the books they are reading. From any book, they can access their journal and see all of their entries. From there, they can create a new entry, edit previous ones, select text from the book to quote, and include citations with the click of a button!

My Journal entries do not have to be associated with their reading. My Journal is accessible from the Main Menu on your student's Dashboard; iit can be a space for them to write about whatever topic they choose. Students can create entries about anything from how their day went, to what they did on vacation, to their personal goals and dreams.

* Students can select to keep a journal private or share it with the teacher/parent. Students can also create Shared Responses and include quotes from books.

* Teachers can promote active reading and a love of writing by offering journaling opportunities. Journals can also be used to monitor student comprehension and reader response through written assignments.

library COLLECTIONS

A Library Collection is a group of books, videos, and Action Clips themed around a particular topic. LightSail contains many Library Collections; however, a teacher can also put together their own to share with their learners.

This feature is particularly useful when creating a Unit or for thematic learning because it allows a teacher to curate content of their choosing and present it to their students for independent study. It also works perfectly for seasonal topics. You can assign a Collection to your class for a certain time period, after which, it expires and is removed from your learners' libraries.

You can create a seasonal theme to share with your class- one about summer break or Christmas. You can also create a unit of study for topics you're explicitly teaching in class, like World War II or The Civil Rights Movement. Alternatively, prompt your students to read and learn more on topics they're already interested in by presenting them with curated Collections about a favorite sport or getting a family pet. The number of ways to use Library Collections is limitless!

Essay Writing

Inquiry Writing

Authentic Writing

Informal Writing Workshops

Writing Skill Builder

Students engage in a comprehensive digital writing experience that supports planning, drafting, receiving feedback, and revising and editing.

Essay Writing

The word "essay" makes many students grumble because they don't know where or how to start. They bring prior experiences indicating that essays are time consuming, rigorous, and energy intensive. Unfortunately, these reasons stop many students before they ever get started writing. LightSail's Essay Module promotes recursive writing as a Best Practice. It provides students the support and confidence to plan, draft, reflect on feedback, and revise/edit with the support of their teacher. These feedback cycles grow strong writers and a classroom culture of academic success.

LightSail's Essay module also supports a teacher's design of student friendly pre-planning and draft templates that provide tips and structure to grow an essay through multiple feedback cycles. Teachers can use a template or custom rubric to provide targeted and specific feedback to each writer. Help your students transition post-secondary by exposing them to advanced writing skills such as MLA/APA citations and paraphrasing and learning through focused feedback.

Inquiry Writing

Grow a student's knowledge of a topic by promoting research. LightSail supports the research process by using a K-W-L graphic organizer to drive inquiry based learning and research methods. Empower your learners to grow their knowledge base with inquiry-driven research. Give students the skills and confidence to distill information and formally express it to an academic audience.

LightSail's Inquiry Module also supports a teacher's design of student-friendly pre-planning and draft templates that contain tips and supportive structures to grow an inquiry report through multiple feedback cycles. Teachers can use a template or custom rubric to provide targeted and specific feedback to each writer based on their response. Help your students transition post-secondary by exposing them to advanced writing skills such as MLA/APA citations and paraphrasing and learning through focused feedback.

Authentic Writing

Authentic Writing directly relates books to real-life writing scenarios by allowing a student to take a problem, concept, idea, or situation from a book and write about it in an authentic format. LightSail does this by pairing books in its wide-ranging library with various, creative prompts, specific to your student's developmental level. Example Authentic Writing assignments may include reading a story that centers around a problem within a community, then responding to that by writing an editorial for the local newspaper, a letter to the mayor, or a new community policy.

The creative possibilities of Authentic Writing assignments are endless. The true learning value is two-fold. First, the pairing of the writing assignment with the book gives context and enrichment beyond what reading or writing alone would provide. Secondly, the real-life writing scenarios allow a student to express themselves personally, feel invested in their finished writing piece, and recognize how writing is used in the real world each day.

Informal Writing Workshops

Informal Writing Workshops are fun, gamified writing prompts that teach through real-life writing encounters that children will want to engage in. These workshops provide grade-appropriate scenarios for children to experience writing in an organic and relatable way like mock social media posts, fun and creative free-writing prompts, and even hashtag challenges. Children know that you don't write essays daily in the real world, but asking them to compose a thoughtful Tweet on a current event or comment on a friend's meme makes the need for writing real!

Teachers can assign the workshops, either choosing specific prompts for their students or offering them a "burst" of prompts that are determined by the randomized spinning of a wheel. Children can also opt to take an Informal Writing Workshop on their own and spin the wheel to see what kind of prompt they will get. While these assignments are not gradable, to encourage fun and active participation, a parent or teacher can like or comment on a child's response to provide encouragement and feedback. This tool gives teachers an invaluable opportunity to guide their child toward 21st century literacy.

Writing Skill Builder

Writing Skill Builder is just one of many writing-related features within LightSail Reader. It allows teachers to quickly and easily customize assignments for each learner's language, writing, and vocabulary learning gaps. These skill building assignments neither require a student to actually write, nor do they require a teacher to grade their completed work because LightSail Reader does that for you!

Instead, Writing Skill Builder assignments teach a multitude of skills on topics such as sentence structure, word usage, capitalization, parts of speech, prefixes, and even reasoning skills - all tailored to the grade level and needs of each learner. When a teacher creates an assignment, they fill out the general information such as the assignment name, due date, and description. You can even add photos and Action Clips from the thousands included in the LightSail Reader platform to your description.

The directions can be shared in print or audio to differentiate for dominant modalities. Then, the most important part: Choosing a grade level. Based on the grade a teacher selects, a list of possible questions is offered. The teacher can sort this list by skill type and standard, selecting the perfect questions to address a unique learner's challenges. One student may need to focus on capitalization and punctuation, while another may need practice with word usage.

There are many different styles of questions a student can be offered as well. Formats include multiple choice, multi-select (more than one possible answer), drag-and-drop, and fill-in-the-blank. Each of these formats is automatically graded by the LightSail Reader.

When a student signs into their Dashboard, all of their assignments, including their Writing Skill Builder assignment, are shown. Several student-friendly features guide them. A student may choose an automated reading voice and adjust the font type and size to their preference. Their instructions appear in the margin throughout the assessment so that they are always visible. LightSail believes in the power and impact of second chances. Students are given two chances to answer each question correctly. Additionally, they can always view an explanation of why an answer is correct. To increase engagement, an on-screen meter shows them their progress as they work their way through the assignment. Along the way, they earn fun, motivational badges!

A student's data on a Writing Skill Builder assignment is included on the Totals tab of both the Teacher and Student Dashboards. LightSail believes in the power of data to help children own their educational experience. Their progress and outcomes on these assignments are always provided as a tool to help them understand where they are currently and their growth potential.

Content Builder

Teachers, administrators, and curriculum leaders can import and curate content in any language from websites, Google Docs, PDFs and ePubs.

LightSail's Content Builder module allows teachers, administrators / curriculum leaders to import content from any website or Word document in any language. Next, educators can customize the imported text by adding standards aligned questions and Thoughts. Educators can either assign the imported text directly to students or to the school library for students to read at their leisure.

Fluency Builder

LightSail's Fluency Builder tool helps students develop their oral fluency, speaking, and listening skills. Using any text in our platform, teachers can create a Read Aloud assignment. Through this assignment, teachers will gain valuable insight into students' ability to decode the text, retell the story, and track the student's Words Correct Per Minute rate. Additional highlights of this feature include:

* Filter content to use targeted passages for fluency practice

* Score using a digital Running Record and/or customizable rubrics

* Add a retelling activity which will be incorporated into students' final grade

* Create speaking, listening, and writing activities that include images and/or recordings

* Model your customized assignment questions using your state's assessment or international assessments such as TOEFL or IELTS

* Students can go back and listen to themselves reading aloud the assigned text

* Provide written or oral feedback for each assignment

* See, export, and/or print clear and organized result

Fluency Builder assignment recordings archive all year, building a digital portfolio of student progress!

Personalized Reader

Developed to assist struggling readers access LightSail's rich texts. For students with ADHD, Dyslexia, Autism, visual impairment, Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI) or simply a wandering mind and challenges with focusing on dense text.

LightSail's Personalized Reader includes 60 different tools to customize the eReader and adapt it to each student's needs.
This functionality supports text access for children with ADHD, Dyslexia, Autism, general visual impairments, Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI), or any child who struggles with reading and may have a wandering mind. Some Feature Highlights:

* Adjustable viewing window to see 1, 3, or 5 lines of text

* Ability to change color and adjust the font, background, border, outlines, and more

* Embedded scaffolds assist the student to focus on just a few words at a time and covering all surrounding words

* See text light up in 'karaoke mode' as the student reads along at their natural pace

* Listen to the book read aloud using state-of-the art AI; choose from many anthropomorphic voices

* Enlarge words and track the part of speech and syllables for each word

* Research-based accommodations for students with Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI), including the Roman Bubble and word streaming for any text

This is the perfect tool to help struggling readers improve their skills, become more confident, and experience the true joy of reading.

Homework

Teachers choose from flexible one-time or repetitive assignments. Teachers will effortlessly track student engagement and completion to increase student accountability.

Teachers can quickly create one-time or repetitive homework assignments. When creating an assignment, teachers decide:

* Should Cloze assessments be turned off or stay on?

* Are you requiring a certain number of minutes read per day? If so, how many?

* Which days of the week am I assigning homework?

* Would you like to give students the opportunity to choose any book in LightSail? Or would you like to assign a specific book? Or would you like to assign a specific Genre/Topic?

LightSail provides students remediation for their vocabulary words.

Word Work

LightSail's Word Work feature does precisely what it implies: It helps your students work on vocabulary words they have missed over the course of their reading.

Word Work is designed to prompt your student in multiple ways to review and practice common vocabulary challenges. When a student exits out of or completes a book, they are prompted to retake any missed reading Clozes (fill-in-the-blanks). Through Book Overlays, the History tab, and the Word Work tab, a student can see precisely which assignments require further study. And a teacher can also send their child a reminder to perform Word Work from the Vocabulary tab of their own Dashboard.

With Word Work, you don't have to worry that your student is senselessly practicing information they have already mastered. It is a tool that gives your students focused practice and additional support targeted specifically to areas they need to work on.

Spelling Bee

Spelling Bee is an easy to use, highly customizable feature that adds tremendous educational value to any book in LightSail. Just like a traditional Spelling Bee, a student is given a series of words to spell. They can listen to the word, see synonyms, its part of speech, and hear it used in a sentence. When they are ready, they type the word and check their work. After the assessment, they are given a score and earn a motivational badge. But the real power of Spelling Bee is the number of ways you can use it in your classroom. The two types of Spelling Bees are those a teacher creates and those compiled and assigned by LightSail.

When a teacher creates their own Spelling Bee, they can choose from words the student spelled incorrectly, words from a specific Lexile™ reading level, words their class struggled with and looked up, or any word they want to add. The second type of Spelling Bee is one generated by LightSail. Once a student finishes a book, LightSail can offer them a Spelling Bee. This assessment contains words from the same Lexile™ range as the book. A teacher can make these Spelling Bees mandatory, offer them only on "Power Texts" (a book within 200 points +/- of a child's current Lexile™ score), offer them in Free Mode (when a child reads any book of their choosing), or opt to not offer a Spelling Bee at all.

The major advantage of Spelling Bees generated by LightSail is that a teacher knows it is precisely the "Just Right" level of difficulty for that specific learner. A student's Lexile™ score can be adjusted every 15 days based on their progress, their Spelling Bees are also adjusted. With LightSail's dynamic ability, customized and differentiated spelling words are tailored to each student.

Vocabulary Assignment

LightSail provides students with books that are at their "Just Right" level. These texts are also embedded with Cloze assessments geared toward helping grow comprehension and word knowledge. These assessment questions are also used to calculate Lexile™ growth. Additionally, LightSail provides a Spelling Bee at the completion of the book.

If a student incorrectly answers a Cloze assessment or Spelling Bee, they have the option to retake it using the Word Work tool. A teacher can also create additional assessments using vocabulary words that their class or individual students are struggling with.

A teacher can choose from a set of questions provided by the platform or create their own questions. They can also use words that were incorrectly answered by their students, words matching a selected Lexile™ level, or they can even add their own words. Questions could ask students to provide a definition using context clues or use the word in a sentence, and many more.

These assessments provide teachers with valuable insight to their students' vocabulary. A teacher can use this to build a vocabulary unit and ensure their students are successful.

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Users develop text comprehension through the learn with Homer app through a variety of activities that include drawing, story reading and sing along. The user hears the instructions stated verbally as well as hear entire lessons which finish in review questions to assess where they are improving in and where they need to focus on. The content is aims to be interesting and relevant to the students lives in order to keep them engaged.

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HOMER is the essential early learning program that builds skills for school and life- taking kids on a personalized learning journey that boosts their confidence and grows with them. Thoughtfully made for (and loved by) kids 2-8.

Personalized: Interactive lessons, stories, and activities personalized by skill level, age, and interests.

Proven: Boosts Confidence and increases reading scores in 15 minutes per day. (by 74%!)

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Powered by the HOMER Method: the most effective way for your child to learn. Expert-designed, our proprietary framework is research-backed and kid-tested to build critical skills for school and life.

Flexible + Fun: Kid-friendly navigation perfect for independent play. Fits into any and every daily routine.

Go to LearnWithHOMER.com to learn more!

KEY FEATURES:
- Playful learning activities across subject areas: Reading, Math, Social Emotional Learning, Creativity, Thinking Skills
- Personalized reading pathway that grows with your child while teaching them to read
- Proven to increase early reading scores by 74%
- Interactive lessons, games, stories, and songs that keep your child engaged
- Hundreds of stories and characters your child will love- from classics like Little Red Riding Hood to favorites like Thomas the Train
- One membership-designed for the whole family with up to 4 customizable profiles
- Additional resources for parents, including printables, videos, activities, and expert learning tips.
- Ad-free

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Version 9.0.3

We've made some fun updates to all of our screen transitions - no more spinning loaders for you! We also did our normal cleanup of bugs to make HOMER faster and easier to play with.
Enjoy HOMER Learn & Grow!

Editors' Notes

Teach young children early literacy skills using a comprehensive program full of interesting activities. Featuring everything from letter tutorials and short books to poems and folk songs, this expertly designed app will engage students with diverse learning styles. To help keep lessons fun and active, kids are prompted to draw pictures and record their thoughts, and they can even exchange virtual postcards with friends and family.

Good app!

We have been using homer for almost a year now and I can say my son has absolutely been learning to read because of it. I love how easy it is to use and how clear the directions are, without a lot of distracting pictures or sounds like others learning apps that are difficult to follow for an early reader. I am thankful for the update as my son was getting bored with the same pictures, etc. My only couple of critiques with new update is that the little reader books on the learning pathway seemed to be timed after you tap the record button, so the recorded voice starts to play back before my son has finished reading the sentence. Prior to update you could tap record and drag your finger to follow the words until the end of the sentence (at your own pace). In addition, the new letter tracing lesson doesn't offer any directions, which is different in the new update. Sometimes the lessons can be a bit repetitive and my son gets frustrated/bored, but we try to move through those ones faster so I can keep him interested. All in all it's a good app we will continue using. He would not know what he knows now if we had not began using this app, so for that I am grateful!

Thank you for sharing your experience. We are continuously improving Learn & Grow and we rely on feedback like yours to help us do just that.

What's more than 5 stars

So I read the reviews and I was won over instantly. I downloaded the game and signed up to pay $8 a month to have my son play it after the free trial. Now my son is super hyper and I never let him have screen time but he's behind in talking and knowing what he needs to know. So I let my son play this game and at first I'm like is he just coloring but they make it fun with puzzles ,coloring, identify the coloring game with ice cream lava for the kids and at first he skipped them reading the abcs now he stands up and dance and sing the abc in his special talk he does and you can hear him pronounce them better. He loves that he can color with the sticker of the hot dog and burger. If I was to make a suggestion that thing that just have the letters go by and it has what the letter start with as it goes by then it sings the abcs at the end make it into a game because my son was trying to touch the letters and identify them as they go by so maybe like a hide and find with other things not like the game with the balloons but like have a farm background with other things and have them identify the letters as they go by and have it go by fast and see how much they can get as it go by I think that would be fun. Thank you so much for helping my son learn in a fun way I have literally told everybody I talk to with kids about this app.

We are thrilled to hear you and your son are loving HOMER Reading. Thank you so much for taking the time to share your experience, and for spreading the word about HOMER!

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Seller

HomerLearning, Inc.

Compatibility

Requires iOS 10.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

Copyright

© 2014-2020 HomerLearning, Inc.

In-App Purchases

1. HOMER Monthly Membership $7.99

2. Monthly Membership $9.99

3. Monthly Membership $9.99
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Family Sharing

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

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‎HOMER is the essential early learning program that builds skills for school and life- taking kids on a personalized learning journey that boosts their confidence and grows with them. Thoughtfully made for (and loved by) kids 2-8. Personalized: Interactive lessons, stories, and activities personaliz...

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This app is aimed for children 3-8 who are on the autism spectrum and need support understanding who, what and where questions in order to develop text comprehension. The app will show a picture, then add a question such as who is sitting at the table, and then offer choices to select from. This adds visual supports to the activity both in the questions being asked as well as by showing an image of the possible responses.

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Fun with Who What & Where | Hamaguchi Apps

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Children ages 3-8 who need help learning to differentiate between Who, What & Where questions.

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Alphabetic reading skill is the umbrella term under which encompasses the understanding of the relationship between sounds and spoken words, and the relationship between sound an written words. One must also be aware that both written or spoken words are made up of letters that have individual symbols and sounds assigned to them in order to develop alphabetic skills.

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Vocabulary is the knowledge of sufficient amount of words necessary to communicate effectively whether orally or in writing. Oral vocabulary development directly impacts one’s ability to understand printed words and their association.

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Common Characteristics, challenges or barriers

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Common Characteristics, challenges or barriers

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Students on the autism spectrum may over generalize rules causing them to pronounce words incorrectly

Students with autism may also take longer to understand and follow the rules related to literacy and their exceptions.

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This app is based on the sesame characters and allows users to virtually turn the pages while hearing the book narrated by the famous Grover character. The child will develop vocabulary skills through the apps use of word highlighting and emotion labeling

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This is an animated storybook app, which will humorously help teach your child about emotions and early reading skills.

The best-selling classic becomes an interactive storybook!

** Reached No. 1 in Books on the App Store! **
** Winner of Cynopsis Kids Imagination Award - Best Preschool App! **
** Winner of Cybils Award-first Book App award winner! **
** Common Sense Media 5-Star Quality Rating **

"Emotional expression, humor, built-in vocabulary, and interactivity help kids learn throughout this story." - Common Sense Media

The Monster at the End of This Book enhances the classic Sesame Street book with completely immersive experiences that make children part of the story. Join lovable, furry old Grover as he tries his very hardest to tie down pages and build brick walls-all to keep readers away from the monster at the end of this book.

Families can share this giggle-filled story together in a brand-new way that children will ask to read again and again. The Monster at the End of This Book is a truly enchanting reading experience for kids-and monsters-of all ages.

FEATURES
* Lively, interactive animation that responds to your child's touch
* Narration by lovable old Grover himself-tapping Grover makes him talk!
* Engaging activities that empower readers to decide how and when to move the story forward-plus encourage kids' spatial development and listening skills
* Word highlighting to help build beginning reader skills
* Easy-to-follow parent tips for helping kids tackle common fears and label emotions
* Bookplate personalization-add your child's name!

ABOUT US
Sesame Workshop's mission is to use the educational power of media to help kids everywhere grow smarter, stronger, and kinder. Delivered through a variety of platforms, including television programs, digital experiences, books and community engagement, its research-based programs are tailored to the needs of the communities and countries they serve. Learn more at www.sesameworkshop.org.

PRIVACY POLICY
The Privacy Policy can be found here: http://www.sesameworkshop.org/privacy-policy/

CONTACT US
Your input is very important to us. If you have any questions, comments, or need help, please contact us at: sesameworkshopapps@sesame.org.

One of the absolute best

A total classic, and the app ran with the magic of the book and is a classic itself! So many hidden gems. Any time I visit my nieces and nephews kids are climbing over me to play/read, and my infant absolutely loves it!

For the person who said it needs more interaction, it doesn't. Like the book, the story is well done it doesn't need "bells and whistles." It stands so strong on its own.

Please don't try to "improve" it and ruin it like "Elmo's potty time" was ruined recently! Just update for compatibility and let perfection be!

Classic book is now animated and interactive

When I was a kid, I loved this book. Now the child in my life is captivated by the story as well, only his experience is enhanced with animation and sound effects! Thank you so much for updating this app to work with iOS 11. I'm glad we can continue to enjoy it together.

The monster at the end of this book

These apps are not updated and don't work. Was a five now should have no stars.
Updated and working again. Looking forward to sharing this with my students again.

The developer, Sesame Street, indicated that the app's privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer's privacy policy.

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Sesame Workshop Apps

Compatibility

iPhone

Requires iOS 11.0 or later.

iPad

Requires iPadOS 11.0 or later.

iPod touch

Requires iOS 11.0 or later.

Family Sharing

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

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‎This is an animated storybook app, which will humorously help teach your child about emotions and early reading skills. The best-selling classic becomes an interactive storybook! ** Reached No. 1 in Books on the App Store! ** ** Winner of Cynopsis Kids Imagination Award - Best Preschool App! ** *...

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WordQ/SpeakQ is an app that supplies text to speech and word prediction technology, as well as voice recognition ability to support any learner in their vocabulary development. The word prediction can help students improve their vocabulary and fluency by helping them improve their ability to predict words quicker when reading.

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WordQ Desktop been used by millions of people around the world to help them read and write more confidently, independently, and efficiently. WordQ Desktop offers a range of features including Word Prediction, Speech Feedback, Proofreading help, Topic Research assistance, PDF Access, and more. Discov

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The Starfall ABC/Learn to Read app is specifically aimed at children with autism and built around the difficulties and barriers they face when developing literacy skills such as vocabulary development. It only increases in difficulty once the student has mastered the previous level, such as mastering letters and stars prior to introducing sentences and songs. However, every story is sounded out phonetically and done os by fun animal characters.

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The Starfall ABCs FREE app is made possible by the member supporters of Starfall.com, a publicly supported nonprofit. The activities at Starfall.com motivate through exploration, positive reinforcement, and play.

Children delight as they see, hear, and interact with letters and sounds in words, sentences, and games. They learn to recognize letters while developing the skills they need to become confident readers. All children, especially English language learners, benefit.

Version 3.62

3.62 includes updates for newer device support and older device performance enhancements.

Great app, but constantly freezes up.

I love this app for my little one because I know every little game he's playing on it is safe and educational, and it is easy for him to navigate. However.. it constantly freezes up on him, specifically in the balloon matching game, so I repeatedly have to turn off guided access, restart the app (which usually takes a few times to actually kick it back into working gear), then turn the guided access back on. It gets annoying after about the 20th time, and it is super frustrating for him, as he almost never gets to finish the game because of it. Would be a whole 5 stars if it weren't for this glitch.

The best FREE learning app!!!

Like most everyone else, I can't say enough great things about this app! It teaches every single thing your child will need in order to master the alphabet and lays the perfect foundation for them to become successful early readers. Both my 5&6yo children love all the Starfall apps, because they're fun & easy for them to navigate. I love it, because while it's FREE to use (non-profit run by charitable donations ❤️), it's just as educational as all the other apps that charge an arm & a leg! My kids are hard to please when it comes to learning apps, but Starfall has managed not only to capture their attention, but keep it as well...even my 5yo son who's both ADHD + dyslexic! It's helped him so much that he was just moved up into the 1st grade with his big sister and got to skip Kindergarten!! Starfall gets 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ from me AND my children! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!

Amazing

I can't say enough good things about this app. I am a nanny and an early childhood education major. I cannot say enough good things about this app. It teaches children the letter name and sound and reinforces this with each slide the children move through. It shows each letter in words with pictures and emphasizes the sound. The 18 month I nanny loves this app and loves her special time to get to play on this app. From using this app a couple times a week for a few weeks, she's started to show understanding of discrimination of letters. She also tries to copy the letter sounds. I'm not a fan of putting kids in front of a screen and not teaching them but this app is a great supplemental source to what children are already learning.

The developer, Starfall Education, indicated that the app's privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer's privacy policy.

Data Not Collected

The developer does not collect any data from this app.

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Seller

Starfall Education, LLC

Compatibility

iPhone

Requires iOS 9.0 or later.

iPad

Requires iPadOS 9.0 or later.

iPod touch

Requires iOS 9.0 or later.

Mac

Requires macOS 11 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip.

Family Sharing

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

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‎The Starfall ABCs FREE app is made possible by the member supporters of Starfall.com, a publicly supported nonprofit. The activities at Starfall.com motivate through exploration, positive reinforcement, and play. Children delight as they see, hear, and interact with letters and sounds in words, se...

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Many children with autism suffer with hyperlexia which makes them extremely focused on individual numbers and letters but lack understanding of their meaning.

Children on the spectrum may also suffer from lack of exposure to oral language and therefore limited vocabulary development in topics other than their specific interests

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Interactive Alphabet app has the ability to teach children 2 years or older how to begin to create connections between letters and words. It shows the letter in capital and miniscule, a word that begins with the letter and an image that the word represents. It also has letter tracing so children can begin to write individual letters and eventually form words

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‎Positively, the BEST Alphabet experience from crib to kindergarten!
Baby - A guided A to Z touchable tour (ages 1+)
Explore - discover hands-on interactive letter toys (ages 2+)
Sing - Sing along with letterbots! (ages ALL)
Type - Match letter keys to type a word (ages 2+)
Trace - Easy letter and…

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This app helps toddlers develop an understanding of how words they may be familiar with, such as cat or bird, are made up and what makes them different to other words. It is a fun way to help them begin their journey to phonics and phonemic knowledge through games they will enjoy by putting words they know the meaning to together letter by letter.

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Learning Touch apps never include videos or intrusive advertisements. We respect your family's privacy and strive to create a calm, learning experience.

More than just a game, First Words Animals is a powerful educational tool for the toddlers and kids in your life. It provides hours of fun, laughter and learning.

If your child is old enough to ask for your phone, they're old enough for First Words Animals!

* Now with French, German, Japanese, Spanish, plus British and American English *

First Words Animals will help your child:

* Develop fine motor skills
* Learn to recognize and match letters
* Learn the names of letters
* Learn the sounds English letters make (phonics)
* Learn how to spell words

Of course, they won't just be learning, they'll also be laughing and having fun with 45 of their favorite animal friends, beautifully illustrated and matched with entertaining animal sounds.

First Words Animals is toddler-tested and approved, with a user-interface designed specifically for the littlest of fingers. More than just a game, it is a sophisticated learning tool that engages your child, encourages exploration, and helps them begin building a deep understanding of the relationships between letters and words.

A variety of options let you adjust the difficulty level to match the abilities of your younger or older kids. In addition to English, your child can now learn the names of their favorite animals in French, German, Japanese and Spanish.

Kids can play First Words by themselves, but they also enjoy bringing their grownups along, talking about the animals, saying the names of the letters, and watching the animals spin around and sound off.

If your child is old enough to ask for your phone, they're old enough for First Words Animals!

* If you like First Words Animals, make sure to check out the other games for kids from Learning Touch.

* We love getting feedback and hearing stories about the kids who use our apps! Share your stories in a review on iTunes or by leaving feedback at learningtouch.com. Let us know how your kids use First Words, and what you'd like to see us do next.

Now supports both portrait and landscape play!
Also, support for latest devices, bug fixes, and performance improvements.

Please all new words

Fourty three new animals!
- Alligator
- Beetle
- Butterfly
- Buffalo
- Cheetah
- Cricket
- Deer
- Dinosaur
- Dolphin
- Eagle
- Elk
- Flamingo
- Gazelle
- Gorilla
- Grasshopper
- Hawk
- Hummingbird
- Iguana
- Jaguar
- Jellyfish
- Kitten
- Kangaroo
- Lizard
- Monkey
- Moose
- Newt
- Octopus
- Ostrich
- Penguin
- Porcupine
- Quail
- Rabbit
- Rooster
- Seagull
- Seahorse
- Shark
- Snail
- Skunk
- Squirrel
- Toucan
- Turtle
- Urchin
- Vulture

Two new backgrounds!
- Beach
- Snow

Link to FirstWords: Deluxe in the "Get More Words" page.

My one year old loves this app.

He is learning words and having fun at the same time

$2.99 for bare minimum

You get a set of animal words for your child to spell for the initial $2.99, but must pay for all other word sets/games. Each one is sold separately.

The developer, Learning Touch LLC, indicated that the app's privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer's privacy policy.

Data Not Collected

The developer does not collect any data from this app.

Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More

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Seller

Learning Touch LLC

Compatibility

iPhone

Requires iOS 12.2 or later.

iPad

Requires iPadOS 12.2 or later.

iPod touch

Requires iOS 12.2 or later.

Mac

Requires macOS 11 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip.

Family Sharing

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

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‎More than just a game, First Words Animals is a powerful educational tool for the toddlers and kids in your life. It provides hours of fun, laughter and learning. If your child is old enough to ask for your phone, they're old enough for First Words Animals!

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This app teaches children how to properly right the alphabet by having the child copy the arrow guiding them along the correct lines of the letter. It also uses games to teach students how to identify letter sounds and build words. Finally, it contains 43 books in different difficulty levels and then supplies quizzes to see what has been mastered and what needs to be worked on.

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Letter writing and word games

Children learn how to write each letter correctly and hear each letter sound, as well as blending them into decodable words, through letter writing and word games. The app is suitable for all children for all children between 4 and 7, including dyslexic readers.

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Letter writing and word games Children learn how to write each letter correctly and hear each letter sound, as well as blending them into decodable words, through letter writing and word games. The app is suitable for all children for all children between 4 and 7, including dyslexic readers.