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Phonemes, the smallest units making up spoken language, combine to form syllables and words. Phonemic awareness refers to the student’s ability to focus on and manipulate these phonemes in spoken syllables and words. Phonics is the relationship between the letters (or letter combinations) in written language and the individual sounds in spoken language. Phonics instruction teaches students how to use these relationships to read and spell words.

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-This is a program that is free and it lets students review letters one at a time in a predictable way. This program was designed for students with autism.
-I use this everyday with students and they respond very well to it. They think it is a fun game while they are learning letters and letter sounds along the way.

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Vocabulary development is closely connected to comprehension. The larger the reader’s vocabulary (either oral or print), the easier it is to make sense of the text.

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-It is a free program online to teach beginning readers vocabulary and concepts while systematically introducing all the main phonetic patterns of written English.
-This is a great way to teach vocabulary to students in a fun way. It is progressive so students with very little knowledge can be successful and work there way to bigger words.

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Reading Bear is a collection of free, well-made, multimedia phonics presentations. Your child can learn to read with Reading Bear.

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Comprehension is the complex cognitive process readers use to understand what they have read. Vocabulary development and instruction play a critical role in comprehension.

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Fluency is the ability to read as well as we speak and to make sense of the text without having to stop and decode each word.

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-joint attention and social engagement
-limited prior knowledge
-theory of mind/ emotional reciprocity (understanding others mental states)
-vocab and oral language
-restricted interest and motivations
-executive function
-literal thinking

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-This is a free website that lets you do fun activities and games to learn letters and letter sounds. As you start to learn the letters it will start putting them together to teach words.
-I think this is a great way to teach letters and letter sounds. Some of the games looked so fun, I want to play them.

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About the game

Covers everything from letters and sounds to reading full sentences.

Designed in collaboration with leading academics.

Complements all synthetic phonics programmes used in schools.

Computer version is 100% free.

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Create a monster and take it on an adventure through a magical world.

Lots of blending, segmenting and tricky words.

Your monster travels to exciting places, meets fun characters, plays games and wins prizes as they learn the first steps of reading.

Three games that cover the first two years of learning to read. From matching letters and sounds to enjoying little books.

Minigames help children to develop speed and accuracy of letter and sound recognition.

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Teach Your Monster to Read: Award-winning phonics and reading games

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Teach Your Monster to Read - The ground-breaking game that makes learning to read fun!

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Teach Your Monster to Read is a free, award-winning game that’s helped millions of children learn to read.
Children create a monster and take it on a magical journey over three extensive games - meeting a host of colourful characters along the way and improving their reading skills as they progress.
The game is rigorous and works with any phonics scheme. It’s developed in collaboration with leading academics at the University of Roehampton.
It’s a big game - covering the first two years of learning to read, from matching letters and sounds through to enjoying little books.
What’s more, it’s 100% free, with no ads or in-app purchases.
Find out more and play for free at: teachyourmonstertoread.com
“My class have reaped loads of benefits from using the programme and the difference in some of their reading skills has been dramatic. - Maria Andrews, Foundation Phase Teacher

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-This is a really cool app that has many different books that has read along technology where it highlights each word while the narrator reads the story aloud.
-This is a great app to help kids become more fluent readers. They can listen to the story while the words are highlighted and then turn the narriator voice off and read the words as they are highlighted.

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Kids can learn about a variety of subjects across lots of genres by reading or listening to many of the more than 400 books on MeeGenius!. Specific learning categories include math, Spanish, social skills, and more. Some also are categorized by age (3-5 or 6-8), which may help emerging readers identify books that best fit their reading levels. By listening to the narrator read and watching the highlighted words track the narrator's voice, kids may improve reading skills and reading speed, as well as increase their subject-specific vocabulary. MeeGenius! is a simple digital library without a ton of interaction, but it's a solid resource for early readers.

The app is mostly easy to use, but the book player is missing some helpful functionality commonly found on similar book apps. When kids choose a book, it takes a few moments to load it to the library and open. Kids can pause narration with a red button that fades in and out of the center of each page. There's no way to interact with text or illustrations, other than by watching the highlighted words in the read-to-me option.

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-This is a website that has over 400 interactive ebooks that are leveled for varying readers. Every book has eQuizzes that help build and test comprehension. It also tracks student growth so you can see what skills need to be focused on.
-I think this is a great app for students to not only practice reading skills but being able to test their comprehension of what they read. The books are fun and interactive and students stay engaged with this type of material.

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Start-to-Finish Library and Core Content

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Start-to-Finish Library and Core Content

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-It is an accessible book collection developed for older elementary and early adolescent students reading below grade level. As students read a book there are comprehension quizes after each chapter.
-I think this is a great way to stengthen reading comprehension for students. I think it is a good idea to break it down in to testing comprehension on a small part of the book instead of all of it.

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For over 40 years, Don Johnston's tools have helped millions of students read, write, and learn-going wherever they want in life.

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-It is a vocabulary teaching aid developed by parents of a child with Autism and a speech-language pathologist. Autism iHelp was inspired by the need for specific language intervention tools for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder focusing on their unique strengths and difficulty with expressive vocabulary. Autism iHelp - Phonological Awareness targets much-needed pre-reading concepts including identifying and differentiating sounds in words, hearing beginning and ending sounds, and mastering the skill of rhyming.
-I think this is a great app designed for kids with autism. It really focuses on expressive vocabulary which is difficult for many students on the spectrum.

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Autism iHelp is a vocabulary teaching aid developed by parents of a child with Autism and a speech-language pathologist. Autism iHelp was inspired by the need for specific language intervention tools for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder focusing on their unique strengths and difficulty with expressive vocabulary. Autism iHelp - Phonological Awareness targets much-needed pre-reading concepts including identifying and differentiating sounds in words, hearing beginning and ending sounds, and mastering the skill of rhyming. Since many children with autism are often identified as 'word-callers,' exposure to metalinguistic practice involving phonological awareness is essential. Additionally, you are able to track your child's gains through progress reports that average the last 3 performances of each activity. "with Autism iHelp.....it gets better."

Disappointed

These apps are great for speech therapy and learning in general! Love them but I am very disappointed that no updates are available so I can't even use them.

Rhyming is Wrong

I do enjoy this app. However, I got a little upset with some rhyming words that although weren't a match, it was the correct answer.
APPLE does not rhyme with BOTTLE!

Apple and bottle?

Lovely app. Needs to focus on word families instead of apple rhymes with bottle.

I am not the first to request this change.

The developer, John Talavera, has not provided details about its privacy practices and handling of data to Apple.

No Details Provided

The developer will be required to provide privacy details when they submit their next app update.

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-It is an app that comes with many interactive games and activities that are great for kids of all ages. Whether you have a toddler or a kids starting kindergarten, they will know their ABC in no time with ABC Genius.
-I think this is a fun way for young students to learn and work with their alphabet.

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I own and operate a learning center, and I am very particular about details. I really like this app for learning and practicing stroke order of letters, but I found some discrepancies.

Letters should always be written from top to bottom, and left to right, without picking up the pencils unless necessary.

The "t" in this app is crossed correctly, from left to right, but the "f" is crossed right to left.

The "z" shows a restart at each angle, but the pencil should stay on the page. Other letters continue properly.

The "p" shows the first stroke down, then picks back up to the top for the circle. Other similar letters are correct.

The "y" shows to make a "v" then track back down the same line for the long line. I believe that letter is usually taught and more neatly written by little ones as two strokes. It's hard for them to neatly write over the angled line.

I would recommend this to my parents, but the discrepancies would be too hard to explain.

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‎ABC Genius - Preschool Games for Learning Letters

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‎ABC Genius makes learning letters fun simple and easy! Finally a FUN and EDUCATIONAL game to help little ones learn their ABC in to time at all. ABC Genius comes with many interactive games and activities that are great for kids of all ages. Whether you have a toddler or a kids starting kinderga...

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-It is an app that was created to encourage young people to learn new words, increasing their vocabulary in a fun and interactive way. The app encourages children to make learn and make progress at their own pace.
-I think this looks like a really cool way to expand students vocabulary and increase their communication skills.

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This is a really well designed and thought-out app that aims to help young children widen their vocabulary and increase their communicative skills. It is aimed at children who can already read and for those who are seeking to utilize these reading skills to extend their vocabulary. I would, therefore, recommend the app for children in year 2 onwards.

The app is incredibly easy to use and has a slick design, which adds to the learning experience the app provides. It is clear to see from the developers' website that they are very knowledgeable at creating and developing apps for this age range. Some of their other apps include maths-based content, as well as apps based on sequences and patterns. The design profile for these apps is very similar, helping to build a

sense of familiarity for young people; helping them appreciate and understand the applications. The developers' website is also a useful tool as it contains information on who they are, who to use the apps and a content filled blog. This is underlined by how easy the developers are to contact if you have a problem or question concerning any of their apps.

Once you open the app you are welcomed by a colourful home screen and information on how to access the content of the app. The pictures are clear and this really helps with the accessibility of the app itself. If you need the rules to the game, there is a button to click on to get this and then an option to contact the developer from the app. Again, this is via a different button on the screen. At the bottom of the

page, there is an ability to view the scoreboard, to set the difficulty and to learn a bit about the characters (or friends) who play an integral part throughout the app.

The middle of the home screen is where the main content of the app is and where 'friends' come into it too. The user scrolls along and selects a friend that they want to learn with. Each friend is different, not just in who they are, but also in the themes that they represent and the learning experience they give. For instance, Kelly, the Rabbit helps the user learn about 'Holidays and Travel', whilst Florence the Fox helps the user learn 'All About Me'. Once the user has selected the friend they are going to learn with, they are taken to the main game part and the content of the app where a picture appears on the screen and then three descriptions underneath. The user must read the description and select the correct one. There are three difficulty options ranging from easy to medium and hard, which helps make this accessible to different learners, allowing them to move through the levels, demonstrating improvement.

Overall this is a great app for helping young learners to increase their vocabulary and make them more confident in their language skills.

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-It is a self-pacing app that allows students in or out of the classroom to practice their comprehension skills.  Students can choose different genres to read from, answer questions based on each passage, and work on their own reading level.
-I think this would be a great app to help students increase comprehension independently. Students can work through books and answer questions. When students get questions wrong they show them in the text how to find the corect answer.

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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.
-I think this is a fun game style way to practice fluency with your student. I think kids would like the game style.

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I use this app to practice reading fluency/speed. It's very friendly and easy to use. It provides partial texts in increasing difficulty and at the end the number of words read in a minute. Reader needs to achieve speed level to open next level. Also, readers earn coins but I haven't figure out what are they for. Highly recommended !!!
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‎** Happy Frog Apps is a Mom's Choice Award Winner! Also featured on FunEducationalApps.com, TeachersWithApps.com, and more! ** 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...

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-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. 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.
-I think this app is a fun and engaging way to gets kids excited about reading fluency. It also is great for parents and teachers to track progress in real time.