Pictello - $18.99
This great app can be used by students of all ages. Pictello allows users to create talking books. The story can include pictures, text and recorded sound. This app is very easy to use and also fun. Using this app in the classroom can teach students to create their own stories whether it is to recall events, sharing memories or producing a 'How to' idea.
vBookz - $3.99
vBookz is a voice reader app that reads books out loud. The app can access over 36, 000 different books and can also read your own book. The app offers a magnifying glass that indicates your current reading spot and also follows the text as it is read. This app is ideal for struggling readers, but can be useful for all students to have a book read to them.
Word Domino - Free
This app is designed for children 6 years and older to assist in their vocabulary and reading skills. The game also helps to improve mental organization and scanning. The main purpose of the game is for children to build words with the proposed syllables. The game can be played using bubbles that float around the screen or just the classic version of matching two syllables together to make the word. There are three categories wild animals, farm animals and musical instruments.
Phonics Tic Tac Toe - Free
This app is for children between the ages of 6 and 8 years. It is set up like the familiar Tic Tac Toe game where the object is to get three correct answers in a line. Using this app helps to develop better language skills through an interactive game that explores vowel sounds, syllables and beginning and ending sounds. Students from various ages could find this app useful. Lower elementary as well as upper elementary students who are struggling with reading and or writing would benefit from using the app. The app can provide practice and review for students in older grades.
Reel Director - $1.99
This app is a video editing tool where users can create short simple clips. Similar to PowerPoint, users can add text, transitions and edit their video. Students will love creating their own stories using ReelDirector with their friends as characters. Using this app in the classroom can assess a number of LA outcomes such as speaking and listening skills, social skills and writing skills.
Beginning Sounds Sound Sorting - Free
This app teaches children to match words that share the same beginning sound. Students select, before beginning the game, three beginning sounds from pictures. The purpose of the game is for students to click and drag a picture to the matching beginning sounds. This app would work well for young students learning how to spell and learning the beginning sounds of various words.
ABC Tracing - Free
ABC Tracing app is perfect for primary students learning to print and recognize the letters of the alphabet. This app allows users to trace both upper and lowercase letters with their finger. The app also provides the name of each letter and a real world picture that corresponds to the letter.
Letter Buddies AlphaBooks - 0.99
This app is designed for young children in grade primary or grade 1. This app has 24 simple stories about each letter of the alphabet. The simple sentences and real life pictures helps to develop vocabulary and reading skills. This app allows users to have the book read to them or have the option of reading it themselves.
Grammar Jammers Elementary Edition - $2.99
This app, for grades 3-6, has catchy animated songs and rhymes that make learning about grammar fun and exciting. Users will learn proper grammar usage with this app. If the user answers all the quiz questions there is an interactive reward at the end.
Rory's Story Cubes - $1.99
This app is designed for users to create stories based on rolling the cubes. Start with one cube and then link them together to complete the story. Students will love using this app as they shake the iPod to roll the cubes and hear them rattle. This app will help with literacy skills and encourage speaking and listening.
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