AWESOME APPS
Top rated apps for phonics, writing, handwriting, sight words, literature and iteracy skill builders for Early Childhood. http://www.adigitalkindergarten.com/2011/08/best-free-literacy-apps.html
Utah's top apps organized by level and type
http://www.schools.utah.gov/CURR/star/Documentation/AppsforEarlyLiteracy-final.aspx
In American schools, mastery of early literacy skills is an essential prerequisite for academic
success. Up to third grade, according to the old shibboleth, children have to learn to read.
Starting in fourth grade, they have to read to learn. Those that haven’t mastered literacy skills by
the end of third grade are destined to struggle mightily to keep up thereafter.
Mobile apps represent a new, and often inexpensive, resource now available to parents, teachers
and others who try to help young children struggling to master early literacy skills. That’s the
good news. The bad news is that new apps proliferate so rapidly that it is often difficult to keep
up with what’s out there.
So we have collected some hopefully useful information about some of the valuable apps already
on the market, in order to demonstrate the range of offerings already available, and the nature of
others sure to come in rapid succession. In no way do we pretend that this is a comprehensive
list, but we hope to provide a starting point for folks trying to get a handle on these kinds of
resources. We have appended at the end of the list some references to web sites that provide
continuing coverage of new apps on these topics as they appear.
The apps on our list are sorted by focus category, then by price (least to most expensive, with all
prices in US dollars). In addition, each description includes a target audience (“Ideal for”) –
pre-reading (children who have not yet learned how to read), beginning reading (children who
are just starting to learn how to read), and catch-up reading (children who have learned how to
read but are having difficulties).
Utah's top apps organized by level and type
http://www.schools.utah.gov/CURR/star/Documentation/AppsforEarlyLiteracy-final.aspx
In American schools, mastery of early literacy skills is an essential prerequisite for academic
success. Up to third grade, according to the old shibboleth, children have to learn to read.
Starting in fourth grade, they have to read to learn. Those that haven’t mastered literacy skills by
the end of third grade are destined to struggle mightily to keep up thereafter.
Mobile apps represent a new, and often inexpensive, resource now available to parents, teachers
and others who try to help young children struggling to master early literacy skills. That’s the
good news. The bad news is that new apps proliferate so rapidly that it is often difficult to keep
up with what’s out there.
So we have collected some hopefully useful information about some of the valuable apps already
on the market, in order to demonstrate the range of offerings already available, and the nature of
others sure to come in rapid succession. In no way do we pretend that this is a comprehensive
list, but we hope to provide a starting point for folks trying to get a handle on these kinds of
resources. We have appended at the end of the list some references to web sites that provide
continuing coverage of new apps on these topics as they appear.
The apps on our list are sorted by focus category, then by price (least to most expensive, with all
prices in US dollars). In addition, each description includes a target audience (“Ideal for”) –
pre-reading (children who have not yet learned how to read), beginning reading (children who
are just starting to learn how to read), and catch-up reading (children who have learned how to
read but are having difficulties).
