Day 7

Today in class everyone had a chance to talk about their 3 favourite apps to support reading and literacy. I talked about TumbleBooksToGo - Munsch 6 pack ($5.99), which is a great app with animated talking picture books. the sentences are highlighted as they are being read. Here is the link that talks about the app.

http://tumblebookstore.com/apps/app_munsch1.html

Another one I discussed was ABC Phonics Animals which is free. It focuses on alphabet phonetics, spelling, reading and sounds. There are a few games to supports phonetic leaarning, and well as prizes as you move up. Here is the link.

http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/abc-phonics-animals-free-lite/id335670787?mt=8



The third one I talked about was My Word wall. This is my favourite one for what I teach, and it is only .99. It teaches reading, writing, reinforces words families (my favourite part), and sight words (also my favourite). There are over 75 sight words, and a 'word wall' is saved so students can go and look at the words they have learned. There are also stickers as rewards. It supports phnetic awareness and sight word spelling.

http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/my-word-wall/id437421121?mt=8
I also mentioned PocketPond which is a really great relaxing app for agitated students.

 Here is the link to a YouTube video of PocketPond being used.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzjtfZy91TQ
Some of the apps I am really interested in that other people talked about are Bobs Books (I have the lite version, but may get the full version), AlphaBookHD, Reading Log Kids, SmallTalkPhonemes, iwritewords, 3D Magic Words, and Miss Spell's Class (I like this one for myself!)