Apps for ELL Students
Designed by educators to help kids of all ages develop literacy skills, Bookster makes beginning to recognize and read new words fun and easy for even the youngest of readers.
Your kids will love Bookster’s
Your kids will love Bookster’s
- Entertaining illustrations
- Engaging narration by kids their age
- Read-and-record mode that records as they (or you) read out loud
- Listen-to-recording mode that reads the book with their narration
- Read-along mode that highlights words as they are read aloud, teaching word recognition and vocabulary
- Easy-to-use interface
- Turnable pages that let them move at their own pace
- Interactive pages with tappable words
Hop on your HyperCycle and discover math facts like you’ve never seen them before! Race through levels shooting and dodging fast-flying obstacles to reach the Alien Boss! Use your math skills and smarts to battle and defeat the Alien Boss and unlock new weapons, ammo and more levels!
Reviews:
★ "Most importantly, this "edutainment" offering makes math fun by combining fast-action shooting sequences with elementary-level math problems." - USA Today
★ "The fast pace of the tunnels and obstacles adds excitement to the game and breaks up the Math practice." - The iPhone Mom
★ "I was instantly struck by how the math equations are programmed in to be a natural part of the game and not school like at all. If you know you’ll be spending time in the car this summer, Math Blaster HyperBlast is worth picking up." - Play That Now
Addictive Features:
★ 5 levels of mind-bending math!
★ 6 subjects available: Addition is free! Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Fractions, and Standard Form are in-app purchases.
★ Space theme and boss battle is free. Other levels like the Lava level and Jungle level are in-app purchases.
★ Available in English and Spanish!
★ Amazing 3D graphics!
★ Fast-paced arcade action!
★ Kid-friendly controls and instructions!
★ Brand New Achievements to master!
★ Find and challenge your friends with the ALL-NEW BFF locator!
If you like the game please take the time to rate it!
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Registration information is optional (children under 13 require parent registration). Will be used to notify of game fixes, updates, etc. along with allowing for future integration online.
- Does include in-app purchases including additional math/learning content
- Does NOT link to Social networks
- Does include links/information relative to other Knowledge Adventure games and apps
- Does use analytics/data collection tools
Reviews:
★ "Most importantly, this "edutainment" offering makes math fun by combining fast-action shooting sequences with elementary-level math problems." - USA Today
★ "The fast pace of the tunnels and obstacles adds excitement to the game and breaks up the Math practice." - The iPhone Mom
★ "I was instantly struck by how the math equations are programmed in to be a natural part of the game and not school like at all. If you know you’ll be spending time in the car this summer, Math Blaster HyperBlast is worth picking up." - Play That Now
Addictive Features:
★ 5 levels of mind-bending math!
★ 6 subjects available: Addition is free! Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Fractions, and Standard Form are in-app purchases.
★ Space theme and boss battle is free. Other levels like the Lava level and Jungle level are in-app purchases.
★ Available in English and Spanish!
★ Amazing 3D graphics!
★ Fast-paced arcade action!
★ Kid-friendly controls and instructions!
★ Brand New Achievements to master!
★ Find and challenge your friends with the ALL-NEW BFF locator!
If you like the game please take the time to rate it!
Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and comments as we cannot respond to reviews. We love to hear your ideas and feedback!
Like us on Facebook for exclusive updates, discount offers and news about our virtual world.
http://www.facebook.com/MathBlaster
Registration information is optional (children under 13 require parent registration). Will be used to notify of game fixes, updates, etc. along with allowing for future integration online.
- Does include in-app purchases including additional math/learning content
- Does NOT link to Social networks
- Does include links/information relative to other Knowledge Adventure games and apps
- Does use analytics/data collection tools
Learn phonics vowel sounds, and letter combinations with this fun kids' game. Knowing vowel letters and their sounds is an important step in learning to read.
Phonics Vowels teaches each word's phonics spelling, beginning sound, word family phonics, short vowel sound, and images with animations and interactions for each word. There are 30 different vowel sound combination groups which focus on the short vowels, long vowels and two vowel combinations phonics learning. After kids complete the phonics spelling in each group, the matching game follows, and kids can review what they learned previously.
The game uses the Montessori Method for children to learn the phonics and spelling. It develops the kids hearing, learning, spelling, and pronunciation of the words. It is ideal for self-paced learning or home schooling.
This game teaches vowel sounds and their letter combinations in 30 different groups:
"_an", "_at", "_en", "_et", "_ig", "_it", "_ip", "_og", "_op", "_ot", "_ug", "_ay", "_ow", "_oy", "_a_e", "_ee_", "_i_e", "_o_e", "_u_e", "_an_", "_ai_", "_ar_", "_er_", "_ea_", "_ir_", "_oo_", "_oa_", "_or_", "_ink", "_ear"
The game helps children recognize common word patterns, and understand how the initial consonant, middle vowels, and ending consonant affect pronunciation. These are all important stepping stones to becoming a proficient reader.
Features:
-Phonics Spelling
-Beginning Sounds
-Ending Sounds
-Word Family Phonics
-Short Vowel Sounds
-Long Vowels Sounds
-Word Pronunciation
-Matching the word with the image
-Touch and Hear
-Capital letters vs. lowercase letters
Phonics Vowels teaches each word's phonics spelling, beginning sound, word family phonics, short vowel sound, and images with animations and interactions for each word. There are 30 different vowel sound combination groups which focus on the short vowels, long vowels and two vowel combinations phonics learning. After kids complete the phonics spelling in each group, the matching game follows, and kids can review what they learned previously.
The game uses the Montessori Method for children to learn the phonics and spelling. It develops the kids hearing, learning, spelling, and pronunciation of the words. It is ideal for self-paced learning or home schooling.
This game teaches vowel sounds and their letter combinations in 30 different groups:
"_an", "_at", "_en", "_et", "_ig", "_it", "_ip", "_og", "_op", "_ot", "_ug", "_ay", "_ow", "_oy", "_a_e", "_ee_", "_i_e", "_o_e", "_u_e", "_an_", "_ai_", "_ar_", "_er_", "_ea_", "_ir_", "_oo_", "_oa_", "_or_", "_ink", "_ear"
The game helps children recognize common word patterns, and understand how the initial consonant, middle vowels, and ending consonant affect pronunciation. These are all important stepping stones to becoming a proficient reader.
Features:
-Phonics Spelling
-Beginning Sounds
-Ending Sounds
-Word Family Phonics
-Short Vowel Sounds
-Long Vowels Sounds
-Word Pronunciation
-Matching the word with the image
-Touch and Hear
-Capital letters vs. lowercase letters
This is a teacher created app that focuses on important sight words. Sight words are instrumental to becoming successful, independent readers. Sight words are often words that can not be sounded out, chuncked, etc.
••••• The Kids Learn! Sight Words app series is a 2012 nominee for a Distinguished Achievement Award presented by the Association of Educational Publishers. •••••
Give your child the building blocks needed to learn to read. Combine fun, easy-to-follow activities with hands-on and audio features to jumpstart the learning process. Created by reading experts such as Dr. Fry, Kids Learn Sight Words uses developmentally appropriate approaches to let the child
● hear the words
● practice writing the words
● recognize letters
● record the words with playback
● use the words in activities
It combines fluency, vocabulary, spelling, and comprehension practice with entertaining, engaging graphics in a disguised-learning format. Children will want to play again and again and by doing so, will be learning up to 300 all-important sight words. Great for young learners and older children struggling with reading.
This app contains words 1–100 with planned related activities. Activities change and progress as the child moves along:
• Word Jigsaw Puzzle
Touch a puzzle piece to hear a word. Look for the word on the puzzle outline. Then move the puzzle piece onto the correct place on the puzzle outline. Repeat this process until the entire puzzle is put together. Word Jigsaw Puzzles are random and different each time; play as much as you like.
• Word Tic Tac Toe
Tap on the picture of the ear to hear a word. Click on that word in the Tic Tac Toe grid. Next, the computer takes a turn. Keep playing the computer until one of you has three in a row. The computer will also automatically say the next word to you. Tic Tac Toe games are random and different each time; play as much as you like.
• Word Matching Game
Touch one card to turn it over. Touch another card to find one that matches the first card. Keep turning over cards until you have matched all the pairs. Matching games are random and different each time; play as much as you like.
• Hangman
Look at the blank lines at the bottom of the screen. Tap a letter in the alphabet. If you have correctly guessed a letter in the word, the letter will appear in the blank. If not, a body part will be added to the person. You have ten tries to correctly spell the word. Hang man uses the words you just learned, as you learn five words at a time.
• Word Chain
Use the word tiles to make your own sentences. Be sure to use at least one of the words at the top of the screen in each sentence you make. Then touch the star to have your sentence read to you. Shake to erase and reset the words.
• Star Speller
Touch a star to hear a word. Touch a letter in the word that you heard, and drag the letter into one of the blank boxes. Keep dragging letters into the blank boxes until you have spelled the word. Touch the checkmark to hear the correct spelling of the word.
• Word Search
Touch each word on the left side of the screen to hear it read. Look for each word in the word search. When you find a word, drag your finger from the beginning to the end of the word to highlight it. Word searches are random and different every time; play as much as you like.
Settings: To set specific settings for this app, go to the Apps section at the bottom of the iPad’s settings menu. Touch the Sight Words app’s icon to open its settings. This will allow you to either automatically clear all content when the app is closed or save writings and recordings.
••••• The Kids Learn! Sight Words app series is a 2012 nominee for a Distinguished Achievement Award presented by the Association of Educational Publishers. •••••
Give your child the building blocks needed to learn to read. Combine fun, easy-to-follow activities with hands-on and audio features to jumpstart the learning process. Created by reading experts such as Dr. Fry, Kids Learn Sight Words uses developmentally appropriate approaches to let the child
● hear the words
● practice writing the words
● recognize letters
● record the words with playback
● use the words in activities
It combines fluency, vocabulary, spelling, and comprehension practice with entertaining, engaging graphics in a disguised-learning format. Children will want to play again and again and by doing so, will be learning up to 300 all-important sight words. Great for young learners and older children struggling with reading.
This app contains words 1–100 with planned related activities. Activities change and progress as the child moves along:
• Word Jigsaw Puzzle
Touch a puzzle piece to hear a word. Look for the word on the puzzle outline. Then move the puzzle piece onto the correct place on the puzzle outline. Repeat this process until the entire puzzle is put together. Word Jigsaw Puzzles are random and different each time; play as much as you like.
• Word Tic Tac Toe
Tap on the picture of the ear to hear a word. Click on that word in the Tic Tac Toe grid. Next, the computer takes a turn. Keep playing the computer until one of you has three in a row. The computer will also automatically say the next word to you. Tic Tac Toe games are random and different each time; play as much as you like.
• Word Matching Game
Touch one card to turn it over. Touch another card to find one that matches the first card. Keep turning over cards until you have matched all the pairs. Matching games are random and different each time; play as much as you like.
• Hangman
Look at the blank lines at the bottom of the screen. Tap a letter in the alphabet. If you have correctly guessed a letter in the word, the letter will appear in the blank. If not, a body part will be added to the person. You have ten tries to correctly spell the word. Hang man uses the words you just learned, as you learn five words at a time.
• Word Chain
Use the word tiles to make your own sentences. Be sure to use at least one of the words at the top of the screen in each sentence you make. Then touch the star to have your sentence read to you. Shake to erase and reset the words.
• Star Speller
Touch a star to hear a word. Touch a letter in the word that you heard, and drag the letter into one of the blank boxes. Keep dragging letters into the blank boxes until you have spelled the word. Touch the checkmark to hear the correct spelling of the word.
• Word Search
Touch each word on the left side of the screen to hear it read. Look for each word in the word search. When you find a word, drag your finger from the beginning to the end of the word to highlight it. Word searches are random and different every time; play as much as you like.
Settings: To set specific settings for this app, go to the Apps section at the bottom of the iPad’s settings menu. Touch the Sight Words app’s icon to open its settings. This will allow you to either automatically clear all content when the app is closed or save writings and recordings.