Apr 25, 13
Posted by Jennifer in 5-Apples, Featured, Golden App Award, Grade One (6-7), iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kindergarten (5-6), Language Arts, Letter Names, Paid Apps, Phonics, Preschool (2-4), Printing, Reading, Reading Skills, Sight Words, Spelling, Vocabulary
Finally – a seriously educational app that leads children from early phonological awareness and phonics right up to reading full sentences while integrating printing skills and teaching through games. Reading Raven is an incredible learn-to-read app, easily the best I’ve encountered to date in the App Store. I’m in love, and so are my kids.
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Feb 21, 13
Posted by Jennifer in 5-Apples, Addition, Biology, Comprehension, Division, Earth Science, Featured, Fractions, Geology, Geometry, Grade Three (8-9), Grades Four to Six (9-12), Grammar, Graphs, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Language Arts, Lite/Freemium Available, Math, Measurement, Multiplication, Paid Apps, Reading Skills, Science, Spelling, Subtraction, Vocabulary, Windows, Writing
I'm excited to see what the future will bring for iTooch and their series of comprehensive, grade level apps for mobile devices. Perhaps some day we'll see Social Studies added to this large collection of educational modules for upper elementary! Until then, iTooch Elementary School will continue to provide an affordable, independent, and sound way for parents to encourage learning, practice, and test-based accomplishment in language arts, math, science and health in a format that focuses on content rather than effects.
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Oct 18, 12
Posted by Jennifer in 5-Apples, Addition, Alphabet, Colors, Counting, Early Learning, Featured, Grade One (6-7), iPad, Kindergarten (5-6), Language Arts, Letter Names, Numbers, Paid Apps, Preschool (2-4), Reading Skills, Shapes, Sorting/Categorizing, Spelling, Subtraction, Visual Perception
Pocket Charts! Pro is an amazing value with twenty distinct, hands-on educational activities in total. Ranging from preschool through to grade 1 skills, the activities in this app combine the traditional and effective methodology of pocket charts without the muss, fuss, pieces, or set-up time AND it’s lap-sized for friendly sharing between parent and child!
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Jan 11, 12
Posted by Jennifer in 5-Apples, Android, Comprehension, Featured, Grade One (6-7), Grade Three (8-9), Grade Two (7-8), Grades Four to Six (9-12), iPad, Kindergarten (5-6), Literature/Analysis, Paid Apps, Preschool (2-4), Reading Skills, Storybooks, Thinking Skills
Viewpoints: The Blue Jackal is a unique, high-interest way to encourage the thinking skills needed for thoughtful reading. This age-old story combined with modern technology leads children to examine divergent points of view, make predictions, examine ethical questions and much more.
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