By: Capella University<\/p>\n\n\n\n
May 22. 2018<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Source: https:\/\/www.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/literacy-tools-for-early-childhood-education\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are myriad literacy tools available to early childhood educators, with a growing focus on technology-based learning aids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As more school districts are providing iPads and other devices for use in the classroom, educators are looking for apps to include in their curriculum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here are 10 such education apps designed to develop early child literacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What it offers:<\/strong> This interactive book app teaches beginning reading skills using phonics, spelling, and repetition. Each \u201cbook\u201d in the app can be played at different difficulty levels, allowing kids to advance as their skills improve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Why get it:<\/strong> You can customize the settings to match a child\u2019s reading level and phonics knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Availability:<\/strong> Android<\/a>, iPhone and iPad<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n What it offers:<\/strong> Monster-themed activities help children learn their ABCs and build vocabulary. Short puzzle games with monster animations and talking letters challenge them to learn fun words like \u201cgargantuan\u201d and \u201ccooperate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Why get it:<\/strong> Designed by the creators of Sesame Street\u2019s classic The Monster at the End of This Book<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Availability:<\/strong> Android<\/a>, iPhone and iPad<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n What it offers:<\/strong> After children master Endless Alphabet, they can move on to Endless Reader. This app helps develop literacy by introducing kids to \u201csight words\u201d\u2014the most commonly used words in children\u2019s books. Recognizing sight words will set children up for success as they learn to read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Why get it:<\/strong> Both Endless Reader and Endless Alphabet were designed to limit stress in kids. There are no high scores or failures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Availability:<\/strong> Android<\/a>, iPhone and iPad<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n This is just a reference for me to see what literacy-helping apps are available. There’s a mix of free and paid apps.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By: Capella University May 22. 2018 Source: https:\/\/www.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/literacy-tools-for-early-childhood-education\/ There are myriad literacy tools available to early childhood educators, with a growing focus on technology-based learning aids. As more school districts are providing iPads and other devices for use in the classroom, educators are looking for apps to include in their curriculum. Here are 10 such […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-6830","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-focus"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6830","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6830"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6830\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6975,"href":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6830\/revisions\/6975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6830"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6830"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}2. Endless Alphabet (Ages 3+)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
3. Endless Reader (Ages 3+)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n