"Inspiration" of Reading Process
It's hard to believe how much goes into learning to read and being able to absorb from print meaning and communication. I see every day struggling readers and no two have ever been alike. Reading success is deeply personal and ranges from influences such as nutrition and medication to vision, hearing, attention and cognitive ability. Our hopes are that children come to their learning intuitively, easily and positively, absorbing up what they need to know, learn and share in rich and engaging learning environments. For many reading success comes only with the supports and influence of explicit intervention in a myriad of ways. In our school we start with breakfast as a foundational step everyday. The APPs that I will be exploring this week for Reluctant Readers is just one direction to go to engage and motivate struggling readers....see below.
Top Apps: Digital Inspiration for Reluctant Readers
Raz Kids
Description: Online guided reading program with interactive e-books, downloadable books, and reading quizzes.
Remedial
Why Chosen? Students love it! Can be worked on at school, home or even on vacation in Cuba ! Teachers and parents love the tracking system, rewards and comprehension questions.
Who Benefits? Reluctant Readers. Struggling Readers needing practice and focus. Kids who are not coming to the reading process intuitively.
Where does it support the Reading Process? Emergent readers needing quality practice in a structured and explicit manner.
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Timbuktu Magazine
Description: Digital Children's Magazine. Stories and games for parents and kids. Beautifully designed. Engaging and content orientated.Compensatory and Remedial
Why Chosen? Easy to navigate and fun for kids. Provides content for struggling learners. Changes each month with new content.
Who Benefits? Ages 6-10+ who require content practice and success in literacy
Where does it support the Reading Process? Students who have become resistant to printed text. Transitional readers who are yet to achieve fluency.
See More? http://digital-storytime.com/review.php?id=771#sthash.jFeXAPqY.dpuf
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iBook
Description: is a free app that allows you to download and read books from the I-Bookstore, which features everything from contemporary bestsellers to classics.Compensatory
Why Chosen? You also can bookmark pages, add notes to passages, change font sizes and select from six type-settings. Before you download a book, you can read a sample selection. HAs a read aloud section in which a narrator can read to you. Screen highlights words.
Who Benefits? Visually impaired. Those who struggle with auditory processing, children with LD-dyslexia
Where does it support the Reading Process? Supports readers who struggle with decoding and fluency which interrupts comprehension and focus on content. The work of reading and decoding is so hard that it thwarts or stops comprehension.
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Learn with Homer
Description: Learn to read for ages 3-6 includes a complete phonics program, a library of beautifully illustrated stories, hundreds of science field trips, and exciting art and recording tools.— includes many different literary formats, such as short stories, fables, folklore, poems, nursery rhymes and songs.
Remedial
Why Chosen? Has a complete phonics program providing exposure to every sound in English language. Integrates across curriculum Arts Science, Social Studies. Rewards are built in.
Who Benefits? Ages 3-6 needing explicit progression through
Where does it support the Reading Process? Phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension.
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Remedial and Compensatory
Why Chosen? Fits a growing need in school libraries for engaging materials of high interest and low level reading. You don't look different reading a comic book, but you do reading a picture book.
Who Benefits? Mostly boys who are disengaged from the reading process and who are intrigued with action and adventure.
Where does it support the Reading Process? Those who have the requisite base skill set but lack motivation, desire and the rewards of reading for learning and leisure.
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The Cat in the Hat
Description: This interactive storybook experience encourages reading by immersing the reader in the wonderful world of Dr. Seuss. Resources like animations, picture/word association and ‘tappable’ objects on every page allow children to truly delve into and explore the story
Compensatory. Subtle remediation
Why Chosen? Rich literature which can be adjusted to 3 different reading levels for age and ability. Humor, Fun Pleasing to children. Rhymes Great choice for a Literacy Centre. Reward time.
Who Benefits? Children who have not had rich exposure to literature of the imagination. Rhyme.
Where does it support the Reading Process? Emergent Reading. Build reading fluency. Sound associations. Concepts of print.
See More at: http://www.fractuslearning.com/2012/12/14/apps-for-reluctant-readers/#sthash.wvsvTCa9.dpuf
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The Reading Rainbow
Description: free app brings multimedia content to reading by mixing exciting e-books with video field trips for children aged 3 to 9. Readers travel to five themed ‘islands’, from ‘Animal Kingdom’ to ‘Genius Academy’, encountering exciting fiction and non-fiction books
Remedial
Why Chosen? Prevents boredom and adds engagement. Parents can measure children's progress and record reading minutes.
Who Benefits? Audio storytelling benefits many
Where does it support the Reading Process? Emergent Reading. Build reading fluency. Sound associations. Concepts of print.
See more at: http://www.fractuslearning.com/2012/12/14/apps-for-reluctant-readers/#sthash.lp4NS0zK.dpuf
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Grace
Description: Designed specifically for people with Autism, this wonderful app encourages and aids sentence reading among other forms of interaction and communication.
Compensatory for oral communication which is foundational for future reading success.
Why Chosen? It is a non-speaking, simple picture communication system developed for people with Autism to communicate their needs independently. It can be constantly customized personalized and updated by adding pictures of your own
Who Benefits? Children with Autism and those struggling with oral communication with S&Language challenges, articulation or birth defect.
Where does it support the Reading Process? Even when they begin to speak, they may be difficult to understand, so they rely on a growing picture vocabulary which can become very unwieldy.
See more at: http://www.fractuslearning.com/2012/12/14/apps-for-reluctant-readers/#sthash.wvsvTCa9.dpuf
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Brush Of Truth
Description: This great innovative app of interactive story that allows readers with choices at critical points during the story, the user must make their own decisions, leading to new twists and turns in a ‘choose your own adventure’ style story that might lead to glorious success or devastating despair!
Remedial and compensatory
Why Chosen? Also included along the way are challenges, riddles and mysteries to keep the reader engaged and make them want to get to the very end! Excellent for Upper elementary and Junior High.
Who Benefits? Reluctant Readers ages 8-12 On going with so many choices. Kids want to get to all the endings
Where does it support the Reading Process? Reading fluency and comprehension checks.
See more at: http://www.fractuslearning.com/2012/12/14/apps-for-reluctant-readers/#sthash.lp4NS0zK.dpuf
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Reading Raven
Remedial Lower elementary
Why Chosen? Parents and teachers can set up individual accounts to monitor progress. Can be done in class independently with check ins by teachers. Consistent and progressive learning.
Who Benefits? Child requires explicit engagement to learn.
Where does it support the Reading Process? Emergent learners. Possibly those who have not come from a literacy rich environment.
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Treasure Kai and the Lost Gold of Shark Island
Remedial
Why Chosen? This book is really fun. Sharks are always engaging with kids
Who Benefits? Children with attention difficulties requiring a high level of engagement.
Where does it support the Reading Process? Transitional readers who require a high level of engagement. Those who need help with focused attention.
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Watch this You Tube Video!!! FUN!
Word Monsters
Description: A series of interactive decodable readers for K-1 students in an engaging and delightful manner that helps to develop a lifelong love of learning.Remedial for lower elementary and emergent readers
Why Chosen? Highlights individual words. An excellent resource for independent reading time extra practice and those who require a higher level of engagement with books
Who Benefits? Children who require a high level of interactive engagement.
Where does it support the Reading Process. Emergent readers who require high frequency word practice creating imbedded recognition. Decodable words lead to successful reading.
Phonics Focus
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Crystal your blog looks fantastic!! Thanks for posting all your Apps for Reluctant Readers...they are fabulous. I will be downloading a number of them if I don't have them already:).... thanks for sharing your wealth of knowledge!
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