Fun/Good iOS Reading Games/Apps for Kindergarten
March 30, 2020 6:08 AM Subscribe
There are many good STEM iOS apps/games available. I’ve had a hard time finding comparable reading games for kindergarteners learning to read. Can you recommend any? Strong preference for non-subscription games but paid is fine. Familiar characters would be a plus, but not required.
There are the Dr. Seuss Read and Learn apps on iOS.
posted by Kitchen Witch at 7:30 AM on March 30, 2020
posted by Kitchen Witch at 7:30 AM on March 30, 2020
My kindergartener has been using Teach Your Monster to Read over the past two weeks and I can highly recommend that. It's free if you do it via browser on a tablet or laptop or you can pay for an app (I'm nearly positive they have both Android and iOS versions). It goes from basic letter phonics in Level 1 all the way through reading phrases and harder words more fluently in Level 3, with the ability to drop your kid in at the appropriate level (you can skip earlier levels if your kid doesn't need them). My kid loved it so much that he'd work on it independently for an hour or two at a time, for days in a row. We saw a pretty big explosion in his fluency with basic reading after about two weeks of this, although he was right on the cusp before so I can't swear it was this game as opposed to something that would have happened anyway.
We've also used the "Endless" series of apps over the past year or two (Endless Alphabet, Endless Numbers, Endless Wordplay) and those aren't bad. They weren't as immersive/grabbing as the Teach Your Monster to Read game, though.
posted by iminurmefi at 7:41 AM on March 30, 2020 [1 favorite]
We've also used the "Endless" series of apps over the past year or two (Endless Alphabet, Endless Numbers, Endless Wordplay) and those aren't bad. They weren't as immersive/grabbing as the Teach Your Monster to Read game, though.
posted by iminurmefi at 7:41 AM on March 30, 2020 [1 favorite]
Khan academy kids is worth checking out.
My perspective is with a 1.5 year old, and he will yell "A" when he wants to trace letters.
There are some stories in there, (and lots of other stuff!) but I'm not sure how old the intended age range gets.
posted by Acari at 7:54 AM on March 30, 2020
My perspective is with a 1.5 year old, and he will yell "A" when he wants to trace letters.
There are some stories in there, (and lots of other stuff!) but I'm not sure how old the intended age range gets.
posted by Acari at 7:54 AM on March 30, 2020
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posted by St. Hubbins at 7:30 AM on March 30, 2020