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Mr. Mott's App Reviews / Recommendations

     
      I often get requests from parents asked what apps are good for their child and on what device.  Click here for an ongoing list of apps I find useful for students in Kindergarten.  I list what devices they can be used on and how much they may cost.  Please feel free to share with me other apps you already use that you think is great!

Little Writer App

App Name: Little Writer

Devices: iPhone, iPad

Cost: $0.99

Description:  This has students practice writing letters, numbers, shapes, and words. I like how its customizable, so you can add your own pictures and words. 

Skills: Letter Writing (upper and lower), Letter ID / Sound ID, and Word Building. Also used for Number Writing, Number Recognition, and Shapes.

Subjects: Language Arts, Math

Stars (x/5): 5

"Ask?" Reading Strategy

These strategies we learn to help us decode words.  Eventually, we want each student to do this without prompting, but to start out they need some guidance :).

• Does it look right?

• If a student reads this sentence: Over the flowers.  As “Over the grass.”  I would ask them - “Does that look right?  You said ‘grass,’ but that word starts with the letter f or the /f/ sound.”

• Does it sound right?

• If a student reads this sentence: Who wants to play with me?.  As “Who want to play with me?”.”  I would ask them - “Does that sound right?  You said “want,” but it sounded funny or weird.  Do we talk like that?”

• Does it make sense?
• If a student reads this sentence: No, the elephant cannot go in.  As “No, the elephant can go in.”  I would ask them - “Does that make sense?  You said ‘no, but then you said the elephant can go in the pool?’”