iPad+Apps


 * **Name of App** || **Skill** || **Level** || **Notes** ||
 * [|Photo Touch ABC] || Alphabet/Sounds || K/1 || choose from upper or lowercase letters as well as animals that start with that sound, monkeys or sketches. Starts with 3 choices and as correct answers are given builds up to 10 at a time ||
 * [|Little Matchups ABC] || Alphabet/Sounds || K || starts matching 2 then moves to 8. Except for sounds they all have a matching by color or animal which in my opinion makes it too easy. I will try sounds with kdg. ||
 * [|Letters School] || Alphabet/Handwriting || K/1 || Handwriting without Tears is one of the choices. Bubbles appear where to start lines and must be done correctly. Only goes to E for free version. ||
 * [|Endless Alphabet] || Alphabet/Vocabulary || K || select a letter, shows and reads a word. Scrambles letters, put back in order, word is still there so it is a matching activity, then it does a cartoon animating the definition and reads it in a sentence. Good for vocabulary. ||
 * [|Alpha Robots] || Alphabet || K || matching game for capital to lowercase letters. 3 levels, 2 kids can play against each other or child can play alone ||
 * [|ABC Alphabet] || Alphabet || K || only one game seems useable-matching letters and it can be set for sounds. It shows 3 sets of letters touch the 2 that match and then a picture appears that begins with that sound ||
 * [|Alphabet Jumbled] || Alphabet Order || K/1 || most is too easy but last two activities would be good. Kids put alphabet in order in a certain amount of time. ||
 * [|Little Sorter ABC] || Alphabet || K || Simple matching of letters. As child touches the letter it says it's name. Choose from lower/uppercase or both. Good for kdg. ||
 * [|Little Puzzles ABC Alphabet] || Alphabet || K || choose between 4-25 pieces and easy, medium or difficult levels. Lots of choices for the puzzles- including letter name or sound. ||

Skill and drill. See a picture and the word missing initial letter, listen to the word and select the missing sound. Once all 4 pics are done match each word to the picture. It doesn't look worth purchasing to me. I'm not sure how many players can be added. It does keep track of accuracy. ||
 * **Name of App** || **Skill** || **Level** || **Notes** ||
 * [|Whatsit] || Beginning and Ending Sounds || K/2 || Shows a picture and the vowel. Child supplies missing letters. Some are tough; tap for faucet, pip for seed. English accent makes some vowels a little different. Fast paced fun activity. ||
 * [|Tic Tac Toe] by Lakeshore || blends, digraphs, vowels, syllables || 1/2 || Not a lot of variety of questions so only good for a couple of plays but good review of a variety of skills. ||
 * [|Consonant Blends and Digraphs] || Consonant Blends and Digraphs || 1/2 || Match pictures to the consonant blend/digraph on a pocket chart. ||
 * [|AbiTalk Phonics Vowels] || a and e || 1 || Only a and e are included in free version.
 * [|First Word Professional] || beginning, middle and ending sounds || K/1 || mainly 3&4 letter words. It says the word and kids put letters in correct order. Can set for phonics or name of letters. Lots of categories including Halloween and Christmas. ||