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Apps are funand motivating for kids! Let Reading Rockets help you find the very best educational apps that providepractice with essential skills in print awareness, phonics, spelling, vocabulary, comprehension, andwriting. We've also included apps for children with dyslexia, ADHD, and autism spectrum disorder thatsupport organization and goal-setting, language and communication, and emotional regulation.Find more recommendations, from the experts at Common Sense Education: Apps and Websites toBuild Literacy Skills: Top Picks.Recommended Apps by TopicComprehensionApps that provide practice with specific comprehension skills, including sequencing, differentiatingbetween fact and opinion, developing word awareness, as well as several mind mapping apps.Home1. > Teaching Reading2.

Dyslexia and Learning DisabilitiesApps that help kids who struggle with phonics, pronunciation, spelling, vocabulary, comprehension,handwriting, word processing, and composition. We've also included text-to-speech apps, audiobookapps, and apps for organization and goal-setting.Emotional RegulationApps to help kids gauge and manage their emotions, reduce anxiety, and adapt to change. (Selectedespecially for children with autism or Aspergers.)Language and CommunicationApps that give kids tools for communicating with others, through simple pictures, picture-based stories,and text-to-speech. (Selected especially for children with autism or Aspergers.)

PhonicsApps that help young children practice basic phonics skills. including recognizing the letters of thealphabet, learning upper case and lower case letters, and word building.Print awarenessApps that help young children build a better understanding of letters and sounds, the left-to-right natureof reading, and recognizing that print differs from pictures.Routines, Schedules, and OrganizationApps to help kids complete tasks independently at home, school, or in the community. (Selectedespecially for children with autism or Aspergers.)

Social SkillsApps to help kids to understand their emotions better, learn how to read facial expressions, practicesocial exchanges, create personalized stories, and more. (Selected especially for children with autismor Aspergers.)SpellingApps developed to help young kids practice spelling and vocabulary. You’ll find crosswords, a spellingbee, Boggle-style games, word builders, and more.StorytellingApps that give kids practice in using simple multimedia tools for to create stories and books (usingaudio, images, animation, and video), edit their work, and then share with others.

VocabularyApps that engage young children in crossword and Scrabble type games. Other apps focus on specificword meaning skills by highlighting word opposites, synonyms, and homophones.WritingApps that help young children with all of the steps of the writing process — from handwriting skills tosentence construction to planning and drafting a story.

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