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Sunday, January 27, 2013

FREE phonics app!


First of all,  if you haven't liked Smart Apps for Kids on Facebook, do it now!  They search iTunes for the best and newest apps in education, and post about them weekly.  The best part, is that they offer a free app of the week!  Yes, free!  


I just picked up Phonics Genius, and it is great!  It's like personalized flash cards for each setof phonics you can think of.  Last week, we were working on vowel pairs, specifically "ee."  Guess what?  They have an entire set of ee flash cards, on top of a hundred more sets!  The phonemes are colored red to highlight it for the user, and the rest of the letters are black.  The app reads the word, and you swipe to go to the next word.  Great practice for some of my guys who are struggling with picking up different blends, digraphs, etc.  It should be still free until tonight.....go get it.  


Theres also a feature that you can record them saying the word to diagnose and document any articulation issues.  If you miss the freebie, I would say its totally worth the cost if you have to pay.  

H-app-y Sunday!

1 comment:

  1. Hi Carrie!
    It's a pleasure to meet you for the first time! I love the reference for Phonics GENIUS on the iPad! Sounds like a winner! So happy to find a fellow first grade teacher to link up with! Excited to be your newest follower!
    Julie
    Ms. Marciniak's First Grade Critter Cafe

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