For the ones interested in using the iPad and iPhone for helping kids learn how to spell, Lola’s Alphabet Train is a step up from the basic spelling apps like First Words and others. Built along with the Panda character named Lola (check the developer’s site for other Lola apps) and setup like a train voyage, this...
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UPDATED: Now also available for Android. Shape Builder is one of the most complete apps I’ve found out there. It exercises puzzle-solving, learning the alphabet and words. Comes in Spanish and English versions. First I thought the puzzle could be too hard for my 3 yo. but, on the contrary, he found it challenging and...
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Here is another handful of interesting Christmas apps developed for kids. Pick your pick and enjoy your holidays! 12 Days to Chrismas ($1.99) ENTERTAINMENT | “Can’t wait for Christmas? Then grab Punflay’s 12 days to Christmas right away. This app is bursting with 12 activities and stories that will help your child...
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I believe there will be a day when all it will take to teach a child how to read and write is hand her a tablet with a set of well structured apps. I don’t want to get into a discussion whether this method would be better or worse compared to others, I just believe it will be possible and that we are not too far away from...
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Here is a greatly produced spelling app. 15 panels of farm animals and objects with words from 3 to 5 letters. Ideal for kids between 3 and 5 that are starting to manage spelling and will be able to identify among others the correct letters to build the words. Another app from the ‘no brainer’ category I like so...
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I trust there will be a day not to far away when we will give tablets to our kids and they will learn how to read and write by themselves and having lots and lots of fun. Where are not there yet, but there are some apps that certainly give it a push. Rain Rain Go Away ABCs is part of this group. Thought out to be a good...
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There are really few applications out there that tackle teaching how to write in a good maner. Little Sky Writers is part of this restricted club. It deals with up and lower case letters, teaching the right steps to learning how to form the letters and the corresponding sounds. Certainly a good exercise for kids from 4 to 6...
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ABC by Paul McDougall is a beautiful ABC app. A digital version of the book by the same name, It features a sequence of cards with the entire alphabet with little characters for each letter and a very simple story, which help memorizing the symbols (letters) associating them with words. Ideal for the little ones, is available...
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Children from all over who watch TV had probably already seen and liked Word World, the show. For those who like the show and for the ones who don’t know it yet, Build a Word app is a world of fun. Very simple, very straight-forward, build words little by little by dragging the letters in to the shapes forming the name of...
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Another great app for the first steps in the alphabet, is ABC Wildlife. This cute app has over 80 animals along with pictures and small movie clips of the actual animals. It has an interesting navigation proposition where you start from the alphabet but any other letter in the animals’ name is interactive and will let you...
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Here is a nice application for introducing the alphabet for the little ones. Interactive Alphabet for iPad features the whole alphabet with example words and interactivity for each letter. With nice calm music and voice, is certainly a good addition for introducing letters to...
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Dots for tots - teach toddlers to draw, count and alphabet By SID On Rated: 4+ Price: $0.99 Developers’ description: “Play disguised as learning? Learning disguised as play? Either way, Dots 4 Tots will be the most fun teaching aid, your kids have played. Ideal for children 2-6, Dots 4 Tots teaches your...
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