10 Apps That Promote Common Core Reading Skills

ABCya.com

Free, iPad, iOs 4.3 or later

Alphabetical Order teaches children their ABC’s as well as letter names, sounds, uppercase and lowercase letters. It’s designed for children ages 5 and under.

PlaySmart-Kids

$2.99, iOS, Android

Cimo Spelling teaches children to spell high frequency words from the Dolch Site Word List. This includes words that cannot be learned using pictures. In this game, children must help Cimo the penguin reach an iceberg to catch a fish. Each correct letter acts as a bridge to the iceberg. When students spell an entire word correctly Cimo is able to make it to his destination. Cimo Spelling is designed for for children in kindergarten through third grade.

Super Duper Publications

$1.99, iOS, Android

Fact or Opinion is a card game. Each card in the deck contains a statement that is either a fact or an opinion and children have to identify the statement as one of the other. An automatic scoring features lets students know whether or not they chose the right answer.

Pearson Education, Inc.

$2.99, iOS

Grammar Jammer helps students to learn the basics of English Language Arts. It includes lessons and quizzes that test students’ knowledge of adjectives, adverbs, capitalization, conjunctions, contractions, nouns, punctuation, sentences and verbs. This app is designed for children ages 3-6.

Webrich Software Limited

$2.99, iOS 6.0 or later

This app works as a dictionary of idioms and an interactive, multiple-choice quiz. Users have the option of sorting the idioms by categories including Top 100 Idioms, Animals, Business, Clothes and Colors, Food, legal and Negotiations.

eduPad Inc.

$8.99, iOS 7.0 or later, Android, Windows

iTooch is designed to teach students foundational English Language Arts concepts like vowels and rhyming words. There are four categories of activities, 50 chapters and 1,548 activities that align with first grade curriculum.

Lakeshore Learning Materials

$1.99, iOS 4.3 or later

Language Adventures is set up like a TV game show for children ages 9-11. An animated host guides children as they practice grammar and usage, parts of speech and more. An optional timer adds to the challenge. The app also offers audio support for children who may need help reading the questions.

Vivid Apps

$2.99, iOS 6.0 or later

Strip designer allows students to work on their storytelling skills by putting together their own personal comic strip using the camera function on their iPhone or iPad to take pictures. Students can also install fonts, boarders, etc to create unique designs.

Mindshapes Limited

$0.99, iOS 3.1 or later

The Opposites is a word game challenge where children ages seven and up match opposite words in a race against time. There are 10 levels, bonus rounds and high scorer medals.

L’Escapadou

$4.99, iOS 5.1 or later

Writing Wizard teaches children their letters and how to put them together to form words through tracing.