Sources for App Reviews

Interactive E-Book Common Sense Media: http:// Apps www.commonsensemedia.org/ learning-ratings Don’t Let the Pigeon Run this App! By Disney.

Create your own stories about Mo The Horn Book App Review of the Willems’ zany pigeon! Week: http://www.hbook.com/ category/choosing-books/app-review Goodnight Moon. By Loud Crow -of-the-week/ Interactive.

Tap on the screen to discover sur- prises in the great green room.

Jack and the Beanstalk. By Nosy Crow.

The story begins with its classic ele- ments, but game-like features let chil- EARLY dren choose their own adventures. LITERACY Roxie’s Doors. By OCG Studios and Roxie Munro. APPS An interactive search-and find book Reading Rainbow is Back! Early learning on the go based on a popular lift-the-flap book. The classic PBS show is back as a Summer 2014 Optional narration for the rhyming fee-based app. Subscriptions are Recommended for ages 3-6 text. Platforms: iPad $10/month or $30/ six months. For more information, visit www.readingrainbow.com/ www.lexpublib.org

Apps for Learning Letters Vocabulary Apps Phonics Apps ABC Go. By Peapod Labs. ABC Pocket Phonics. By Apps in My First Words. By Learning Touch. Pocket Ltd. Children learn letters and words for things that go. Your child will see a picture of an ob- Children trace letter shapes and re- ject, then spell its name by arranging letter tiles correctly. peat their sounds. Dinosaur Train A to Z. By PBS Kids. Martha Speaks Dog Party. By PBS Bob Books #1: Reading Magic Children can learn 26 dinosaurs and Kids. their letters. They will discover life The popular early readers are now science and natural history, too. Martha leads your child in fun games available as an app. that build vocabulary. Elmo Loves ABCs for iPad. Fun With WordFriends. By PBS Kids. Sid the Science Kid Read & Play. By Children can learn the alphabet with PBS Kids. Children use letters and sounds to their favorite red Muppet. build words with characters from Children learn science words with PBS’ “WordWorld” Fun with WordWorld. By PBS Kids. Sid and his friends. Goosed Up Rhymes. By Brain Children learn words and their sounds Freeze Entertainment. with popular PBS characters. Children learn about sounds with Intro to Letters Montessorium. By classic nursery rhymes. Montessorium LLC. Starfall Learn to Read. By Starfall. Children learn letter names and sounds with this app inspired by Montessori This app, based on the Starfall.com teaching methods. website, introduces children to vowel sounds and basic phonics. SuperWHY! ABC Adventures. By PBS Kids SuperWHY! Phonics Fair. By PBS KIDS. Five different games help your child identify letters and their sounds. Interactive games help your child learn word families.

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