Apps for Ipads

Apps for iPads: Some apps that may be beneficial for your ELLs -They are divided into categories:

Here are some good, first "Basic School Skills" apps (e.g. Colours, Shapes, Memory Games,etc.): Memory Matches Preschool Memory Match Shapes and Colours Memory! My First Words (Flashcards by Alligator Apps) Abby Basic Skills- Preschool Memory!

Stories to Read (*or have read to them) and Songs to Sing to: Dr. Seuss ABC Lite Read Me Stories Cinderella Peter Pan Barney Best Kids Songs and Stories The Wheels on The Bus Kids Song Collection Reading Rainbow

Apps for "Tactile Letter Learning"- (Learn how to write letters, numbers, words, etc...): Little Writer for Kids iWriteWords Lite Alphabet Tracing ABC Tracer- FREE Bright Start ABC Tracing Tracing ABC ABC Writing Zoo ABC Circus ABC Alphabet Preschool Tracer My ABC Tracer

Apps for Learning the Alphabet; Reinforcing Letter Recognition: ABC Touch and Learn Letter Quiz Elmo Loves ABCs for iPad (Lite) Little Matchups- Alphabet Letters ABC Laptop Magnetic ABC Letz Learn A to Z Magnetic Board TouchWords Phonics Apps- (Learning Letters / Sounds, First Words, Building Phonemic Awareness: Phonics Genius First Words Sampler Hooked on Phonics Phonics Vowels Phonics Lite Phonics Consonants Endless Alphabet Phonics Studio Fun Rhyming Rhyming Bee Long Vowels First Letters- Lite Phonics Awareness- 1st Grade Word Family ABC a Go-Go

Apps for Reading Activities; Reading Comprehension: Reading Comprehension Practice – K-1 Reading Comprehension Practice – Gr. 2-3 Reading Comprehension Practice – Gr. 3-4 RAZ Kids Timed Reading and Comprehension Practice Main Idea Inference Ace News-o-matic Swipespeare Shakespeare in bits Short Stories Swipebook

Apps for Writing Activities; Graphic Organizers; Story Writing / Video Making:: Story Buddy 2 Toontastic Jr Bitstrips Sentence Maker; Sentence Builder Pic Collage Write About Tynker Screen Chomp Shadow Puppet Edu Inspiration Lite iMind Map HD Snapguide Idea Sketch Story Maker 30 Hands Puppet Pals Videolicious Kidblog Scribjab Apps for Oral Language Activities; Translators; Pronunciation Apps: Speak AP (pronunciation analyzer) Audio Boom Dragon Speak Talking Translator (voice to voice/text translation to/from @ 35 languages) Translator HD (text to text, text to voice--- many languages) Google Translate Translator- Free (translate with voice) iSpeech Translator

Dictionaries; Dual-Language Dictionaries: Dictionary.com Dictionary Urban Dictionary Picture Dictionary Touch Words English-Chinese Dictionary Arabic-English Dictionary Chinese- English Dictionary Korean-English Dictionary Vietnamese-English Dictionary Urdu-English Dictionary French-English Dictionary (*Note: There are dual-language dictionary apps for almost every language)

ESL Apps for- Learning English; Basic English Vocabulary, etc..:. Basic English- Hello-Hello Hello Hello- Chinese / English eFlash Apps- Picture Dictionary Action Words Hello Talk McGraw Hill Language Lab English Words- My First 100 English Words Grammaropolis Duolingo Idioms Brain Pop ESL Listening Practice Fun English Learn Basic English Grammar ESL Easy Learn English English 400 In Tense Learn Basic English Sight Words

Apps for various Language Games (Group / Individual): 4Pics1Word Scrabble Hangman Words Madlibs Seven Little Words SpellGame Apps for various Language Games (Group / Individual) CONT’D: Mind Snacks- Kids Vocab WORDS Brain Pop Brain Pop Jr 2 Pics 1 Word Charades What’s the Pic? Brain Pop WordMania Tynker Toontastic

Math Apps- (great for reinforcing 1-to-1 correspondence, problem solving, multiplication facts): Banana Math Math for Kids Math Academy Ants Lite Kids Learning- 1,2,3 N: Math Sumdog Math Kid Gr. 1 Math Math Champions Math!

Miscellaneous- Reference; Content-Specific Apps: Geo- Provinces and Cities World Map Encyclopedia Britannica Periodic Table QR Reader Qrafter KidBlog

Apps for Teachers; Teacher Tools: Edmodo Educreations Evernote Teacher Kit Drop Box Learning Tools Show Me Power Teacher Google Drive One Drive Podcasts iBooks Bitsboard ScreenChomp Videolicious Snapguide