{"id":94,"date":"2013-06-09T23:38:01","date_gmt":"2013-06-10T06:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ipadsforliteracylearning\/?page_id=94"},"modified":"2013-06-10T16:16:13","modified_gmt":"2013-06-10T23:16:13","slug":"vocabulary-apps","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ipadsforliteracylearning\/literacy-apps\/vocabulary-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"Vocabulary Apps"},"content":{"rendered":"

The following apps have been reviewed and are applicable for <\/span>vocabulary building purposes<\/span> with students. \u00a0Clicking on the picture will take you directly to the iTunes store where you can buy and\/or download that particular app.<\/span><\/h2>\n

As we are building a shared community of knowledge, should you come across another valuable app for this purpose, please add it to this page by leaving a comment!<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/a>abc PocketPhonics<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Created By:<\/em>\u00a0Apps in My Pocket Ltd.<\/p>\n

Cost<\/em>: $3.99<\/p>\n

Description<\/em>: Teaching the basics of reading including sight words and letter sounds, this app features 170 frequently used words, letter sounds for each letter in the alphabet, as well as 30 letter sounds that come from combining letters together (ex\/ \u201csh\u201d). \u00a0Students can also track their progress and customize their program to target specific focus areas.(McClanahan et. al., 2012)<\/p>\n

Watch a demonstration<\/em>:\u00a0click here<\/a>\u00a0to watch Kaden – a 7 year old ASD student<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>WordFlick<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Created By:<\/em>\u00a0Everyday Apps<\/p>\n

Cost<\/em>: $0.99<\/p>\n

Description:<\/em> This app provides an engaging, interactive and differentiated approach to word work. \u00a0The individual game provides players with a number of different letter tiles, similar to Scrabble. \u00a0The student must then create words using the available tiles. (Harmon, 2012)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Words With Friends<\/strong><\/p>\n

Created By:<\/em>\u00a0Zynga Mobile<\/p>\n

Cost<\/em>: Free<\/p>\n

Description:<\/em>\u00a0In this app, students create words from letter tiles (much like Scrabble). \u00a0They may play against each other and challenge each other to increase their vocabulary. \u00a0Multiple games can be played at once.(Harmon, 2012)<\/p>\n

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Flashcards+<\/strong><\/p>\n

Created By:<\/em>\u00a0Connor Zwick<\/p>\n

Cost<\/em>: Free<\/p>\n

Description:<\/em>\u00a0This app was designed at Harvard University and has become the world’s most popular and best app for learning and studying new vocabulary and information. Access is provided to millions of pre-made flashcard sets (no additional charge) or students can create their own. \u00a0A human voice synthesizer is also built in (in multiple languages, dialects and both genders) so students can practice pronunciation or listen to an oral reading of the information.\u00a0(McClanahan et. al., 2012)<\/p>\n

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Vocabulary Builder Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Created By:<\/em>\u00a0Innovative Net Learning Ltd.<\/p>\n

Cost<\/em>: Free<\/p>\n

Description:<\/em>\u00a0This series of apps help students become independent vocabulary learners. \u00a0Students drag the correct word to a corresponding picture. \u00a0Vocabulary words can be tapped to hear the word read aloud.\u00a0(McClanahan et. al., 2012)<\/p>\n

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Miss Spell’s Class<\/strong><\/p>\n

Created By:<\/em>\u00a0Dictionary.com<\/p>\n

Cost<\/em>: Free<\/p>\n

Description: \u00a0<\/em>This word game allows students to test their word recognition and spelling skills by asking them to decide which words are correctly spelled. \u00a0The game utilizes the most commonly misspelled words on Dictionary.com \u00a0\u00a0(McClanahan et. al., 2012)<\/p>\n

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The following apps have been reviewed and are applicable for vocabulary building purposes with students. \u00a0Clicking on the picture will take you directly to the iTunes store where you can buy and\/or download that particular app. As we are building … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5326,"featured_media":0,"parent":10,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-94","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ipadsforliteracylearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/94","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ipadsforliteracylearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ipadsforliteracylearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ipadsforliteracylearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5326"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ipadsforliteracylearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ipadsforliteracylearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/94\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":142,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ipadsforliteracylearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/94\/revisions\/142"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ipadsforliteracylearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ipadsforliteracylearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}