Learn to read with mobile apps for beginning readers
Quackenworth's Learn to Read: Vowel Stories app for preschool kids has been downloaded by parents and teachers around the world and is a trusted app for learning long and short vowel sounds. The app contains 10 vowel stories (for both long and short vowel sounds) and contains a variety of activities that teach basic literacy skills. In addition, the Learn to Read series also have two other apps that help kids build strong literacy skills, Learn to Read: Sight Words and Learn to Read: Rhyming Stories.Combine all three literacy apps and you have powerful tools that will help your child build strong literacy skills!
Learn to Read: Vowel Stories (Age 3 and up)
- Contains a story and vocabulary for each vowel sound.
- The app will read to the child while the animated story shows in the background.
- The child has the option of reading the story or tapping the screen to hear the sentence.
- Contains word and sentence count to help with fluency rates.
- Comes with free downloadable worksheets for long and short vowel sounds.
Learn to Read: Sight Words (Age 3 and up)
- Sight words – Common sight words.
- Beginning consonants - (dr-ag, dr-um, dr-aw), 20 word groups and the beginning blends are highlighted in green.
- Ending consonants blends - (so-ft, lo-ft, gi-ft), 13 word groups and the ending blends are highlighted in green.
- Word families – Contains 22 word families (am, Sam, jam / b-ad, p-ad, s-ad).
- Track Progress - You can track the progress of the words viewed.
- Automatic mode - Words appear every 4 seconds.
- Swipe mode - The user controls the frequency of the words and can swipe to see the next word.
Learn to Read: Rhyming Stories (Age 3 and up)
- Read - The reader can read the story with the option of hearing the narrator read.
- Watch - The reader can watch the fully animated story. This option is beneficial for younger or struggling readers.
- Vocabulary – There is a vocabulary section in each story where the reader can tap the words to hear it used in a sentence- Animated scenes and characters increase engagement and comprehension- Story is professionally narrated - Bonus activities and worksheets are available on our website.
- Recommended for boys and girls, ages 2 to 6. and beginning readers, struggling readers, English-language learners.
- Contains six ryhming stories: Kim Likes to Swim, Pete Has Big Feet, Joe Has a Sore Toe, Jenny Found a Penny, Mike has a Bike, and Paul is Tall.