Technology and preliteracy skills An exploration of apps and Internet technology to engage preschoolers.

Learning Outcomes Learn about sources for apps Use criteria to pick an app Review a framework to assist in implementing technology Review phonological awareness skill development and apps to support it Build an app Please download nearpod app for teacher and student

How to pick an app 1. Screen shot 2. Dates-release and last updates 3. The ENTIRE description 4. Try the links for the developer's website and for app support 5. What's new list 6. Ratings

Which app would buy? Compare Gopher's finding: Sight Words $2.99 Abby sight words free

Great sources for apps Digital-storytime.com momswithapps.com Children's technology review

Great sources for apps learninginhand.com educationtechnologyblog.com anappforthat.yolasite.com theiphonemom.com

Great sources for apps commonsensemedia.org appysmarts.com appymall.com apps.edudemic.com

App deals Consider becoming a fan of the app on Facebook Some app blogs have app reviews on Fridays and offer a discount with the reviews App sales, sign up for appshopper and put the apps you want in your wish list

The "Killer" app? Is YOU!

Use a framework It is a structured way to stay focused on the children's needs and helps to avoid being overcome with the thrill of new technology SETT Framework (Zabala, 2005) is useful to streamline the decision making process when integrating learning technologies. S is for student, know them and assess their abilities and needs E is for environment, consider the context and other factors T is for task. What do they need to do? T is for tools. What app? How will they use it? What kind of supports are necessary?

Phonological Awareness skills Rhyming Syllable awareness Knowledge of words and sentences Phonics awareness

Continuum of Complexity (Chard & Dickson, 1999) Rhyming and songs Sentence Segmentation Syllable segmentation & blending Onset-rime blending, & segmentation Blending and segmenting phonemes

Rhyming and songs Kids song collection- interactive, playful nursery rhymes for children HD free nursery rhymes with story time by ustwo $.99

Rhyming Rhyming words free Auditory rhyming AR $2.99 Bats in the cave $1.99 Phonics Rhyme sort free What rhymes? By kindergarten.com

Sentence segmentation Apps to make your own stories Little bird tales-easy digital stories for kids $2.99 Book creator for iPad $4.99 My stories $2.99 Jibjab jr. Books free, subscription required for some storiesh Story dice $1.99 Sentence magic by preschool university free

Syllable segmenting and blending Syllable awareness (food) $4.99 Syllable counting Sm $29.99 Bug brainED phonics advanced $2.99

Onset-rime blending and segmenting Abc phonics word family free Phonics rhyme sorting free BugbrainEd phonics awareness $2.99

Blending and segmenting phonemes Cvc reader $.99 Last sounds- the Fab phonics "up,up and away".99 Beginning sounds-Louie's letter challenge -free Learn the letter free Sound sorting beginning sounds from lakeshore learning Magic reading 3 letter words preschool university free MELs Phonics blending sounds lite free, full version $9.99 Beginning Blends word builder $1.99

Concepts of Print I like books 37 books for $1.99 Tumble books to go Leveled readers $9.99 Moving picture books for the iPhone.99 Icarus swinebuckle My Dad drives a roller coaster iStorytime ICDL Books for children

Concepts of Print The story mouse talking books-free The stories of Bertie the Guinea pig read along books for children free Tales2Go free audiobooks Booksy school edition learning to read platform k Biscuit's birthday $2.99 Little critter collection #1 $11.99 Wee A B See 2.99 Imag-n-o-tron.99

Vocabulary Noodleworks $1.99 Vocabulary builder 1 & 2 free My preschool word free My preschool words deluxe free Action words free Vokidulary $.99 tracks vocabulary Vocabularry's things that go game free

Vocabulary My first words flash cards free, good for 1 to 4 year olds, can add your own cards and record your voice Adventures for kids $3.99 LinguiKid free Drag & Tag nouns at home 0.99

Letter knowledge Over 1477 abc apps in December 2011 Now 2286 Just because it's an app doesn't mean it's better

Letter Knowledge ABC Magic series free by preschool university Abc shakedown plus Abc lite Magnetic letters Abc pocket phonics 2.99 Little finder abc free Abc spy.99 Toddler school:alphabet & numbers free

Letter knowledge Elmo loves ABC’s for iPad 4.99 Kids Abc alphabet puzzle game free ABA flash cards-alphabet.99 Alphabet game deluxe.99 Scout’s ABC garden.99 Cartoon ABC-free ABC Alphabet phonics-alphabet ordering, Abc song letters matching and phonics sound free Abc games 2.99 Abc house 2.99 Abc a go-go free

Decoding Sight word apps Word families

Encoding Free the bee Little sky writers Spelling magic Little speller Word wizard I write words lite

Fun... Lola's abc Word play

Framework Literacy S E T

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