![]() ![]() Phonics: getting familiar with letter names and sound, blending sounds to read words, spelling simple words, introduction of essential sight words.Helping children develop Phonemic Awareness (that is, their ability to hear the sounds in words – key to become a successful reader).When it comes to learning to read, it focuses on: Learn with Homer is a foundational beginner readers program in an app. One activity on the Homer App can be to repeat an specific sound after the red monkey that gives the lessons on the app. After that, $12.99 a month, or annual subscription for less that $5/ month ($59.99) ![]() Beginner maths, social skills, arts, self-expression skills also included. It uses the Synthetic Phonics approach to teaching reading, which has been proven to achieve greater results, according to most up-to-date research. Offers a great deal of customisation options, based on your child’s taste and preferences, age, etc. Highlights: Useful to set up the right foundations that children need to become fluent readers. As mentioned before, they have their place, but they are always complimentary tools, never a substitute of reading instruction.Īnd, now, without further ado, our ranking of the best learn-to-read apps in 2022: #1: Learn with Homer However, a word of caution before anything else! None of these apps (no app in general) will magically teach your child to read. If we discover more good-quality apps, don’t worry, we’ll keep updating this list. Unfortunately, not all literacy apps are created equally.Īfter testing a whole bunch of apps, this is our ranking of the best learn to read apps in 2022. However, I also think that GOOD QUALITY (that’s key!) educational apps have their place, and that we can use them to our advantage when it comes to learning to read. I still believe that technology should never be a replacement for human instruction. I must admit that I have personally changed my view on technology… I used to really NOT like it, and think it was just a distraction. This is the opposite to what social media does: take your attention away a million times with lots of distractions and possibilities. Well-designed educational technology allows children to fully concentrate on the topic they are learning about, producing an immersive learning experience. We should not confuse educational sites/ apps etc., with social media. There is good and bad when it comes to technology. ![]()
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