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Montessori Crosswords—Select the level of word that matches your reader, Ready Set Read—No game element but easy to match word level to reader. Uses games like Switch It and Build It. Great for extra practice of target sounds, such as /ay/ = ai, ay, a_e or eigh. Sound Literacy. Expensive for an app but I use it every day with every reader for Switch It and sometimes for Build It. Letter “tiles” include all spelling variations, such as “u,” “th,” “er,” “oa,” and “eigh.” and enjoy the surprise design game after each word is built. 7 Best Apps for Teaching Beginning/Struggling Readers Dyslexia Quest—Not just for those with dyslexia, though. High production value + rarely found activities targeting phonological memory, visual processing and more = lots of learning hours. Bob Books—More fun and colorful than the original book collection that so many have used as beginning reading texts. Letter School—Strikingly fun way for children to learn correct letter formation and letter sounds. Even adults like the game elements. OK, I cheated here. These are 3 of the best apps for high frequency word instruction: Eggy Words 100, Sight Words Hangman, or Word Board.

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Montessori Crosswords—Select the level ofword that matches your reader,

Ready Set Read—No game element but easy to match wordlevel to reader. Uses games like Switch It and Build It. Greatfor extra practice of target sounds, such as /ay/ = ai, ay, a_eor eigh.

Sound Literacy. Expensive for an app but I use it every daywith every reader for Switch It and sometimes for Build It. Letter “tiles” include all spelling variations, such as “u,”“th,” “er,” “oa,” and “eigh.”

and enjoy the surprise design game after each word is built.

7 Best Apps for Teaching Beginning/Struggling Readers

Dyslexia Quest—Not just for those with dyslexia,

though. High production value + rarely found activities

targeting phonological memory, visual processing and

more = lots of learning hours.

Bob Books—More fun and colorful than the originalbook collection that so many have used as beginning

reading texts.

Letter School—Strikingly fun way for children to learncorrect letter formation and letter sounds. Even adultslike the game elements.

OK, I cheated here. These are 3 of the best apps for highfrequency word instruction: Eggy Words 100, Sight

Words Hangman, or Word Board.