Ms. Farmer's Reading Room: Helpful Apps

Apps That we Use in Class which can also be used at home to aid in your child's language Arts learning:

Lexia Reading
www.lexialearning.com

Lexia Reading is a technology-based reading program that increases reading proficiency for all students. Burlington has purchase this program to be used by children who need a bit more practice to develope sound reading skills. Your child uses Lexia in the classroom as an intervention to aid in his/her reading skills. It is geard specifically to each child and targets the skills that your child needs to work on. Once your child has mastered a skill, it moves on to the next level. It is helpful to have your child use this 2-3 times a week for no longer than 15 minutes at a time. And, as always, apps should never take the place of reading actual books with mom or dad!

You can use this program on the computer through a website or you can download the Lexia app for free to use on the iPad. Just add the following username and password:
Username: Your child's lasid number (If you do not know your child's lasid number, please contact me at farmer@bpsk12.org

Other Recommended Reading Apps For Beginning and Struggling Readers (some are free and others are inexpensive):

Play Sight Words

Spelling Magic

Kids Journal: A fun way to get children to write in a journal. They can type directly onto the app or write their entry on paper and take a picture of it.