Helpful early words are all the words in bold type in this article. They recognize their name, Mom or Dad, sibling names and environmental print such as the word McDonalds or M & M’s. A child’s first words they can read and write are usually those important to them in some way. we need to connect to truly find ways to support our classrooms! We are in need of a teacher rating site where experts–classroom teachers –can get their two bits in. Reviews can come from the developers themselves, people they past to write reviews, or simply a 10 year old who wants to be entertained, not taught. The app store does not use this type of search. Most teachers are aware of boolean searches where the words and, not, or or might help in finding what you’re looking for in a myriad sea of apps. There is no search to help you find a reading app, for instance unless Reading is the first word in the title. They are generic to education in many ways and grades. All the Top Rated Sites for Education all include tools, and wow they are great, but the idea has disinterested others into searching out great content apps which can help you teach core. So many Apps! How is a teachers to find what he/she wants? I wish there was a way to have a subcategory in the app store within Education. Now it’s time to take a closer look at the others, change up the intervention to what they need, and head for the finish line. Happily, a few ELL learners and only a couple of other kids are below grade level. Since the DIBELS would only show words correct per minute, he’d appear as being on grade level, when he really wasn’t. Jay needs to work on oral language and comprehension. My district used DIBELS a few years ago, which is great for progress monitoring, but gave me no other information about a reader.įor instance, Jay can read anything I put in from of him phonetically. A genuine conversation following, let’s me (one-on-one) know how they are receiving the information and using it. I know I’m weird, but I love taking a running record it tells me so much about the reader. That’s one of the reasons Bugbrained apps, that are based on core standards, are so helpful. I say this because, let’s face it, there are some kids who need to hear the same thing 43 times before they get it. My teaching AND THEIR UNDERSTANDING is on the line. So, I have a vested interest in the results, because it’s personal for me, just like it is for their teachers. A few from this class have been coming to my intervention group which includes a second guided reading, writing, and word work. I’ve been testing a class of first graders their teacher is out on long term sick leave. I like mid year testing because there is still time to change up interventions that are not successful. January is time for mid year testing in my district. They want to find you-the people making decisions about apps in the schools but are finding it pretty hard to do that unless they advertise on the “pricey”app. TRA will be a great connector for app developers, too. You can search by grade level, subject or both. The reward will be a monthly drawing (teachers only!) for an iPad Mini.Īs the number of ratings increases, a great resource for teachers trying to find apps will be available.
Only teachers can rate the apps only teachers receive free app codes to try out new apps as well, and rate them.
Right now it is only available for software/ app developers to sign up, but soon teachers will be able to rate the apps they are using. Today Teachers With Apps (TWA) launched a new website for teachers. We would like it to support the common core, but still be fun! Many of you have been given just that charge, and it can be time consuming at the very least!
Have you been given this overwhelming assignment: find some apps that we can download and use at your school in _ grade (fill in the blank) for _ subject (fill in the blank).