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was one of the tools I used to help my boys learn to read. I remember thinking they were ridiculously simple, but then realizing that was what made them amazing. Both boys quickly mastered the small words and short sentences, which gave them almost-instant satisfaction and a confidence boost. I fully expected to make them available for Lydia, and already have a few sets
on the shelves ready for her. When I was contacted about the Reading Magic app they recently released, I was excited to try it out! There is an app available for the iPod Touch and iPhone, as well as one for the iPad. We tried both out, and the video shows Lydia using our iPad and the Reading Magic app.As you can see, she enjoys it! I was surprised at how quickly she picked it up. I really liked the fact that you can change the settings so that when they are matching the letters to the word, you can choose from actual letters, or the phonic sounds. Since she is so comfortable with her letters, we set it for phonics.
She thinks the change from black and white to color is interesting, and laughs at how the characters jiggle on the screen. I like that they kept the same simple line drawings and backgrounds -- but added the color as tasks are completed in the app.
This gets a 5 star, thumbs-up score!
I'm really excited that I can share a code with one of my readers so they can try it out. Let me know if you want to try the app on the iPad or the iPhone or iPod Touch
. They are 2 different downloads, but the app works almost exactly the same on each platform.To enter the giveaway, click HERE to jump to the giveaway form. Before you click, take note of the giveaway name and mandatory question so you can fill in the blanks on the form. Also, be sure that you have an iPad, iPod Touch or iPhone to install the app. (Link to my giveaway rules can be found to the right)
Giveaway Name: Reading Magic
Mandatory Question: On which device will you install Reading Magic?
This giveaway will end on January 7, 2011. Good Luck!!
*Disclosure: I received 2 codes to download the Reading Magic app for the iPod Touch and the iPad. I also will receive a code to give to one of my readers. No additional compensation was provided. All opinions and thoughts are my own and Lydia's.*
I went ahead and purchased this app. My son likes it and has been playing it.
ReplyDeleteMy criticism is that instead of having kids spell Mit, they should have them spell cat, which is a sight word. I think they also use Muff (or something like that) for the dog. Why not teach the kids to spell dog?
I also thought it would have more pages for the kids to go through.
He likes it, but I would love to see them change the name of the dog and cat and maybe also use "boy" and "girl" instead of giving names to the characters.