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#5apps to inspire your young reader

By Emily On May 15, 2014 · Add Comment

It’s raining and unseasonably cool today, which means lots of snuggling and storytime. My kids are 4 and 6 and both beginning to read, so I make sure that the reading apps we download are just right for their skill levels. I also want to make sure that these apps provide something that a real paper book can’t offer, like interactivity or a new spin on a traditional story. Sometimes reading can be very frustrating – especially for special needs kids like my oldest – so the apps that we use also have to be streamlined and distraction free. Here are 5 apps that we think are perfect for young readers: The Very Hungry Caterpillar & Friends – the perennial preschool favorite by Eric Carle is re-imagined as a 3D pop-up storybook app for the 21st century but still retains the charm of the original $3.99 [...]

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GazziliWords App Review – Get Silly With Gazzili

By Emily On March 7, 2013 · Add Comment

I am setting forth a challenge. Try to define the word “patience” so that a preschooler can understand it. (And then try defining the word “no” in the same fashion and let me know if said preschooler can understand THAT.) Tricky, isn’t it? We grown-ups (should) know what patience is and we could easily explain it to another adult, but dealing with the younger wordsmith is a whole new ballgame. GazziliWorld develops multi-sensory apps (check out GazziliShapes) that cover a range of topics, and the GazziliWords app tackles obscure and slightly complicated vocabulary words. Using fun graphics and clear narration, the preschool-level game helps to break down definitions so that 4-and-under crowd can have a blast while learning new and important pre-reading skills. Included in the free download are three mini-games that center around a word – fingerprint, rainbow, and balance. Each begins with a cute [...]

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GazziliShapes Review – Time To Shape Up!

By Emily On February 22, 2013 · 1 Comment

My kids hate the crust on their peanut-butter and jelly sandwiches, and like the pushover I am, the sandwiches are always served crust-free. It used to be a hassle to indulge them at lunchtime by de-crusting, but now there are fancy-shmancy sandwich cutters that are pushed into the bread to create shapes. To exact a little revenge sprinkle some knowledge upon my children I make them kindly ask them to name the shapes I cut into their lunch. The developers at GaziliWorld must have also grown weary of painstakingly hacking at hoagies, releasing GaziliShapes to join their lineup of multi-sensory preschool apps. Vivid graphics and commonly recognized themes and objects mean that this early learning app not only keeps a preschooler’s attention but also reinforces the skills being taught. Comprised of six mini-games set in familiar surroundings, GazilliShapes focuses primarily on shape recognition. In the kitchen players see that eggs are [...]

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#5apps to inspire your young reader

GazziliWords App Review – Get Silly With Gazzili

GazziliShapes Review – Time To Shape Up!

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