Section 15 Reading iPad Apps
News-O-Matic, Daily Reading for Kids Honorable Mention
You can find the same article on three different reading levels with this app. It is a very popular reading app with good reviews.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/news-o-matic-daily-reading/id578023255?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
News-O-Matic EDU, Nonfiction Reading Honorable Mention
This app gives you five easy reading high-interest stories per day to promote reading.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/news-o-matic-edu-nonfiction-reading/id905215549?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
HOMER Reading: Learn To Read Honorable Mention
This is a popular online reading program that is accessed via an app. The program customizes learning for each student. That means each student gets a personized learning experience. The reviews are also outstanding.
https://itunes.apple.com/US/app/id601437586?mt=8
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.learnwithhomer.webapp
Homer is free for educators: https://learnwithhomer.com/teachers/funnel/
Free to try: https://learnwithhomer.com/onboarding
Insert Learning
With this website/Chrome extension, you can turn a webpage into a guided reading activity. This service would work well for a reading teacher. Insert Learning would work well for other subjects that require reading and answer questions about what you have read. There is a free version of the service and paid versions. I like the concept.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/insertlearning/dehajjkfchegiinhcmoclkfbnmpgcahj?hl=en
Fry Words Games and Flash Cards
This app has lists of the 1000 most common words. Using flashcards to teach the most common words is a great strategy to use with young children using to read. Using flashcards is a good way to help with memorization.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fry-words-games-and-flash-cards/id1031640659
ReadingIQ
You can find a ton of reading options based on ability and interest. If you are teaching reading and want comprehensive choices, this is a possibility. This is a free app with in-app purchases.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/readingiq/id1423345636?mt=8
I Like Stories - Storytime for Kids and Endless Readers
This app has a number of free stories for very young children. (age 0-6) You can also make in-app purchases.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/i-like-stories-storytime-for-kids-and-endless-readers/id833461983
Endless Reader
This app teaches basic reading skills to young children by helping them learn common vocabulary. The app also gets high ratings.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/endless-reader/id722910739?mt=8
Reading Comprehension Prep
This is a highly rated reading app.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/reading-comprehension-prep/id739985631?mt=8
Immersive Reader
This program has a number of tools that help struggling readers.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/immersive-reader/9pjzqz821dq2?activetab=pivot:overviewtab
HOOKED - Chat Stories
This app gives you a story in the form of a series of text messages. There is research to suggest reading a few words at a time can improve reading. The concept the app is based on does create engagement. The story ends with a cliffhanger that you have to wait an hour to find the answer. Hence, the name hooked.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hooked-chat-stories/id1024818709?mt=8
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tv.telepathic.hooked&hl=en
Oceanhouse Media
The website has a number of apps for Google or iTunes of very popular children’s stories.
http://www.oceanhousemedia.com/apps/dr-seuss/
https://play.google.com/store/search?q=oceanhouse%20media%20%22dr.%20seuss%22