Apps, and technology overall, are another tool for learning. Children get the most out of playing with apps if they are well chosen by you and if you play together.
When looking at apps and thinking how they can support your child’s early literacy and numeracy, we suggest that you think about the following questions:
Engagement Features
Does the app have at least two of the following features?
| Lots of fun |
The app is fun and makes children feel included and empowered, through the response of the screen, e.g. touches/tapping/swiping etc. |
| Play together |
The app allows the child to play with others either in person or virtually. |
| Interactive |
The app has goals, rules and gives clear feedback or encouragement when the child engages with it. These goals and rules can be adjusted to suit the child. |
| Loads to do |
The app gives children different activities, characters and stories to be involved with |
| Creative |
The app lets children use their imagination, make new stories or change what is happening. |
| Make it your own |
The app can be changed to relate to the child i.e. adding voices, pictures or by creating their own characters. |
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LITERACY Apps P1-P3
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NUMERACY Apps P1-P3
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Phonic Pocket Stories
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123 Genius
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Sight Words
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Cloud Math Free
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Fry Words
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Number Pieces
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Collin’s Big Cat Apps
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Number Frames
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I Can Read
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Math Splash Bingo
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Obbie’s Space Adventure
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Maths, age 4-6
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Dr Seuss Treasury
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Cool Maths Baby Chicks 123
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Twinkl Phonics Suite
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Meteor Maths
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Nosy Cow Stories
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Bugs and Numbers
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Oxford Owl (www.oxfordowl.co.uk/forhome/reading
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Addition Flashcard Quiz match Games
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Inference Ace
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Number Splat
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You Can Read
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Amazing Time
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Rocket Speller
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What Time is it Mr. Wolf?
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ABC Alphabet by Little Sorter
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Isequences
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Phonics Master
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Number Bonds (10/20)
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Word Bingo
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Simple Sums |
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Nosy Cow Stories
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Mental maths - 5-6, 6-7, 7-8 |
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Spellosaur- school edition first 400 words
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Spellboard (can insert your own spellings)
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LITERACY P4-P7
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NUMERACY P4-P7
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Collins Big Cat apps
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Number Pieces
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Inference Ace
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Hit The Button
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Inference Clues
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SAS Math Stretch
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Dictionary.com
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Math Splash Bingo
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A+Spelling Test
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DK 10 Minutes a day Times Tables
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Sight Words by Little Speller
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MathLands
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Spell Mania
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Ace Kids Maths Word Problems
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Pop Words
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Abby Explorer Math Word Problems
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SpellFix
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Motion Math (Match, Zoom Pro, Hungry Fish)
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Eason Spelling Bee
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Pizza Fractions
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Reading Comprehension Prep
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DoodleMaths
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Bluster
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Multi –Touch Mathematics
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Little Story Creator
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Maths Animations
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Comic Life
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Sumdog
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Phonic Master
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Meteor Math
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Oxford Owl(www.oxfordowl.co.uk/forhome/reading
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My Times Tables
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Sushi Monster
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Math Bash
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Drill Math Word Problems
Tell the Time: Mr Wolf
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