Reading and Writing Apps

App Name

iPhone/
iPod

iPad

Cost

Description

Grades

General
Subject

*Any Dictation App

free

You talk. It types. Send to other applications.

all

general

Blio

free

electronic e-reader that allows any book to be read to

you

all

general

Classroom Tools My Whiteboard

free

Practice letter formation, spelling, or writing of any

kind. Use any whiteboard app for this purpose.

all

general

Dr. Seuss Bookshelf

free

showcases Dr. Seuss books and apps

all

general

all

general

Flashcards [+]

free

This app allows you to create rich text formatted

flashcards and download millions of flashcards on
hundreds of subjects created by both experts and
novices. - There are several flash card appsany will
do!

Scholastic Reading
Timer

free

Great log for daily reading!!

all

general

3-5

general

Smart Recorder Lite

free

(full version is 4.99)

Smart Recorder is the best audio recorder for the
iPhone and iPad. Use it to record meetings, interview,
lectures, classes, todo lists, shopping lists or even your
kids voices.

Speak It - Text to
Speech

1.99

Type and it will read text to you.

all

general

Read 2 Me

4.99

turns text to speech - very good app

all

general

Prizmo

9.99

Take a photo of some text. The app will enhance the

text and read it to you in an understandable voice.

all

general

PA

Phonics

Fluency

Vocab

Comp

Writing

Reading and Writing Apps

App Name

iPhone/
iPod

iPad

Cost

Description

Grades

General
Subject

iBooks

free

Wonderful source for bookssome free, some paid.

all

Kindle

free

Wonderful source for bookssome free, some paid.

Stanza

free

Booksy

PA

Phonics

Fluency

Vocab

Comp

books/
articles

all

books/
articles

thousands of books

all

books

free

practice and develop their reading skills - free version

comes with two free books, additional may be
purchased

PK-2

books

Touchybooks

free

interactive books: traditional and classic, popular and

new, for toddlers and beginning readers that will
engage them in books and stories

PK-3

books

Read Me Stories

free

free sample books, more can be purchased - child can

read on how, highlights text

K-2

books

MeeGenius! Kids'
Books

free

classic and original titles featuring rich illustrations, readK-5

along narration and word highlighting

books

free

nonfiction articles, 1.99 per month for subscription

2-5

books/
articles

.99

encyclopedia and reading

K-5

books/
articles

National
Geographic for Kids
Geo walk - 3D
World Factbook

Writing

Reading and Writing Apps

App Name

iPhone/
iPod

iPad

Cost

Description

Grades

General
Subject

PA

Phonics

ABC Phonics
Rhyming

free

(paid version is 2.99)

learn and practice phonics by finding pairs of matching
words

PK-1

PA

Dr. Kids Phonics

free

(full version is 2.99)

PK-1
phonics through songs, 6 songs provided in free version

PA

Beginning Sounds 1

.99

matching beginning sounds

PK-1

PA

4.99

used to teach phonemic awareness and phonemicallybased phonics skills

PK-1

PA

Magic Penny 1

Fluency

Vocab

Comp

Writing

Reading and Writing Apps

App Name

iPhone/
iPod

iPad

Cost

Description

Grades

General
Subject

PA

Phonics

Pocket ABC Letters

and Sounds Lite

free

(paid version is 1.99)

introduction to letters and sounds

PK-K

alphabet

ABC Alphabet
Phonics

free

rapidly learn the ABC by sight, sound, and touch

PK-1

alphabet

ABC Tracer

free

(full version is 1.99)

comprehensive alphabet learning app

PK-1

alphabet

First Words Animals

free

(full version is 1.99) also available are first words at

home and first words vehicles, teaches phonics and
simple words using categories

PK-2

alphabet

ABC Letter Tracing

free

children learn to write and recognize their ABCs, hear

and see English alphabet letters and real world objects
that relate to them

K-2

alphabet

ABC Magnetic
Alphabet

1.99

focuses on learning then applying phonics and spelling

K-5

alphabet

ABC Go

2.99

learning alphabet using vehicles

PK-K

alphabet

ABC Wildlife

2.99

learning alphabet using animals

PK-K

alphabet

Toy Story: Letters

and Sounds

3.99

practice identifying letters and letter sounds while

interacting with some of their favorite DisneyPixar
"Toy Story" characters

PK-1

alphabet

Dr Seuss's ABC Lite

3.99

(full version 3.99)

total reading

K-2

alphabet

Intro to Letters,
Montessorium

4.99

teaches letters and shapes, interactive introduction to

alphabet for early readers

PK-K

alphabet

Fluency

Vocab

Comp

Writing

Reading and Writing Apps

App Name

iPhone/
iPod

ABC Phonics Rocks

ABC Phonics Rocks

for iPad
Phonics Genius

Phonics
Monstertown

Cost

Description

Grades

General
Subject

PA

Phonics

free

introduction to phonics

PK-1

phonics

free

introduction to phonics

PK-1

phonics

free

learn how to speak, read, and recognize words is

through phonics and phonemic awareness

PK-1

phonics

free

Learn the alphabet sounds easily and systematically. There are 3 versions of Phonics Monster Town you can
download.

PK-1

phonics

iPad

ABC Magic Phonics

1 through 8

free

phonics practice, different apps with different materials

PK-2

phonics

ABC Magic Reading

1, 2, and 3

free

1, 2, and 3 offer different skills like blending and

segmenting short vowels, etc.

PK-2

phonics

PK-2

phonics

Bob Books #1 Lite

free

(full version 3.99)

Bob Books Reading Magic will show your child how
to: make the connection between letters and sounds,
sound out simple words, spell the words theyve read.

ABC Pocket Phonics

Lite

free

(paid version is 2.99)

basics of reading and writing, sounding out words

K-1

phonics

Phonics Fun 1

free

basic reading skills

K-1

phonics

Phonics Fun 2

free

basic reading skills

K-1

phonics

free

(paid version is 2.99)

works on phonics using short vowel words

K-2

phonics

ABC Phonics Short

Vowels Lite

Fluency

Vocab

Comp

Writing

Reading and Writing Apps

App Name

iPhone/
iPod

iPad

Cost

Description

Grades

General
Subject

K-2

phonics

PA

Phonics

Fluency

ABC Phonics Word

Family

free

(paid version is 2.99)

provides the word phonics spelling, beginning sound,
word family phonics, short vowel sound

Phonics Awareness

free

phonics tutorial

K-2

phonics

Phonics Silly
Sentences

free

Shown here is short vowels. Also available is Phonics

Silly Sentences: Flash Cards.

K-2

phonics

Sentence Reading
Magic

free

reading words and sentences using short vowels,

sentence building

K-2

phonics

Howie Word
Family Lite

free

(full version is 2.99)

improve reading by playing word family games

K-3

phonics

Rocket Speller

free

spell words and build a custom rocket

K-3

phonics

K-4

phonics

1-3

phonics

There are several version of phonics phonograms. Each

teachers the Montessori method of teaching phonics
free
through phonograms.
(full versions are 9.99)
(full version is 2.99)
free
vowel game to improve your child's reading and
writing skills

Vocab

Comp

Writing

Phonics
Phonograms A

Howie Finding
Vowels Lite

Phonics Tic Tac Toe

free

focus on vowel sounds and syllables **other games

available from Lakeshore learning for $0.99

2-4

phonics

RockNLearn
Phonics Easy Reader
1

.99

phonics from the ground up

K-2

phonics

Phonics Advanced

1.99

phonics tutorial, two vowels

2-4

phonics

iWrite Words

2.99

(lite version is free - only has three letters and three

words) handwriting practice

K-2

phonics

Reading and Writing Apps

App Name

iPhone/
iPod

iPad

Cost

Description

Grades

General
Subject

PA

Phonics

Preschool 15 in 1

free

**watch closely, sometimes app is $0.99!

Alphabet, numbers, addition, etc.

PK-1

early
literacy

Fish School - by
Duck Duck Moose

1.99

early literacy skills: letters, numbers, shapes, ABC song,

colors, differences**, matching

PK-K

early
literacy

Word Wall HD

1.99

early reading skills

PK-1

early
literacy

Super Why!

3.99

letter hunts, rhyming, cloze sentences

PK-1

early
literacy

Fluency

Vocab

free

spelling sight words

K-2

sight words

Sight Words: Kids

Learn

free

(additional packs of words 4.99)

teaching sight words

K-2

sight words

ABC Sight Words

free

(paid version is 1.99)

learning and writing 300 Dolch sight words

K-3

sight words

Sight Words List

free

Dolch word lists

K-5

sight words

free

most common words divided into small manageable

sets for practice and mastery

2-5

sight words

.99

sight words and spelling practice of sight words

K-3

sight words

Sight Words 2nd

Grade - Speed Quiz

.99

reading and spelling with four list of common words available for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grades

1-3

sight words

Sight Words 1-300:

Kids Learn

8.99

sight word practice, games

1-5

sight words

Sight Word Bingo

Writing

Little Speller Sight

1000 Sight Words

Comp

Reading and Writing Apps

App Name

iPhone/
iPod

iPad

Cost

Description

Grades

General
Subject

K-2

spelling

PA

Phonics

Fluency

Vocab

Comp

Writing

Little Speller

free

also available full version of Little Speller: 3 letter

words, Little Speller: 4 letter words, Little Speller:
animals - all .99 each

ABC Spelling Magic

1, 2, and 3

free

(full version is .99)

activities with each of the following 1. short vowels, 2.
consonant blends, 3. multiple syllables

K-4

spelling

Miss Spell's Class

free

lets players test their spelling skills against the most

commonly misspelled words on Dictionary.com

2-5

spelling

Build a Word
Express

free

(full version is 2.99)

practice spelling and learn letter sounds and names

K-2

words

Howie Hungry
Monster: Free

free

(full version is 2.99)

learn to build words by sounding them out

K-2

words

Word Avalanche

free

$1.99 for more features - building word game

4-5

words

Boggle

.99

word search

1-5

words

.99

spelling, content vocabulary

2-5

words

1.99

word game

2-5

words

Word Search for

iPad - Young
Reader's Edition
Scrabble

Reading and Writing Apps

App Name

iPhone/
iPod

iPad

Cost

Description

Grades

General
Subject

Spelling City

free

spelling and vocabulary

all

vocab

free

focuses on vocabulary and rapid recall

K-3

vocab

free

word matching game develops vocabulary and word

understanding for school-aged children...rhyming
words, prefixes, suffixes, homophones, adjectives, etc.

2-5

vocab

Word Games for

Kids: Futaba
Bluster! McGraw
Hill

PA

Phonics

Fluency

Vocab

Comp

Vocabulary Builder
Grades 1+

.99

There is a different version of vocabulary words for

each grade level.

1-5

vocab

K12Timed Reading
Practice Lite

free

(paid version is 1.99)

improve fluency and ponics

K-4

fluency

free

comprehensive program using nonfiction text to

improve reading fluency - can purchase more level inapp; typically 2.99 each

2-5

fluency

.99

reading comprehension

2-5

comp

One Minute Reader

Aesop's Quest

Writing

Reading and Writing Apps

App Name

iPhone/
iPod

iPad

Cost

Description

Grades

General
Subject

Sparklefish

free

record creative words in your own voice for playback

inside surprising, ad-lib stories, similar to mad-libs

all

writing

free

Create cartoon shows. Teaches comprehension,

working memory, and story elements.

all

writing

free

Create an electronic storybook.

1-5

writing

free

A simple doodling board, markers, and one-click

sharing tools make spreading your ideas and knowhow easy.

2-5

writing

Toontastic

Story Kit

Screen Chomp

PA

Phonics

Fluency

Vocab

Comp

Writing

Popplet Lite

free

(full version is 4.99) Popplet is a platform for your

ideas. Allows you to capture your ideas and sort them
visually in realtime.

3-5

writing

Grammar Dragon

1.29

identifying parts of speech through a game

2-5

writing

3.99

other grammer prep options include: sentence

fragments, run-on sentences, comma splices, use of
commas, pronouns, quotation marks, etc

2-5

writing

Grammar Prep Subjects and Verbs

Reading and Writing Apps

App Name

iPhone/
iPod

iPad

Cost

Description

Grades

General
Subject

What is Dyslexia

free

helps to explain dyslexia

dys

dyslexia

Dyslexia Quest

1.99

6 games that each develop a different learning ability,

suggests how to make better use of your learning
strengths

dys

dyslexia

Letter Reflex

1.99

overcoming letter reversals

dys

dyslexia

2.59

An ebook about dyslexia- explaining dyslexia and how

many successful people have dyslexia.

all

dyslexia

The exercises in this app will work on improving the

following: Unable to cross eyes easily, or hurts when
crossing. Slow copying off the board or from books.
Eyes jump over words or parts of words. Eyes jump
4.99
over lines or repeats lines when reading. Poor balance.
Right-left confusion. Mixes up ds and bs or other
letters and numbers. Difficulty skipping or marching.
Poor handwriting. Poor expression of ideas on paper.

all

dyslexia

Dyslexic Like Me

Dyslexia and
Dysgraphia

PA

Phonics

Fluency

Vocab

Comp

Writing

Reading and Writing Apps

App Name

iPhone/
iPod

iPad

Cost

Description

Reading Remedies

.99

assessment and teaching ideas

Grades

General
Subject

PA

Phonics

Fluency

Vocab

teaching

Comp

Writing