Apps that stimulate language

In our ever-changing world, the way young children are learning is changing too. While some tablet applications merely entertain, there are some that are very engaging and educational.

When choosing an App, it is important to watch your child interact with it and be sure that actual learning is taking place rather than the child just eliminating options, thereby only really learning Cause and Effect. It will almost always be more beneficial to read books and play with your children but, if you want to make the most of “screen time”, here are a few of my favourite Apps that are available at the Apple App Store. These games are appropriate for children aged between 3 and 6 years.

Splingo’s Language Universe: Children follow instructions at varying levels of difficulty and earn rewards that help “Splin-

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go” get back to his planet. Parents are able to set the accent as well as the level of difficulty according to the number of main words in an instruction, or according to nouns, verbs, prepositions and adjectives. In this way, you can zone in on teaching more specific concepts or vocabulary.

Tribal Nova has a range of games but look for the one named “Vocabulary and Grammar! Language development…” One can choose from 3 levels in each of the sub-games. The games target Sentence Formation, Vocabulary and Listening Comprehension.

Sounds At Home: This App targets auditory awareness, phonemic awareness and following instructions, using familiar vocabulary related to the home.

Preschool Adventure Island: Allows children to explore various parts of the island, which have different games that teach number concepts and easy addition, phonics, letters and patterns. Boys especially like the pirate theme of the App.

Until next time; happy playing with your children! Tanya Collett 09 421 1337 • 021 949539 www.hearsay.co.nz