We Have
An App For That: Pre-Readiness Skills for Kindergarten
By Michele Bell-Badger, MA, CCC-SLP
As we reach the halfway
mark to the end of the 2014-2015 school year, we begin to turn the page towards
planning for the fall of 2015-2016. If you have a 5-year old like I do,
my focus is on the question, “Is he prepared for Kindergarten?” Let’s
face it, my expectation of a Kindergarten curriculum looks nothing like my
son’s projected Kindergarten curriculum. The expectation for this next
generation seems to be far advanced than the expectation in earlier
generations. As a parent, the realization of these high standards can be
overwhelming. For all of the parents facing the same fears or
anxiety that I am feeling, and asking yourself, “Is he or she ready for
Kindergarten?” these apps are provided just for you.
Happy Surfing!
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Name of App
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Name of Developer
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Details of App
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Cost of App
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Children’s
Countdown-Visual Timer
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Fehners
Software, LLP
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Visual
timer for children
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Free
Offers in-app
purchases
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Funbrain Jr.
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Pearson Education, Inc.
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Letter
recognition, letter sounds, early literacy, fine motor skills sequence,
order, patterns, quantity and number sets
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Free
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Alphabet Aquarium School Adventure
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CFC.s.o.r.
Parent’s Choice Award Winner
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Four puzzle games
that features the letters of the alphabet.
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Lite version
available for Free
and in-app
purchases
Full Version is
$1.99
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Kindergarten Readiness
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Pearson Education, Inc.
Gold Award of Excellence in the educational category at
the 2014 Communicator Awards.
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Early math, literacy,
cognitive development, self-care, motor skills, communication and social skills |
$1.99
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Phonics Island Early Reading Spelling
& Tracing Montessori Preschool
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CFC.s.o.r.
Parent’s Choice Award Winner
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Recognize letter
sounds, trace uppercase and lowercase letters, match letters, recognize a
variety of animals, identify beginning sounds
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Lite version
available for Free
Full version is
$2.99
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