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Sight Words-An Early Reading & Spelling Adventure [2]
What’s It Like?
Sight Words – An early reading & spelling adventure! is an early reading app that helps students learn 320 sight words. Learning happens through several activities, include a reading game that has students pop a balloon holding a target word and a writing game where students guide a bear through a maze to collect letters in the correct order. There’s also a hide-and-seek game with a host kangaroo that offers a playful context for discovering words.
Price: $1.99
Grades: Pre-K-3
Rating: 4/5
Pros: Customizable options make it easy to up the relevancy factor for students.
Cons: Not much in game help for students who need some extra support.
Bottom line: A variety of kid-friendly activities gives students lots of exposure to and practice with commonly used sight words.