Category Archives: early language apps

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Peekaboo! Guess Who?

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peek

The full version of this educational app is currently FREE again for the iPhone/iPad. This app is designed for the youngest iPad users – the peekaboo players. 🙂 Kids hear an animal sound and have to guess who is making it. The full version has 4 levels – farm, ocean, circus, and jungle. In baby mode, kids listen to the sound then tap the door to reveal who is making it. In kids mode, they listen to the sound then guess who is making it.  If you have a little one that loves peekaboo, check out this cute and colorful app!

Peekaboo! Guess Who? - Bacciz

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Sound Touch

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Sound Touch

FREE for a limited time – the full version of Sound Touch, an educational app for toddlers. Kids see images and hear the sounds for dozens of animals, vehicles, musical instruments, and household items. There are 6 pages with 12 cute cartoons per page. When your child taps a cartoon, the real-life photo of that animal/item appears accompanied by its sound. When the picture is tapped again, it disappears. There are 5 picture/sound combinations for each cartoon – 360 in all! The app can be set so that will pronounce/display the spelled text of the animals/items in 32 languages: English, Afrikaans, Arabic, BokmĂĄl, Norwegian, Catalan, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, Filipino, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, and Turkish! Just go to your device’s settings: “Settings” > “SoundTouch” > “Speech” on. This app was on Apple’s “New and Noteworthy” list. It’s sure to delight your little ones!

Download link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sound-touch/id348094440?mt=8&uo=4

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ABC House

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FREE again – ABC House for the iPhone/iPad introduces your toddler (3 – 5) to 60+ everyday things through sight, sound, and touch. This educational app opens to a grid arranged in ABC order. Kids can tap on a letter to find objects that begin with that letter or they can tap on a specific object to learn about it. As an object’s photo appears, a child’s voice says the initial letter then reads the name of the object (which appears in writing at the bottom of the screen). A little cartoon person drops down on the left hand side of the screen with a link to a video clip or an interactive scene where kids may iron a shirt, clean with a duster, open drawers, etc. The child can scroll to the left for additional pictures and videos about each object.

This app needs an internet connection to work because the 100+ videos are actually links from You Tube. They are chosen by Peapod Labs and checked to be interesting and safe for kids. Kids cannot link from this app into other You Tube content. This app is nicely done  – great for building vocabulary and beginning to read/spell words.

Also check out my review of ABC Wildlife by the same developers 🙂

Recommended!

ABC House - everyday objects with pictures, sounds and videos for kids - Peapod Labs LLC

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Avokiddo Emotions – Playful learning for kids

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Emotions

FREE for a limited time – Avokiddo Emotions – Playful learning for kid. This educational app for kids of all ages explores emotions in a playful way. The app features a zany zebra, a shy sheep, and a jolly giraffe. KIds dress them up, feed them, share toys with them, etc. using 100+ unique props – hats, glasses, clothing, toys, musical instruments, food & drinks. Educational benefits include: learning to read body language, developing empathy for the characters’ feelings, building spoken/written language to go with the emotions & physical reactions, exploring cause and effect relationships, making predictions, and more. Certain accessories trigger themed backgrounds and accompanying silliness that is sure to bring smiles! Kids can save their creations to the camera roll to share in a variety of ways. Older kids can use their creations for creative writing. This app is FABULOUS – fun for toddlers and beyond. Highly recommended!

Download link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/avokiddo-emotions-playful/id661758013?mt=8&uo=4

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Art ABC

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art abc

FREE again, Art ABC for the iPhone/iPad. Like all alphabet books, this educational app teaches kids the names & sounds of each letter. What makes it unique is that it also incorporates famous works of art. Each letter of the alphabet is presented on a fine art background. There is also a hidden object (with the featured letter) in the background. Kids explore the page by tapping to reveal each object – each in a different way! The app also contains a list of all the famous art included in the app – titles, artists, nationality, medium used, year, and location of the painting. This educational app could also be used with older students in art class. Nicely done!!

ART ABC - hwa pyung song

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Interactive Alphabet ABCs

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Interactive Alphabet ABCs

Pi’ikea apps are FREE this weekend!

Interactive Alphabet is one of the best alphabet apps that I have seen for babies, toddlers, & preschoolers. It’s so cute and well designed! To start you choose an accent (American or British) and a mode. It has 3 modes for your developing child – baby, explore, and trace. The baby mode takes your child on a guided, touchable tour of the alphabet. The explore mode lets children discover the sights & sounds of the alphabet at their own pace. It features fun activities that kids will want to explore multiple times. In the trace mode, kids learn to properly trace letters (lower case, upper case, or mixed) and words. The app keeps track of your child’s progress by starring the letters & words that are traced most often. The app can also be personalized by adding your own words and pictures. Your child can learn to trace his/her own name as well as the names of other family members, family pets, etc. This educational app truly lays the foundation for reading and spelling! Fabulous – this developer seems to have thought of everything!

Download link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/interactive-alphabet-abcs/id383967580?mt=8&uo=4

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Speech Journal

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Speech Journal

FREE again for a limited time – Speech Journal. Parents, teachers, and speech pathologists will love this customizable voice recorder that allows recorded messages to be paired with imported images. This educational app is very easy to use. First the child creates a profile to store and save recordings. Then he/she chooses an image – by using the device’s camera or from the photo library. Next the voice recording is added. When completed, the child may listen to the recording, erase and rerecord it, or save the recording. Additional recordings can be added to create a slideshow. Recordings can be shared with other teachers, parents, grandparents, etc. via email. Suggested uses for Speech Journal include: customized picture sequences, expressive language exercises, articulation drills, multi-step directions, picture schedules, family picture albums, and more! A fabulous resource with so many uses. 🙂

Speech Journal - Mobile Education Store LLC

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KId in Story Book Maker

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Kid in Story

Missed a good one! I went out-of-town for the day and did not get to look at yesterday’s FREE educational apps until this morning. Now $6.99 (but FREE yesterday) – Kid in Story Book Maker, a great app for creating personalized stories that support your child’s learning and social monitoring. It’s easy to make your child the star of the story with this app. One-of-a-kind technology (Locolens™ image detection ) makes it easy to superimpose your child onto the story backgrounds – similar to “green screening.” The app includes 8 story templates for you to customize with your own images, text, and narration. You can also create your own original stories by using the “Blank Story” template. Story templates included are – Faces I Make, Let’s Get a Haircut, Are Monsters Hiding in My Room?, A Day at the Movies, At the Playground, What Will I See in San Francisco?, and When Is It Time to Wash My Hands? The app also makes it super easy to share your creations via email and/or Dropbox. Parents, teachers, and/or language therapists – this app would be fabulous to support early literacy, establish routines, model social behaviors & emotions, and more! Most kids love being the star of their own story!

Download link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kid-in-story-book-maker/id594403164?mt=8&uo=4

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Sago Mini – Forest Flyer

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Sago Mini Forest Flyer

FREE for  limited time – Sago Mini Forest Flyer. Young children guide Robin on an adventure through the forest. The fun begins at Robin’s birdhouse where kids ring the doorbell inviting Robin out to play. From there they fly though the forest looking for the yellow markers that trigger 20+ animations. Along the way Robin dances, sings, and plays. Kids can make up stories to go with Robin’s travels. A small caution – one of the animations is the little bird burping after drinking from the pond. Parents can use this scene to have a dialog about using good manners. All in all, the educational app is very cute and fun for little ones!

Sago Mini Forest Flyer - Sago Sago

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I Hear Ewe – Animal Sounds for Toddlers

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I Hear Ewe – Animal Sounds for Toddlers is a FREE educational app for toddlers. When your child taps on an animal’s picture, a voice says “This is the sound a ____ makes” and the sound follows. This app is very easy to use with big buttons for little fingers. 24 animal sounds and 12 vehicle sounds are included. There are 5 language options: English, Spanish, Chinese, German, and Japanese. This app is perfect for little ones who love naming animals and imitating their sounds. 🙂

I Hear Ewe - Animal Sounds for Toddlers - Claireware Software