eSkills Minimod: Reading for Details
Are you ever wondering how can you use reading comprehension apps for speech therapy? You can work on vocabulary, sequencing, recalling, auditory comprehension and more! I have been loving the eSkills series for this purpose! The developers were generous to provide me a copy to review and giveaway to one lucky reader!
You can use this app for individual sessions or with a group of students at the same level. This app is designed to be used with 3 different reading levels. You can use practice mode where you select the amount of questions to be presented. Students will be presented with a short story (about a paragraph long). Then they will be presented with a question which requires recalling of details.
The game is the same format. But added to it is a BINGO board. For each correct response, students can mark a spot on the board. Once they get 5 in a row, they win!
Once you open the app, you will be prompted to provide your email address to receive score reports which is always a great feature!
Note, if you do not enter an email address, a score report will not be generated.
Things I like about this app:
-The motivating stories: Ramen noodles, jet skis, crayons, etc.
-A fun way to work on a boring skill
-Ability to work with multiple users
-Score reporting feature
-3 different reading levels
-Easy to use
Things I recommend:
-I recommend using graphic organizers to teach students to take notes while reading/listening to help with recall
-Provide strategies so students know what to look for: who, what, where, when, why
-Encourage students to click "back to passage" if they get incorrect responses to look again at the story for correct answer
This app is available in a lite version for $3.99 check it out!
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This app looks really useful for both kids and adults with severe reading comprehension deficits. Thanks for the review :-)
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ReplyDeleteSoooo I commented before I read what I needed to comment on for the giveaway...oops :) To work on recalling details, I use strategies like reading a page, stop, & review; graphic organizers while they read, post its & highlighters; and initial prompts (look for the...). This is a hard skill to teach!
ReplyDeleteI am always looking for interesting and fun ways to work on reading comp with my language kiddos! This looks great...especially since I am going to FINALLY be using an iPad in tx this year! yay! Thanks for your review!
Jenn
www.crazyspeechworld.blogspot.com
I think a lot of my kiddoes have a hard time figuring out what the main idea vs. the details are. (A lot of them end up with a few details and miss the main idea. We use graphic organizers, 5 w's, and visualization strategies. Sometimes I will have them listen for certain details and we raise our hands when we hear them.
ReplyDeleteStrategies for recalling detail...graphic organizers, read and retelling, reading and wh questions, buddy readers
ReplyDeleteI try to help them develop strategies like note taking, listening for key words, graphic organizers, wtc.
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