Starfall I'm Reading vs Duck Duck Moose Reading HD Usage & Stats
The Starfall® I'm Reading app contains a FREE selection of activities from Starfall.com. This app is the fourth step of Starfall’s free Learn-to-Read sequence and will help your child make the leap from learning to read, to reading to learn.
Starfall I’m Reading develops comprehension and reading fluency in beginning and advancing readers. The stories in this app contain a controlled vocabulary set, using the words most frequently encountered in print. The stories and activities reinforce high-frequency words, also called “sight words,” in sentences rather than in isolation. This ensures the young reader will make a meaningful association with each word and more readily commit it to memory. The stories can be read aloud to model the qualities of fluent reading: intonation, expression, inflection and rate. Users can enable or disable the AutoRead feature. Audio buttons are supplied for fluency when AutoRead is off.
The app includes:
* Plays, Fiction/NonFiction, Comics, Folk Tales, Greek Myths, and Chinese Fables from the Starfall website.
* Controlled vocabulary, using words most frequently encountered in print.
* An AutoRead feature to model fluent reading, which can be disabled once your child is able to read independently.
The Starfall website and applications are program services of Starfall Education Foundation, a 501(c)(3) publicly supported nonprofit organization. Starfall® and Starfall.com® are registered trademarks in the U.S., the European Union, and various other countries. Copyright © 2002–2023 by Starfall Education. All rights reserved.
- Apple App Store
- Free
- Education
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An award-winning app based on Common Core State Standards, Duck Duck Moose Reading teaches phonics and reading skills in a fun zoo-themed adventure. With word and letter activities, kids learn by playing with flamingos, monkeys, lions and more. Keep track of progress through a new parent reporting tool. AWARDS: Parents’ Choice Gold Award; Children’s Technology Review Editor’s Choice Award. AGES: 3-7.
PLAY CATEGORY: Early Learning/Curriculum
ACTIVITIES
9 ACTIVITIES BASED ON COMMON CORE STANDARDS
- Letter-sound and word activities
- Recognizing and naming lowercase letters
- Demonstrating knowledge of letter-sound correspondences
- Isolating and pronouncing sounds in CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words
WORDS & LETTERS: Teaches phonics through 9 different activities
- Learn the letter sounds for all consonants, short vowels and long vowels
- Practice spelling consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words
PARENT REPORTING: Includes a new reporting tool so parents and teachers can see how a child is progressing
DEVELOPED WITH EDUCATORS:
- Developed in conjunction with Stanford University Educator, Jennifer DiBrienza, PhD in -
Early Elementary Education and former NYC public school teacher (K-Grade 2)
- Tested extensively in Kindergarten classrooms
COMMON CORE STANDARDS: RF.K.1d, RF.K.2d, RF.K.2e, RF.K.3a, RF.K.3b
ABOUT DUCK DUCK MOOSE
(A wholly-owned subsidiary of Khan Academy)
Duck Duck Moose, an award-winning creator of educational mobile apps for families, is a passionate team of engineers, artists, designers, and educators. Founded in 2008, the company has created 21 top-selling titles and has received 21 Parents’ Choice Awards, 18 Children’s Technology Review Awards, 12 Tech with Kids’ Best Pick App Awards, and a KAPi award for “Best Children’s App” at the International Consumer Electronics Show.
Khan Academy is a nonprofit with a mission to provide a world-class education for anyone, anywhere. Duck Duck Moose is now part of the Khan Academy family. We rely on our community of volunteers and donors. Get involved today at www.duckduckmoose.com/about.
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We’d love to hear from you! Visit us at www.duckduckmoose.com or drop us a line at support@duckduckmoose.com.
- Apple App Store
- Free
- Education
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