Alphabetic Spellers 2.4

Are you involved in teaching beginner readers and spellers? You will certainly appreciate our introductory spelling application designed for word study called Alphabetic Spellers! Packed with diverse word study activities focusing on letter sounds and short vowel words, this app is tailored for advanced preschoolers, kindergartners, or any child in the Alphabetic Spelling Stage.

So, what sets this app apart?

• Comprehensive coverage of essential phonics skills required by novice readers and spellers, such as beginning sounds, ending sounds, middle short vowel sounds, word families, CVC words, and longer short vowel words.
• Multi-user functionality for versatile usage.
• Progress tracking for each learner.
• Customizable sorts specific to individual learners, offering a vast array of pre-made sorts in the app along with the option to tailor phonics categories for effortless differentiation.

An intriguing feature of this app is the ability for YOU to designate the phonics skills your learners engage with:

• Beginning sounds (pictures)
• Ending sounds (pictures)
• Short vowel sounds (pictures)
• Beginning blends (pictures)
• Beginning digraphs (pictures)
• Word families
• CVC words
• Longer short vowel words
• Interactive 'My Sorts' where learners engage with customized sorts created for them

Activities Page:

For each sort, the learner engages in item sorting, timed sorting, blind sorting, and word typing tasks:

1. SORTING - Includes sorts for pictures like beginning blends as well as sorts for words. The app ensures correct column placement and enables learners to sort and re-sort items akin to physical sorting activities.
2. TIMED SORTS - Timed sorting activities for all sorts. Learners race against time to sort items quickly before receiving feedback on errors for further correction and improvement.
3. BLIND SORT - In blind sorts, learners listen to a word or view a picture that they must correctly match with the corresponding column flagging instances of incorrect placements for retry.
4. WRITTEN SORTS - Offers both paper/pencil written sorts and digital word typing tasks serving as a valuable spelling assessment tool where learner performance data can be emailed to instructors.
5. BONUS FEATURE - 'Write it Anytime!' option allows instant practice of spelling words from the sort list accessibility via the main user menu.

The app boasts numerous ready-made picture and word sorts while providing users the option to design personalized sorts:

In the 'Adult' section of the app, users can create/edit accounts, assign pre-made sorts, and employ a built-in custom sort feature. The customization options include selection between picture or word sorts, choosing the number of columns, opting for oddball words inclusion, and compatibility with printable formats through editable fields. Assigning custom-made sorts to users enables full exploration of all activities outlined in points 1-5 above.