5 Technology Tools to Improve ELA Standards

For the technology tools I decided to look into different apps that can be used for the iPad. Our building has iPads that teachers can sign out to use in their classroom. Teachers can utilize this one tool (the iPad) in order to help teach each of the 5 components of ELA.

Reading- iStoryTime
- iStoryTime is an app which allows a teacher to get different children's books onto their ipad. The students can then read the books by themselves or have a narrator read so they can follow along. This allows students of different reading levels to receive the same information.


Writing- iWriteWords
- This app allows students to play an interactive game, while learning to write different letters and words. The students trace the letters on the screen in order to spell out a word. As they spell the letters, the letter is spoken on the app. When the word is complete, the app spells the word out and says the word.


Listening- Bookster
- This app allows teachers to have students read different age appropriate books. The great part about this app is that it has a read-along feature. The students can listen to the author read the book while they follow along. The app also teaches vocabulary while the students are increasing their reading skills.


Speaking- Tiga Talk
- Tiga Talk is a voice-controlled game, where students have to say commands in order for the characters to do desired actions. The students are able to have fun while learning different phonetic sounds.


Language- Teach Me
- This app teaches four different age appropriate subjects to Kindergarten aged children: sight words, addition, subtraction and spelling. Teachers can select which subjects they want, set different difficulty levels, and even choose specific questions. Teachers can review performance history for each subject to check how their child is doing.

Many of the apps that are available to teachers touch upon several of the 5 components. There is an endless amount of apps that are available to help make learning fun for the students.