Make Beliefs Comix - Free
What makes this app unique is the multilingual feature. With Make Beliefs Comix your students can create comics in seven languages; English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Latin. It's perfect for Foreign Language Teachers, ESL students and your Language Arts classes. Students are able to create two, three, and four panel comic strips. Creating comic strips is a cinch! You have the choice of characters and how many frames you want to make your comic strip. When you've selected those, students will type their text in
Grammaropolis - Free but with $Upgrades
**Best Free Educational Apps of 2012 - Teachers With Apps**
Grammaropolis is where grammar lives! Hailed as a Schoolhouse Rock for the 21st Century, Grammaropolis uses the parts of speech as animated characters whose personalities are based on the roles they play in the sentence. From the shady pronoun always trying to take the noun’s place to the motherly conjunction who just wants everyone to get along, Grammaropolis achieves the impossible: we make learning grammar fun!
Every part of speech has its own neighborhood that includes a curriculum map with songs, books, videos, and quizzes. Follow the map to earn your badge!
Free Download:
-Nouns
In-App Purchases:
-Verbs
-Adjectives
-Adverbs
-Pronouns
-Conjunctions
-Prepositions
-Interjections
Grammaropolis is where grammar lives! Hailed as a Schoolhouse Rock for the 21st Century, Grammaropolis uses the parts of speech as animated characters whose personalities are based on the roles they play in the sentence. From the shady pronoun always trying to take the noun’s place to the motherly conjunction who just wants everyone to get along, Grammaropolis achieves the impossible: we make learning grammar fun!
Every part of speech has its own neighborhood that includes a curriculum map with songs, books, videos, and quizzes. Follow the map to earn your badge!
Free Download:
-Nouns
In-App Purchases:
-Verbs
-Adjectives
-Adverbs
-Pronouns
-Conjunctions
-Prepositions
-Interjections
SentenceBuilder™ for iPad - $5.99
**WINNER** - 2010 IEAR Language Arts App of the Year!!!
SentenceBuilder™ is designed to help elementary aged children learn how to build grammatically correct sentences. Explicit attention is paid to the connector words that make up over 80% of the english language. Sentence Builder offers a rich and fun environment for improving the grammar of all children.
FEATURES
- Simple and intuitive interface to build sentences
- 100 distinct pictures to build sentences around
- 3 Levels of play
- 60 encouragement animations and audio clips
and much more!
This app
- Does not collect any information
- Does not contain ads
- Does not link to social networks
- Does not use data collection tools
SentenceBuilder™ is designed to help elementary aged children learn how to build grammatically correct sentences. Explicit attention is paid to the connector words that make up over 80% of the english language. Sentence Builder offers a rich and fun environment for improving the grammar of all children.
FEATURES
- Simple and intuitive interface to build sentences
- 100 distinct pictures to build sentences around
- 3 Levels of play
- 60 encouragement animations and audio clips
and much more!
This app
- Does not collect any information
- Does not contain ads
- Does not link to social networks
- Does not use data collection tools
Intro to Letters, by Montessorium - $4.99
Featured in Best New Apps!
"You learn best from the ones that you love."
• Intro to Letters will help your child learn to trace, read, write, and record letter sounds, names, and phonograms, based on the proven methodology of Montessori.
• RECORDING STUDIO:
Adults can now record, save, and use their own voiceover through the app. Intro to Letters provides default voiceover in English (US & UK), French, German, and Spanish. Instructional text for the recording studio is translated in over 40 languages. The Recording Studio is a great tool to help personalize the learning experience
"You learn best from the ones that you love."
• Intro to Letters will help your child learn to trace, read, write, and record letter sounds, names, and phonograms, based on the proven methodology of Montessori.
• RECORDING STUDIO:
Adults can now record, save, and use their own voiceover through the app. Intro to Letters provides default voiceover in English (US & UK), French, German, and Spanish. Instructional text for the recording studio is translated in over 40 languages. The Recording Studio is a great tool to help personalize the learning experience
English – Learn English (Hello-Hello) - Free
Hello-Hello’s innovative Mobile Immersion methodology engages and encourages learners of all ages to acquire usable language skills quickly!
Mobile Immersion creates a unique VIRTUAL environment that GUIDES the learner VISUALLY to develop FUNCTIONAL language skills.
Mobile immersion is:
- Virtual: Creates real-world animated situations in the new language.
- Guided: Builds new vocabulary and phrases to develop language skills.
- Visual: Conveys meaning with animation and game-like activities
- Functional: Develops the foundation for learners to put their new language skills to use in the real-world fast.
Mobile Immersion creates a unique VIRTUAL environment that GUIDES the learner VISUALLY to develop FUNCTIONAL language skills.
Mobile immersion is:
- Virtual: Creates real-world animated situations in the new language.
- Guided: Builds new vocabulary and phrases to develop language skills.
- Visual: Conveys meaning with animation and game-like activities
- Functional: Develops the foundation for learners to put their new language skills to use in the real-world fast.
Word Wit - .99
Word Wit makes it fun and easy to learn — and remember — the difference between life's most vexing word choices. The goal: Never mix up those confusing words again! And when it comes to your writing, you'll have new confidence.
Word Wit presents learning in small bites, with complementary and mutually reinforcing parts:
- A list of commonly confused word pairs
- An incisive explanation
- A quote
- A quiz
WHO IS WORD WIT FOR?
- ELL (English Language Learners) and ESL (English as a Second Language)
- Adults who want to solidify their word usage knowledge
- Students and teachers (middle school and up) who want a fun classroom supplement
- Employees who need to improve their writing skills
- Schools or corporations interested in remedial or supplemental writing tools for everyone
Word Wit presents learning in small bites, with complementary and mutually reinforcing parts:
- A list of commonly confused word pairs
- An incisive explanation
- A quote
- A quiz
WHO IS WORD WIT FOR?
- ELL (English Language Learners) and ESL (English as a Second Language)
- Adults who want to solidify their word usage knowledge
- Students and teachers (middle school and up) who want a fun classroom supplement
- Employees who need to improve their writing skills
- Schools or corporations interested in remedial or supplemental writing tools for everyone
Berlitz® English - $2.99
Berlitz®, the worldwide reference for language courses!
Learn today’s English easily with Berlitz® English and its three objectives:
* To give you a solid base in English,
* To help you increase your vocabulary
* To teach you ready-made sentences and phrases.
This version includes:
Unlimited Thematic Exercises + Dictionary
In the Training mode, find all the topics you are interested in (outings, culture, travel, business… even slang)!
• Quick and varied exercises designed by internationally renowned language experts to:
- Learn and use today’s English vocabulary
- Understand and use really helpful p hrases
- Build sentences
- Know how to ask questions and to answer them
- Be able to communicate in real conversations
- And even more!
• In addition:
- A dictionary which will help you at any time and show you the words you learnt, missed or misunderstood.
- Cultural, historical or geographical information is given to you in the exercises.
Learn today’s English easily with Berlitz® English and its three objectives:
* To give you a solid base in English,
* To help you increase your vocabulary
* To teach you ready-made sentences and phrases.
This version includes:
Unlimited Thematic Exercises + Dictionary
In the Training mode, find all the topics you are interested in (outings, culture, travel, business… even slang)!
• Quick and varied exercises designed by internationally renowned language experts to:
- Learn and use today’s English vocabulary
- Understand and use really helpful p hrases
- Build sentences
- Know how to ask questions and to answer them
- Be able to communicate in real conversations
- And even more!
• In addition:
- A dictionary which will help you at any time and show you the words you learnt, missed or misunderstood.
- Cultural, historical or geographical information is given to you in the exercises.
Duolingo - Free
Duolingo is Apple's 2013 App of the Year!
Learn Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, and English. Totally fun. Totally free.
PC Magazine Editors' Choice for Language Learning: "Among iPhone apps for learning or practicing a language, you can't beat Duolingo."
Duolingo is changing the way people learn languages.
With Duolingo, you learn a language completely free, without ads or hidden charges. You have fun while you learn, leveling up and competing with friends. You have the opportunity to translate real-world texts in the language you are learning, and in doing so, help us translate the Web into other languages.
Learn Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, and English. Totally fun. Totally free.
PC Magazine Editors' Choice for Language Learning: "Among iPhone apps for learning or practicing a language, you can't beat Duolingo."
Duolingo is changing the way people learn languages.
With Duolingo, you learn a language completely free, without ads or hidden charges. You have fun while you learn, leveling up and competing with friends. You have the opportunity to translate real-world texts in the language you are learning, and in doing so, help us translate the Web into other languages.
Kids' Vocab - MindSnacks - $1.99
Students can build vocab anywhere, anytime, all while having fun. With 9 addictive games designed to help understand words rather than just memorize them, our Kids’ Vocab app will broaden kids’ vocabularies and sharpen their reading & writing skills. There’s only one rule: no boring flash cards allowed.
Perfect for children ages 7 to 12 (grades 2 - 7), Kids’ Vocab includes one free lesson. And with 25 full lessons in the upgraded version, be warned: consistent use may result in increased reading comprehension, frequent use of big words and occasionally outsmarting full-grown adults.
FEATURES
-- 9 unique games including one designed to teach proper word usage
-- Curriculum based on Common Core Standards and designed to teach context, spelling, categorization and more
-- Game speed and mechanics optimized specifically for kids ages 7-12
-- Hand-illustrated image library and spoken audio clips to help memorize words
-- 350 essential vocabulary words & phrases to master
-- 25 lessons tailored for elementary & middle school students (upgrade required)
Perfect for children ages 7 to 12 (grades 2 - 7), Kids’ Vocab includes one free lesson. And with 25 full lessons in the upgraded version, be warned: consistent use may result in increased reading comprehension, frequent use of big words and occasionally outsmarting full-grown adults.
FEATURES
-- 9 unique games including one designed to teach proper word usage
-- Curriculum based on Common Core Standards and designed to teach context, spelling, categorization and more
-- Game speed and mechanics optimized specifically for kids ages 7-12
-- Hand-illustrated image library and spoken audio clips to help memorize words
-- 350 essential vocabulary words & phrases to master
-- 25 lessons tailored for elementary & middle school students (upgrade required)
Learn English with Lingo Arcade - Free (unlock all 150 for .99)
The app includes ONE FREE LEVEL and you can upgrade and unlock ALL 150++ levels for just $0.99.
Whether you are a student just getting started or a traveler that wants to brush up on their English, Lingo Arcade is perfect for you! The best part of learning english with Lingo Arcade is that it will feel just like a game. You will constantly want to keep playing and at the end of each session you will be amazed to see how quickly you are picking up new words and how quickly you will be able to understand English.
FEATURES
✔ Four unique games
✔ Includes over 3,000 words, phrases and sentences
✔ Includes over 3,000 gorgeous photos that make learning more fun and effective
✔ Includes over 150+ carefully prepared levels designed by teachers (upgrade required for full access)
✔ Proprietary adaptive learning algorithm developed by Stanford graduate student to maximize fun, speed of learning, and retention
✔ Unique game mechanics that will make you want to keep playing
✔ Super easy to use for all ages
✔ Automatically sync your progress across devices
✔ Optimized for all iOS devices including retina displays
Whether you are a student just getting started or a traveler that wants to brush up on their English, Lingo Arcade is perfect for you! The best part of learning english with Lingo Arcade is that it will feel just like a game. You will constantly want to keep playing and at the end of each session you will be amazed to see how quickly you are picking up new words and how quickly you will be able to understand English.
FEATURES
✔ Four unique games
✔ Includes over 3,000 words, phrases and sentences
✔ Includes over 3,000 gorgeous photos that make learning more fun and effective
✔ Includes over 150+ carefully prepared levels designed by teachers (upgrade required for full access)
✔ Proprietary adaptive learning algorithm developed by Stanford graduate student to maximize fun, speed of learning, and retention
✔ Unique game mechanics that will make you want to keep playing
✔ Super easy to use for all ages
✔ Automatically sync your progress across devices
✔ Optimized for all iOS devices including retina displays
