TacTilesApp

My son has been struggling with learning to read and this app has helped him find fun in making words. I love the color blocks option that help us with phonemic awareness and he loves getting to “play” on the iPad while he’s learning!

My son is dyslexic and he has been using this app as part of his tutoring. I have noticed how easy it is for him to manipulate and how using this app helps solidify the phonics skill he has been working on. I also teach kindergarten and our reading curriculum is heavy on basic phonics skills. I have been using blocks with letters on them to provide a multi sensory experience for my struggling readers. I am so excited for them to get to use this app next year. I could use it for so many things. For example, onset and rime, word families, blending, segmenting, and vowel substitution. My students love to make up silly nonsense words and then read them phonetically. This app will work great for that too. Having it on an iPad will not only be exciting for these young kids but it will also be easy to clean and no more losing blocks! This is a wonderful app for all learners in school or at home if distance learning continues next year.