Word Mover: This app from ReadWriteThink and the National Council of Teachers of English gives students the opportunity to select and manipulate words from provided word banks. The description from the App Store states that it "is used to supplement classroom instruction, reinforce concepts taught in class, and offer increased student engagement." Teachers will find a number of uses for this app. One of my favorites is creating "found poetry," which can be done with students at various grade levels. I recently used this app with sixth graders who were reading Dragonwings as part of the Embracing Diversity module in ELA. We listened to Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech and discussed connections to the characters and theme of Dragonwings. We then used the pre-installed "I Have a Dream" word bank to create found poetry.
The app has a “shuffle” feature in the word bank that helps students avoid simply re-creating the original text. There is also the capability to add a word or words if necessary. This app could be used with younger students who are exploring graphophonics; for example, they could go on a “scavenger hunt” to locate words containing a particular phonogram from within a provided word bank. A variety of background choices offer a nice finishing touch. . . by Sheila Tobin Cavooris
The app has a “shuffle” feature in the word bank that helps students avoid simply re-creating the original text. There is also the capability to add a word or words if necessary. This app could be used with younger students who are exploring graphophonics; for example, they could go on a “scavenger hunt” to locate words containing a particular phonogram from within a provided word bank. A variety of background choices offer a nice finishing touch. . . by Sheila Tobin Cavooris