Apple and Android Apps

Smartphones and tablets are a wonderful tool for struggling readers. Users can play with letters and sounds, practice handwriting, enlarge type, change background and text color, and listen to audio books, all with the press of a fingertip or swipe of the screen.

Please note that this list is not all-inclusive; the app market changes rapidly. Have your child try the free trial version of an app before you invest in one.

National Center for Learning Disabilities

University of Michigan

The International Dyslexia Association (IDA)

CallScotland app wheel

e-readers (Kindle, Kobo, etc)

Spelling City (now with expanded Vocabulary resources)

StoryBird (for writing)

Phonics Genius

Grammar and Vocabulary apps: Texas Computer Education Association recommendations

Handwriting apps: (Letterschool, ABC Writer, Hairy Letters, Handwriting without Tears)