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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
The International Dyslexia Association (IDA)
Spelling City (now with expanded Vocabulary resources)
StoryBird (for writing)
Grammar and Vocabulary apps: Texas Computer Education Association recommendations
Handwriting apps: (Letterschool, ABC Writer, Hairy Letters, Handwriting without Tears)