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Parents, I’m sure you’ve heard all about how the summer months are crucial to learning retention. It’s estimated that two months worth of learning is lost when students don’t review their newly learned skills over the summer break. (Cooper, 1996) But how do you promote engagement in learning when all your child wants to do is hang out at the pool? Summer travel and parent workload can cut into the time you would be able to spend tutoring your child. And can you imagine announcing to your kids: “Hey! Turn off the television. We’re going to do some math worksheets!” That wouldn’t be much fun for parents or kids! Without grades and homework to motivate students, engaging your little learner could be like tricky. Luckily, we live in a beautiful period in history in that most Americans have access to the interactive capabilities of smartphones and tablets. And let’s face it: Your child is probably itching to use smart devices anyway. Why not channel your child’s love affair with electronics into something useful? In your quest to provide learning opportunities for your child, you could spend a lot of money on Common Core apps for your electronic device, but what if you buy an app and then your child doesn’t use it? What if the app is too easy, too challenging, or just plain boring? The best way to test the waters is to start with free learning apps. But before you log onto your device’s app store and search “reading games” (And then panic because there are 400 results), read on. We did some of the homework for you and found five stellar apps for successful summer learning. 1. Summer Bridge Activities: Rally Race, Fun Run, and Cosmic Quest (Carson-Dellosa Publishing) Devices: iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch Subjects/Grade Level: Math & reading, K- 3rd grade Carson-Dellosa publishing is already a frontrunner in summer learning retention with their Summer Bridge Activities series. Three of their apps, Rally Race, Fun Run and Cosmic Quest use racing games to reinforce math and sight word recognition along with fine motor skills. Customer Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars Hidden Costs: None Drawbacks: These apps are so new; there aren’t many customer reviews available. Also, all three apps test the same skills. The difference is, each game has a different format. Read more...Review of Free Apps for Summer Engagement
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