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By Liz Panarelli
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Simple quizzes reinforce knowledge of rhyming, opposites.
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FunDog ~ Reading & Thinking Word Analogies
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What's It About?
FUN DOG READING & THINKING WORD ANALOGIES quizzes kids on opposites and rhyme. Kids choose a bone from six choices – three for opposites and three for rhymes. They are then quizzed in an analogy-type sentence to find the correct choice to complete the sentence, like fun:run::hid:DID. Before playing a round, kids can view a tutorial that shows the format of the game. Time is tracked, though there is no time limit, and correct number of answers is tracked as well.
Is It Any Good?
This is a basic but cute app for practicing rhyming and opposites, with Fun Dog providing words (barks?!) of encouragement along the way. It doesn't offer much instruction, or replayability once the six quizzes are completed, but it could be a really useful teaching, assessment, or practice tool for teachers working with many different kids.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about rhymes. Challenge your kid to write a rhyming opposites poem using as many rhyming words and opposite words as possible.
Read PD Eastman's <em>Go Dog Go</em> as a supplement to have more fun with opposites and rhyming (and dogs!)
App Details
- Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad
- Subjects : Language & Reading : phonics , vocabulary
- Skills : Thinking & Reasoning : thinking critically
- Pricing structure :
- Release date : August 8, 2011
- Genre : Educational Games
- Publisher : iReadingTeacher
- Version : 1.1.1
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 4.1 or later
- Last updated : November 11, 2020
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