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By Jenny Bristol
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Fast-paced game reinforces knowledge of parts of speech.
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Word Sort by Grammaropolis
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What's It About?
Kids drag as many words as they can into the bucket during the time allotted for a part of speech. Kids can "meet" the parts of speech before playing the game by reading a short description of each (for example, Adjective is an orange creature holding an artist's palette). Kids can choose one of three levels, Grammar Champ, Grammar Fiend, or Grammar Master, which changes the speed with which the words fly across the screen. Scores are tracked, and can be shared on Game Center.
Is It Any Good?
WORD SORT BY GRAMMAROPOLIS is a fast-paced, fun way to learn parts of speech. The three difficulty levels allow play by both kids and adults. Since players are racing against time to match up as many words and phrases to parts of speech as possible, initial reactions can signal what kids really know. However, while the spirit of learning is very apparent, there are a few places where the letter of the law (Get it?) could be followed better. Some of the parts of speech aren't clearly described, which could cause kids to get confused. Also, dragging the words to the correct part of speech doesn't always work smoothly. With these problems fixed, Word Sort could be a great learning tool.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about learning the parts of speech. Have fun and practice parts of speech by making up your own Mad Libs.
Start with a noun/verb sentence and get silly with your kids by adding other parts of speech to elaborate the sentence -- as many adjectives and adverbs as they can think of!
App Details
- Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad
- Subjects : Language & Reading : vocabulary , writing clearly
- Skills : Thinking & Reasoning : applying information , decision-making , memorization
- Pricing structure :
- Release date : January 29, 2011
- Genre : Education
- Publisher : Grammaropolis
- Version : 1.0
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 3.1.3 or later
- Last updated : November 11, 2020
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