Main Idea - Short Texts: at App Store analyse

App power index: 180 (based on ranks around App Stores today)
Games Education Educational Family
Developer: Janine Toole
Price: 0 free
Current version: 2.3, last update: 1 year ago
First release : 31 Oct 2014
App size: 27.66 Mb
4.2 ( 7872 ratings )
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> 3.96k
Monthly downloads
~ $ 1.62k
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Main Idea-Short Text helps kids who have trouble with reading comprehension. Identifying the main idea is a key part of reading comprehension as it allows you to figure out ‘what a text is about.

Main Idea -Short Texts builds this comprehension skill step-by-step until mastery.

Accolades for the first app in the Main Idea series...

***** 5 Stars - Thank you for this app! Other software I’ve used has moved too quickly for my son. This one worked!

***** 5 Stars - This app is one the best education apps I have used with my little one. It really helps to improve his reading abilities. He is obsessed with passing the levels and it never let him disappointed. One of the few apps that worth to upgrade to premium version.

Main Idea - Short Texts is targeted to children in Grades 2-5 who can read the words (decode), but dont understand what they read. Beginning readers in earlier grades can also benefit from the targeted skill development.

The focus of Main Idea - Short Text is teaching kids how to identify the main idea of a paragraph. The skill is built incrementally using visual guides.

Key Benefits:

- Builds comprehension skills step-by-step until mastery.

- Incremental learning. New levels are unlocked only when your child is ready.

- Errorless learning for less frustration. Your child will always be guided to the correct answer.

- Fun and engaging Reward Center to increase motivation.

- Easy parental review. Just check out the stars to see how your child is doing.

- Content designed by professional teachers and researchers.

- Advanced levels include timers to ensure fluency. Research shows fluency in the foundation skills is critical to reading comprehension.

- Can be used independently (just hand it over: your child will know what to do!) or with a therapist/parent for reading intervention.

- Provides extensive reporting for up to 10 students to suit the needs of parents, teachers and therapists.

To evaluate the app, download the free version, which has 4 free levels. Additional levels and additional players can be accessed with in-app purchase. If you prefer no in-app purchases, download the School Edition of this app.

Our apps are designed for and tested by typical and special needs children. Testers include children with Autism and other special needs. Our apps work for them!

While youre thinking about reading, check out our other apps at www.HappyFrogApps.com.

We take customer service very seriously! If you ever have a problem or find that weve missed something, contact us at our website and we will do our best to fix the problem.

We collect NO private information in our app. None! Our apps do not allow unrestricted web access.
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