mindygz Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 I haven't had a chance to check it out yet, but it looks like a pretty amazing resource. I'll check it out later today. http://m.techcrunch.com/2013/08/02/developed-by-literacy-experts-learn-with-homer-launches-on-the-ipad-to-change-how-kids-learn-to-read/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mindygz Posted August 25, 2013 Author Share Posted August 25, 2013 I have no idea why this posted four times! Posting from my phone and I guess it is glitchy! Feel free to delete some, mods. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mindygz Posted August 25, 2013 Author Share Posted August 25, 2013 I have no idea why this posted four times! Posting from my phone and I guess it is glitchy! Feel free to delete some, mods. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mindygz Posted August 25, 2013 Author Share Posted August 25, 2013 I have no idea why this posted four times! Posting from my phone and I guess it is glitchy! Feel free to delete some, mods. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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nature girl Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 This looks amazing! Has great reviews too, I'm surprised I'd never heard of it. Here's the product video: http://learnwithhomer.com/product/productVideo/ Looks like the initial setup is free to download, and then separate learning packs are available for purchase...I'll download it now to take a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nature girl Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 I got to check this out with my 3yo this morning. We love it so far! The reading comprehension piece is pretty basic, mostly for letter sounds and basic sight words which she already knows so we won't be spending much time with that, but I just love the stories and poems and nonfiction pieces, and the graphics are wonderful. What seems to make this so unique among other storybook apps is that all the pieces are connected, so for example they'll learn the letter A, see a mAd Alligator, and then be prompted to draw a picture of themselves with a mad alligator and then tell a story about why the alligator's mad. (The story is recorded.) I'm guessing the nonfiction piece will teach them about alligators, although we haven't gotten that far yet. So much fun! I limit iPad use to 30 minutes a day so we had to stop, but I'm sure my dd would have stuck with it much longer if I'd let her. Even though we won't buy the rest of the phonics section ($3.99) we'll almost definitely be paying $5.99 for the stories. Thanks for the recommendation, mindygz! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mindygz Posted August 30, 2013 Author Share Posted August 30, 2013 So glad you like it, Anna's Mom! We have only been able to check it out once but I, too, was impressed with the graphics quality. My son (4) liked the stories we went through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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