This is a cute app based on the Canadian show that can help elementary students practice their reading and early spelling. The app includes five cutely animated mini-games that have students match a picture with the correct word, choose a letter to complete the word spelling, select the correct word spelling, identify verbs, and read and match a sentence to the picture with the same meaning. The games are all quick, which helps keep them fun but might be difficult for younger students or those with anxiety or slower processing speed. These students can play in the practice mode without a timer, but they will not receive the positive feedback and earn points to move to subsequent levels. The games do not explain incorrect answers, just mark them with a red X, so students might not learn as much as they could. In addition, the voice-over is difficult to understand, but all the directions are also given in text for students who can read. Overall, a cute practice app that students should enjoy playing and will give good reinforcement of skills they need to master.

• Provides sufficient and varied types of practice problems to maximize understanding and generalization of the targeted skill/concept
• Manufacturer claims alignment with Common Core/Known Standards
• Presents educational concepts accurately
• Explains answers so students can learn from mistakes
• Better for teaching the skill to new or struggling learners
• Better for practicing or refreshing the skill
• Skills are practiced through authentic, meaningful problems (not just rote practice)

• Appropriate for a broad age range to use and enjoy
• Subject matter and problems are relevant, interesting and authentic to students
• Visually appealing to children in the target age range
• Provides virtual rewards or incentives after meeting specified goals or objectives
• Provides a "break activity" between academic problem sets
• Offers ongoing, progressive challenge
• Overall - Enjoyable. Given the option, students would choose this option

• Has a free or trial version
• Provides teaching guidance for adults to support the child and set appropriate goals
• Provides an age-appropriate tutorial/first time users can work independently
• Student should be able to use independently after first use
• Has a multi-player option to foster in-person collaboration or cooperation
• Multiple users can save a profile
• Student graduates to the next level or topic only after meeting a benchmark
• Can play without sound and not distract others
• Students can save work between sessions
• Can effectively understand and monitor student's progress (email report or in product)
• Provides options to play in languages other than English/Good for ELL
• Presents information in multiple formats (voice over, pictures and text, etc.)
• Overall - Easy to use

• Anxiety
• Gives negative feedback (red X's, buzzer)
• A player's success depends on speed
• Turn or quiz abruptly ends when timer runs out
• Auditory Processing
• A player's success depends on speed
• Turn or quiz abruptly ends when timer runs out
• Audio is not clear or voice is robotic
• Processing Speed
• A player's success depends on speed
• Turn or quiz abruptly ends when timer runs out
• Visual Motor Speed
• A player's success depends on speed
• Turn or quiz abruptly ends when timer runs out
• Working Memory
• Turn or quiz abruptly ends when timer runs out
• Audio is not clear or voice is robotic

Help your child gain the power and confidence to read and spell with five unique games featuring The Amazing Spelling Fleas.

Beat the clock to gain more points or play in practice mode. These mini-games focus on the following expectations of the Language curriculum: spelling, vocabulary, reading comprehension and phonics. This learning App will teach your child to read without them realizing they are learning! They’ll be having too much fun. This game is designed for children ages 6-11.

About TVOKids
Ontarians rate TVOKids as the most trusted and most educational media brand in Canada when it comes to delivering content to children. TVOKids is available on-air and online at TVOKids.com, an award-winning website that’s home to over 160 educational games that help make learning fun. All TVOKids games and activities are based on the Ontario school curriculum, are student and teacher-tested and are developed in collaboration with TVO’s on-staff educator and other experts from across the province.