Brainy Skills Synonym Antonym vs Basic Concepts Assessment

Brainy Skills Synonyms and Antonyms is a reading comprehension game made to help ESL students and young adults learn the differences in words that have similar or opposite meaning. The game is a great interactive tool for students to use with a teacher, therapist, parent, or caregiver. It can also be used independently, however, the concepts are initially best learned in conjunction with some form of support and assistance from teaching. Its format is an exciting new way to help readers of all ages develop and improve their reading comprehension abilities. This app was created, developed and written by a certified speech language pathologist with many years of hands on experience with a variety of clients with different needs. Young and older school age students as well as adults both typically developing and special needs can benefit greatly from this app. Brainy Skills Synonyms and Antonyms is a simple game to practice words that are either synonyms or antonyms. First, read a simple sentence and have the student choose the correct word by tapping on the correct answer from the two choices. Next, work your way up the scoreboard. Last, master all of the synonyms or antonyms throughout 20 levels of gameplay. Each level enhances a student's skills important for decoding language with words that have the same or opposite meaning. Motivate the player to beat their score each time they play and get to the highest score. Easy to adapt as needed by parents, teachers, and therapists for a variety of skill levels, and may be read aloud to your students if needed. Students can play on their own or with a caretaker, or assistant to guide them along and practice basic oral reading skills. Great for: • Students who need repetitive skill based exercises • Reading comprehension skills review • Synonym or Antonym practice with increased or decreased complexity • Problem solving with contextual clues and inferencing • Skills in everyday situations and conversations • Understanding and answering Synonym and/or Antonym style words • Featuring a variety of reasoning, prediction, sequential order questions and more… This app is an excellent teaching tool for a variety of ages of students or special needs population, with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Pervasive Developmental Delay (PDD-NOS), Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, developmental delays, and all language and speech delays. It can also be used to reinforce lessons through repetition. FEATURES: ---------------------------------------------------- • Over 400+ Synonym questions, always in random order • 20 levels ranging from easy to difficult as the levels increase • Motivationally animated voice feedback after responses • Brainy Bonus after every 5 correct questions • Exciting game format • Basic reading comprehension • 15, 30, 45, 60 second Timer option ---------------------------------------------------- Helps players improve reading comprehension skills while building confidence to score high! Try Brainy Skills Synonyms and Antonyms and make it easier to teach these skills to your developing reader.

The Basic Concepts app assesses comprehension of basic concepts in children from Pre-K to 1st grade. This app is a great resource for clinicians, teachers, and parents, to establish a baseline knowledge of basic concepts. It is important to note that the app does not score students. Instead, it is designed to be used by the child and teacher together so that you can quickly see which concepts the student has already mastered and which concepts require additional reinforcement and repetition. CONCEPTS INCLUDED - Spatial concepts: in, on, up, down, under, in front, behind, in between, in the middle, near, far, etc. - Quantitative concepts: whole, few, half, quarter, many, all, nothing, etc. - Emotions: happy, sad, upset, angry, etc. - Temporal: first, second, last, next, before, etc. - Attributive concepts: same, colors, different, light, dark, big, small - Negation: No, not, etc. - Directional: left, right, up, down, etc. - Colors: red, blue, green, etc. - Shapes: circle, square, heart, star, etc. WHY TEACHERS LOVE IT - Fun, simple, and easy to use - Can quickly establish baseline knowledge - Fun and interactive - Gorgeous graphics keep kids engaged - Kids find games on iPad a lot more interesting than a piece of paper WHY KIDS LOVE IT - Cute graphics and sounds - Interactive and easy to use HEROIC SUPPORT Heroic Support is not just what we do. It's really what makes us, well, us. It's that drive to make a difference in your life - no matter how big or small. Really, it's our way of life because we want you to be our customer for a lifetime of fun and learning. Have questions? We are here to help. Email us at support@alligatorapps.com