Dyslexia Quest
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know Dyslexia Quest is designed to help assess your child's memory and listening skills. It is divided into six areas that each take about ten minutes to play. If you have a child who struggles with distractibility, it may be best to play this app in time increments to get the best results. Activities are divided into three age groups: 7-10, 11-16 and 17+. The goal is to assess working memory, phonological awareness, processing speed, visual sequential memory and visual memory. Upon completion of each adventure, you are given scores and details about your strengths and weaknesses. Kids can continue to work within the app to help increase any areas of weakness.What kids can learn
Beautifully designed and engaging app reels kids into a rigorous assessment of words and numbers using mini-games.
Clear feedback shows kids and parents areas for improvement and then provides more activities for further practice.
Built-in tutorials guide kids throughout each quest. Help is available in-app, though it crashes frequently.
What's it about?
DYSLEXIA QUEST uses games to assess a child's strengths and weakness in the following areas: working memory, phonological awareness, processing speed, visual sequential order, auditory sequential memory, and visual memory. Clear directions are given by "Yeti Master" who takes kids through each quest and leads them to the top of the mountain where they can collect each Yeti. Progress through each game is tracked through a series of coins: A coin flips over when each question is answered, right or wrong. When a kid gives an incorrect answer, the answer turns red and game play continues. Score reports show kids' strengths and weaknesses with an explanation of each category, and the reports can be emailed to a teacher or therapist. Upon completion of the six areas tested, the child can go back and practice weak areas.
Is it any good?
Dyslexia Quest covers quite a bit of cognitive territory for a variety of ages, and the games are challenging, though can run a bit long. The Yeti Master is a fun, creative guide, and the three adventures will keep kids' interest. Play is fun and easy for kids to follow along, and the reports allow parents to see kids' areas of strengths and weakness. If you need an informal assessment tool or want kids to practice specific skills, Dyslexia Quest is a comprehensive and engaging option.
Families can talk about...
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Families can talk about following directions and have kids practice following them in the order given. You can give your kid a short string of age-appropriate instructions and see how many they can remember without a reminder: Put your shoes away, hang up your sweater, and wash your hands.
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Have kids practice saying numbers backwards and forwards or spelling words backwards and omitting letters.
App details
| Devices: | iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad |
| Price: | $1.99 |
| Pricing structure: | Paid |
| Release date: | March 6, 2014 |
| Category: | Education |
| Topics: | Adventures, Numbers and letters |
| Size: | 234.00 MB |
| Publisher: | Nessy Learning Limited |
| Version: | 1.2 |
| Minimum software requirements: | iOS 5.0 or later |
