{"id":21447,"date":"2016-12-05T06:00:51","date_gmt":"2016-12-05T10:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/provolearning.com\/blog\/?p=21447"},"modified":"2016-12-12T13:46:02","modified_gmt":"2016-12-12T17:46:02","slug":"our-kindergarten-are-using-ipads-to-enhance-their-phonic-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/provolearning.com\/blog\/school-news\/our-kindergarten-are-using-ipads-to-enhance-their-phonic-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Kindergarten are using iPads to enhance their phonic learning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/provolearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/k-ipad-phonics-nov-2010-3.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"21449\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/provolearning.com\/blog\/school-news\/our-kindergarten-are-using-ipads-to-enhance-their-phonic-learning\/attachment\/k-ipad-phonics-nov-2010-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/provolearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/k-ipad-phonics-nov-2010-3.jpg?fit=800%2C600\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"k-ipad-phonics-nov-2010-3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/provolearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/k-ipad-phonics-nov-2010-3.jpg?fit=300%2C225\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/provolearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/k-ipad-phonics-nov-2010-3.jpg?fit=800%2C600\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-21449 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/provolearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/k-ipad-phonics-nov-2010-3.jpg?resize=200%2C150\" alt=\"k-ipad-phonics-nov-2010-3\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/provolearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/k-ipad-phonics-nov-2010-3.jpg?resize=200%2C150 200w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/provolearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/k-ipad-phonics-nov-2010-3.jpg?resize=300%2C225 300w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/provolearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/k-ipad-phonics-nov-2010-3.jpg?resize=768%2C576 768w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/provolearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/k-ipad-phonics-nov-2010-3.jpg?w=800 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>Do you remember what is was like when you first started to read and write? Did it involve looking at a blackboard and copying letters into your book? Well, that\u2019s not how we do it at Provo Primary School!<\/p>\n<p>We use lots of different interactive, kinesthetic, physical and visual aids to help us review, learn, practise and apply our phonics learning. We are lucky enough to have class sets of iPads that we use to help us learn the new sounds that Miss Claire teaches us each day in our phonics lessons. We really enjoy using the Letterland app to look at each Letterland character; listen to each character\u2019s story and practice the formation of the letter. Aaaaaaand because we know how to turn on the iPad, find the app, open it, choose the letter, change the colour of pen and erase any mistakes all by ourselves\u2026 Miss Claire can sit back and relax\u2026 well, watch and help us if we get stuck and give us high fives when we get it right! Phonics is fun in SK\u2026 why don\u2019t you pop by and see what it\u2019s all about!<!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"500\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/provolearning.com\\\/blog\\\/school-news\\\/our-kindergarten-are-using-ipads-to-enhance-their-phonic-learning\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:65587034}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 500px; height: 240px;\" data-original-width=\"500\" data-original-height=\"240\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 319px; height: 240px;\" data-original-width=\"319\" data-original-height=\"240\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/provolearning.com\/blog\/school-news\/our-kindergarten-are-using-ipads-to-enhance-their-phonic-learning\/attachment\/k-ipad-phonics-nov-2010-2\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"315\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"236\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"21448\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/provolearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/k-ipad-phonics-nov-2010-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"k-ipad-phonics-nov-2010-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/provolearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/k-ipad-phonics-nov-2010-2.jpg?fit=300%2C225\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/provolearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/k-ipad-phonics-nov-2010-2.jpg?fit=800%2C600\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/provolearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/k-ipad-phonics-nov-2010-2.jpg?w=315&#038;h=236\" width=\"315\" height=\"236\" data-original-width=\"315\" data-original-height=\"236\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"k-ipad-phonics-nov-2010-2\" alt=\"k-ipad-phonics-nov-2010-2\" style=\"width: 315px; 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