Alexandra+Gibbons



Alex Gibbons 2/8/12 EDC 203

**__URL__**:[] **__Game:__** Letter Match **__Level__**: Early Reader: Ages 3-7 **__Summary of the Website__**: This website had a variety of games, stories, pintables and videos. It is filled with colors and moving figures. There are many characters that children would recognize. Children are able to click on a TV series to play games that have to do with a certain character. **__Summary of the Game__**: The game would be very fun for a child to play. The game that I choose is themed to Clifford the Big Red Dog. The child drags words into the box that matches the first letter of the word. **__Color__**: There are fun colors on the page. There are different shades of blues, orange, red and yellow. Around the game is a fun bone pattern. The colors are fun but not too distracting as to take away from the game. **__Visual Cues__**: N/A **__Mistakes:__** The game will not allow the child to put the work in the incorrect box. **__Rating:__** N/A **__Highlighted Cues:__** The are not any highlighted clues. **__Navigation Routine:__** The children only have to drag words into boxes. **__Click back and back:__** N/A **__Click and Drag:__** Children click and drag the words. **__Click forward__**: N/A **__Teacher__** __**Rating**__: N/A
 * __ Primary Site __** : Scholastic
 * __ Evaluation of the Game: __** This game would be great for younger students who are working on letter recognition. Children do not need to know how to read before playing the game. They just have to know the first letter. There is audio that says the word as the child drags it to the child can hear the word even if he or she cannot read it yet.
 * __ Repetition: __** Then the child drags the word to the box, there is audio that says the word followed by a bark if it is correct. **__Talking Text__**: There are directions at the top. The child can either read the directions or click on the microphone next to it to hear the direction read.

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 * __ Primary Site __** : PBS Kids

**__Game:__** Spelling with Caillou **__Level__**: Ages 3-7 **__Summary of the Website__**: PBS Kids is a very fun website that is easy to navigate. This website had a variety of games. When on the website, the child can choose to play a game by subject such as math, reading, spelling, art or they can choose a game through the different TV shows. **__Summary of the Game__**: The game is modeled after Caillou playing with his alphabet blocks. The child is able to choose a work that he or she wants to spell. He or she clicks on the letters on the blocks and drags them to the matching letter on the word until it is spelled correctly. **__Color__**: There are nice colors on the page and drawings of Caillou and his family. **__Talking Text__**: There is no talking text. **__Visual Cues__**: N/A **__Mistakes:__** The game will not allow the child to drag the incorrect letter. **__Rating:__** N/A **__Highlighted Cues:__** There are not any highlighted clues. **__Navigation Routine:__** The children drag letters to make a word. **__Click back and back:__** The games allows you to click back. **__Click and Drag:__** Children click and drag the letters. **__Click forward__**: The game allows the child to click forward. **__Teacher__** __**Rating**__: N/A
 * __ Evaluation of the Game: __** This game is fun because it had to do with something that children are very familiar with: Blocks. It shows children the word and the child is able to model it. It is great for children who are learning to read.
 * __ Repetition: __** Every time the child drags the letter correctly, there is a voice saying “Hooray”. There is clapping when the whole word is spelled.

**__URL__**: [|http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/ww.cgi?A1=c&A2=0&A3=0&A4=14&A5=17&A8=42&A6=O3hPgVhQ6PIc)[&A7=,aJHc,ttRBP@,2niiPxGU57R'bhiWGSn]
 * __ Primary Site __** : Fun Brain

**__Level__**: Child can choose easy or hard **__Summary of the Website__**: This website has a variety of games. There are different categories such as math, reading and fun that the child can choose from. **__Summary of the Game__**: Children choose the correct word to complete the sentence. (Ex: Tie the in the rope. NOT or KNOT) Each correct response helps the bunny make his salad. **__Talking Text__**: There is no talking text. **__Visual Cues__**: N/A **__Mistakes:__** The game will say either RIGHT or OOPS. If the child chooses the incorrect response, it will say why. **__Rating:__** At the end, it tells the child how many he or she got right and wrong. **__Highlighted Cues:__** The are not any highlighted clues. **__Navigation Routine:__** The children click on the correct word. **__Click back and back:__** The children can click back. **__Click and Drag:__** N/A **__C__****__lick forward__**: N/A **__Teacher__** __**Rating**__: N/A
 * __ Game: __** Word Confision
 * __ Evaluation of the Game: __** This game is great for older children who already know how to read. It helps children understand the difference between words that sound alike.
 * __ Color __** : There is a good use of color on the page but it is not overly dramatic because the game is intended for older children.
 * __ Repetition: __** After the child chooses the word, the game will say RIGHT or OOPS depending on whether it was correct or not.