My Word Reader! Are Dogs Smart, or What?

Are Dogs Smart, or What? is the fourth, and most advanced application in the Are Animals Smart, or What? series of apps for the iPad, designed to raise literacy levels of students who struggle with low achievement and low self-esteem. The high-interest, fact-based story about the intelligence of guide dogs is the basis for a series of engaging, interactive literacy-building games/activities that provide practice in learning about phonics, spelling, word recognition, short and long vowel sounds, vocabulary development, and writing. Personalized and customized to the needs of the individual learner, the program is self-instructional, giving students a sense of empowerment over their learning.

“What makes Are Dogs Smart, or What? so appealing to students is the fact-based, but reader-friendly story which is linked to a series of highly engaging skill-building literacy activities that promote understanding of how words are decoded, thus enabling students to become more fluent and more independent readers,“ said Dr. Selma Wassermann, CEO, Wrinkled Pants and Professor Emerita at Simon Fraser University.

Are Dogs Smart, or What? is the fourth application in the My Word! Reader! Are Animals Smart, or What? series. It follows Are Bees Smart, or What?, Are Whales Smart, or What?, and Are Squirrels Smart, or What? also available on iTunes.