When I was the children’s librarian at the Dixon Public Library my favorite iPad app for story time was Felt Board by Software Smoothie. Since leaving that position, I have been in a teacher preparation program that requires iPads and the use of apps in the classroom. Preliteracy as well as literacy instruction is emphasized. In reviewing the concept of Same and Different, an important precursor to organizing the visual world and learning to read, I thought of Felt Board and the fun ways children can recognize and distinguish shapes, letters, numbers, colors, size, etc. The Sesame Street song “One of These Things is Not Like the Others” started running through my head over and over again – a great sound track for a Felt Board presentation. Here’s a demonstration:

Katrina Bergen, student, CalstateTEACH
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