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Three apps/games that I could use to reinforce reading and language skills are:

- iTooch 6th Grade Language Arts - This app used to be available in a lite version and paid version, but now it is free and available (it has ads) 1st - 8th Grade! It has five categories Reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary, and communication. This app has questions in the five categories and it gives instant feedback for the students. This is a good way to reinforce 6th-grade skills.

- DuoLingo is a free app that can be used for reading for our ELL students. It is a free app that teaches our students English, Spanish, French, and many others. You can set practice time each day and the students will complete lessons each day and earn badges.

- BrainPop Featured Movie is another app that can be used in the classroom to reinforce skills through videos and questioning. My students enjoy watching the videos and answering the questions. There are some free movies on the app, but in order to access all of the videos you must have a subscription and it cost $230 for the classroom subscription or you can get the home version for $115.

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