Thursday, 6:30 pm. Your kid drops the notebook on the table: "Page 42, quiz on Tuesday." You open last year's vocabulary app and find… Unit 3 from a completely different textbook. Useless. What you need right then is a vocabulary app with your own word lists: one that quizzes exactly the words on page 42.
Vocabulary App With Your Own Word Lists: Getting the List In
Page 42 might have la biblioteca, el horario, la clase, el recreo, la tarea and la mochila. Three ways to get them into the phone:
Typing them. Sounds harmless. By word twelve, biblioteca turns into bibloteca, nobody notices, and that's the version your kid learns.
Building a spreadsheet. It works. It also eats your Thursday night, every single week.
Snapping the page. Click, the word pairs are there. A quick look to check, done. Your evening is yours again.
How to Spot a Good One
Small things, honestly. Does it quiz both ways? The quiz asks for homework just as much as la tarea. Why quizzing beats rereading: how to study vocabulary words for a test. Does it care about the shaky words? If only la tarea and la mochila are wobbly, your kid shouldn't have to redo all six. Does it remind you in time? 7, 3 and 1 day before, like the 7 day plan. And does it stay light: 5 to 10 new words, about 10 minutes a day.
Thursday Night in 4 Steps
From the textbook list to the quiz:
With VocaScan
That's exactly what VocaScan does, an iOS app for the iPhone. Your child photographs the vocabulary page, the word pairs are recognized automatically, and a quiz in both directions is ready. Any textbook, any language. Weak words get their own quiz, which your child starts alone, and a word search brings the words back in a playful way. Enter the quiz date and reminders arrive 7, 3 and 1 day before. Free for 7 days.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is there a free vocabulary app for your own word lists?
Some are free. Check what the free version really does: your own lists, quizzes both ways, a quiz for weak words. VocaScan has a 7 day free trial, then a subscription starts.
What is the best vocabulary app for kids?
The one your kid uses alone, where the words from their own textbook go in fast. More things to compare: vocabulary app for kids: 5 things to check.
How many words a day?
5 to 10 new words, plus a short review of the days before.
Your Own Words, in One Scan
With VocaScan, your child photographs the textbook page and practices with quizzes in both directions.
Download on the App Store