Brainy Skills Synonyms and Antonyms is a reading comprehension game made to help ESL students and young adults learn the differences in words that have similar or opposite meaning. The game is a great interactive tool for students to use with a teacher, therapist, parent, or caregiver. It can also be used independently, however, the concepts are initially best learned in conjunction with some form of support and assistance from teaching. Its format is an exciting new way to help readers of all ages develop and improve their reading comprehension abilities.

This app was created, developed and written by a certified speech language pathologist with many years of hands on experience with a variety of clients with different needs. Young and older school age students as well as adults both typically developing and special needs can benefit greatly from this app.

Brainy Skills Synonyms and Antonyms is a simple game to practice words that are either synonyms or antonyms. First, read a simple sentence and have the student choose the correct word by tapping on the correct answer from the two choices. Next, work your way up the scoreboard. Last, master all of the synonyms or antonyms throughout 20 levels of gameplay. Each level enhances a student's skills important for decoding language with words that have the same or opposite meaning. Motivate the player to beat their score each time they play and get to the highest score.

Easy to adapt as needed by parents, teachers, and therapists for a variety of skill levels, and may be read aloud to your students if needed. Students can play on their own or with a caretaker, or assistant to guide them along and practice basic oral reading skills.

Great for:
• Students who need repetitive skill based exercises
• Reading comprehension skills review
• Synonym or Antonym practice with increased or decreased complexity
• Problem solving with contextual clues and inferencing
• Skills in everyday situations and conversations
• Understanding and answering Synonym and/or Antonym style words
• Featuring a variety of reasoning, prediction, sequential order questions and more…

This app is an excellent teaching tool for a variety of ages of students or special needs population, with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Pervasive Developmental Delay (PDD-NOS), Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, developmental delays, and al