Prep Positions - Smarty Ears Apps
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An engaging, curriculum-based tool for school-aged children and ELL learners to master the building blocks of language.

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The Engaging Way to Teach Prepositions

Prepositions are necessary, yet often confusing, lessons for students to master. Nearly 30% of writing consists of prepositional phrases, making them vital building blocks for clear communication.

Prep Positions is an engaging tool designed by a certified speech-language pathologist to help school-aged children, English Language Learners (ELL), and others master these critical skills. The app allows students to work independently or with direct instruction to reinforce classroom lessons aligned with Common Core State Standards.

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Prep Positions Landscape Gameplay
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Multi-player session

Group vs. Solo Play

Whether you are seeing a student for a private session or managing a busy therapy group, Prep Positions adapts to your schedule. Support up to 5 players per session with ease.

Multi-Player

The app automatically manages active players. Individual avatars display at the side, rotating as students take turns at their own unique levels.

Single Player

Focus on a single student with a visual reward system displayed at the top to track progress in real-time.

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Ladder of Success Level Selector

Climbing the Ladder of Success

Prep Positions features 3 distinct linguistic groups and 15 levels of play, ensuring that every student has a clear path forward as their skills grow.

Group 1: Foundation (Levels 1–5) Focuses on basic spatial concepts like At, Up, Down, On, and By.
Group 2: Intermediate (Levels 6–12) Introduces more complex relationships such as Across, Between, and Through.
Group 3: Mastery (Levels 13–15) Challenges advanced learners with complex prepositions like "Depending on" and "Thanks to."

Simply tap the "modify" button at the bottom of the ladder to customize the starting level for any player.

Practice Makes Perfect

Listen, Record, and Learn!

Voice Recording Interface
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    Self-Recording Players record themselves speaking the sentences they just built.
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    Auditory Feedback The player hears their own voice, reinforcing oral and auditory processing.
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    Video Rewards Optionally play videos of the correct answer to provide visual confirmation.

Watch out for flying circus balls!

Hard work pays off in the center ring! With every correct sentence, players earn "balls" to use in our unique physics-based cannon game.

Velocity & Aim

Adjust the cannon tilt and watch the meter—timing the "fire" button perfectly makes the ball fly further.

Traps & Boosts

Hit trampolines for an extra boost or avoid boxes and water traps that bring your run to a stop.

Unique Properties

Different styles of balls have different physical properties—some fly far, while others are heavy and need a trampoline boost.

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Common Core Aligned

Curriculum Support for Every Learner

Prepositions are vital building blocks for writing and speaking, yet they represent some of the most challenging lessons for English Language Learners (ELL) and students with language delays. Prep Positions reinforces classroom skills to help students create grammatically correct sentences through evidence-based practice.

Classroom Ready

Designed to support 4th-grade and middle school standards (CCSS) regarding phrases and grammar.

ELL Empowerment

Helps non-native speakers master over 50 common prepositions through visual and auditory feedback.

In-App Report Cards

Track accuracy at a glance by level, session date, or specific preposition for easy progress monitoring.

Data Export

Easily share or print student reports directly from the app via email to keep parents and administrators updated.

Student Progress Report Card

Deep Data Compilation

Stop spending your evenings tallying percentages. Prep Positions provides individual data compilation over time, giving you a quick visual to show-at-a-glance if a player has mastered a particular skill.

By Level Mastered status, targeted prepositions, and overall accuracy per linguistic group.
By Session Performance breakdown by date, including hint usage and accuracy for every session.
By Preposition Granular status tracking: Practicing, Mastered, or Not Played for all 50+ prepositions.

Tap the "Share" button to print or email reports directly to parents and administrators.

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Step Into the Ring!

50+ Common Prepositions
15 Progressive Levels
Up to 5 Players per Session
Voice & Video Feedback
Neutral Background Mode
Detailed Email Reports
Motivating Cannon Game
High-Quality Photo Assets
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Designed by Speech-Language Pathologists for real classroom results.