abc PocketPhonics Lite: letter sounds & writing + first words
By Apps in My Pocket Ltd
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Description
148apps.com - “there’s no denying that “abc PocketPhonics” is an amazing app. PocketPhonics teaches the basics of reading and writing to young kids. Most surprising? It seems to work.”
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iPhoneMom.com - “PocketPhonics is seriously educational and I think it’s a terrific tool for helping early readers. You can tell that a ton of thought and research was put into it and best of all, they talked and listened to teachers. It shows.”
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Macworld app of the day. - "Teach your kids to write with this innovative educational iPhone app ... help young children understand letters, and start the road to reading."
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touchreviews.net - “abc PockPhonics is a great learning aid for young children presented in a way that both parents and children will enjoy.”
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"Best" award from iPhoneAppsPlus.com.
THREE-APPS-IN-ONE
- Letter sounds
- Letter writing
- First words
abc PocketPhonics Lite is the FREE, cut-down version of abc PocketPhonics so you can try before you buy. It's very quick to download, so why not spend a few minutes trying it out?
Only abc PocketPhonics follows the “synthetic phonics” teaching method - the keystone of the “Reading First” part of the “No Child Left Behind Act”. And makes it fun.
abc PocketPhonics was designed and reviewed by US and UK teachers who use phonics to teach children to read. It is primarily aimed at preschool kids and those aged up to 7. To understand the best educational practice underpinning abc PocketPhonics, order the free guide to teaching kids to read from the app.
LETTER SOUNDS
Simply put, phonics (letter sounds) is about helping children learn to read by understanding the sounds that letters make.
The Congressionally-mandated National Reading Panel concluded that children who have “phonics instruction read better and spell better than other children”
Why letter sounds (phonics)?
Letter sounds (how we say letters when we use them in words) are not the same as the letter names (what we call the letters). For instance, sound out slowly to yourself "cat". And you can see that the sounds that make up the word are nothing like what we call the letters.
A child who knows their letter names won't actually find that this helps them to read even simple words like “yes". By contrast, a child who knows their letter sounds will learn to read words they’ve never seen before.
PocketPhonics Lite teaches six letter sounds. The rest are covered in the full version including over 30 letters sounds that come from combining letters together (like “sh” and “ch”), because they are key to reading so many frequently-used words.
LETTER WRITING
abc PocketPhonics visually demonstrates how to write each letter. An obvious thing to do, but quite tricky to program (and you’ll have to look hard to find another iPhone app that does this).
Children enjoy practising their writing by tracing the letter with their finger; with a shake they can erase their old writing and try again. The Lite version provides a taster of this for the first six letters.
abc PocketPhonics will also (optionally) check the accuracy of your child's writing.
FIRST WORDS
Using a unique, letter-sounds and word game, the full PocketPhonics teaches how to sound out and spell over 170 frequently-used words. There’s about 20 words in the Lite version.
PARENTZONE
The Parentzone allows you to:
- customise the app to the needs of your child through its wide range of settings
(e.g lowercase, uppercase or cursive letters; two popular handwriting styles (one is a print style) like those taught in most US schools)
- get help or give feedback
- order our free guide on teaching kids to read
What's New In Version 1.8
Full, built-in iPad support (landscape and portrait).
Original, colorful pictures to illustrate the words
Larger cursive letters for tracing
New, more colourful icon
Bug fixes
When you upgrade, please consider taking a moment to leave a rating or review for PocketPhonics. Enter the app’s Parentzone then touch the “like this app?” button to access the App Store review screen. All feedback is much appreciated.
Customer Reviews
Awesome app
I thought this app was really good for my autistic students! It teaches them how to say the letters, sounds & words! That is something they really need to work on!
Tt
Excellent app
Change Font
Concept is nice but I felt the letters needed to be displayed in more of a print font, as kids are taught to write the letters. I felt font was more script style than print.
- Free
- Category: Education
- Updated:Jul 15, 2010
- Current Version:1.8
- 1.8 (iOS 4.0 Tested)
- 25.1 MB
- Language:English
- Seller:Apps in My Pocket Ltd
- © 2009 Apps in My Pocket Ltd
Requirements:Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later.
