Top 29 Apps Similar to Phonics For Kids - Blends Digr
Sounds English: Learn to Read 2.11
Sounds English is a fun, award winning English readingprogrammeused by thousands of children across the world. Itaccelerateslearning to read English in just 15 minutes a day andteachesperfect pronunciation. An independent study, analysed bytheUniversity of Surrey, showed Sounds English to be nearlythreetimes more effective than standard programmes within a periodofonly 30 days. Parents and teachers have seensignificantimprovements in children’s’ literacy and pronunciationwithinweeks. Suitable for early readers with a reading age of 6-9and alllearners of English language wanting to learn goodEnglishpronunciation. · Easy, and fun to use · Children love theimaginaryworld of Lumos which builds creativity and engagement·Personalises each student's learning · Uses graphics, speechfilesand videos to ensure long term retention, andperfectpronunciation. · Employs clever algorithms to teach learnersonlywhat they need to know. · Allows learners to progress at theirownpace and carries on teaching until learning is secure.TopFeatures: · Complements all education programmes for use inschoolor home · Teaches readers to use and say 92 high-frequency‘writtensounds’ as they read unknown words. · Contains over 1800practicewords with learners constantly and discretely checkeduntillearning is secure. · Free trial. No in-game adverts ·Suitable forboth native and non-native speakers · Dyslexia friendlyfont used .Choice of American or British English accent In a schoolstudy inthe UK, students using Sounds English Phonics gained morethan 1year in reading age over a 30-day test period. “SoundsEnglishPhonics is an excellent product which was complementary toourexisting teaching programme. I would recommend the app as partof ateacher’s armoury and believe it is a very useful addition forallchildren learning to read, that can be used either at school orinthe home. ” Robert Eves, Grade 3 Teacher, St John’s GreenSchool,Essex My nephew's progress at school was not at the levelhisparents expected. My sister had purchased Zaprendo, that's howIwas first introduced. Watching Greg tonight I wasreallyfascinated. He was truly using a phonetic approach with thewords.I need to say again, more than ever that I am blown away byyourapproach." Susan Wells, Teacher and former Principal,NorthCarolina, USA Parents are also impressed with the engagementoftheir children in the programme and the ability of the programmetobuild a strong educational foundation. "Graphically it’sstunning.At 7 years old my daughter was struggling with herphonics. Thisapp has helped my daughter where other aids failed"Mark Folkard,UK Educational App Store, UK "This app has beenextremely wellproduced. It is clear to see from both the app itselfbut also viathe developer’s website as well as from the contentwithin the app.Unlike some literacy and phonic apps that claim thatthey do make adifference this developer has spent time undertakingresearch inschool settings to make sure their app not only meetsthe needs ofschools and the users but that it does have somebenefit. It is‘small’ aspects like this from a developer thatreally givesconfidence in an app when you are choosing between somany apps insuch a saturated market especially when school budgetsare tightand they are looking to maximise the resources that theydopurchase." Use our free in-house diagnostic test to see ifSoundsEnglish is suitable for your student/child. Email usathello@zaprendo.com for a copy, or with questions or forschoolpurchases.
Jolly Phonics Songs
All our hugely popular songs from Jolly Phonics are nowavailableinone fun app, which includes the actions too! Childrenwilllovelearning their letter sounds by singing along to theJollySongsand doing the actions. Being able to identify thelettersounds inwords will help them with both their reading andwriting.This appwill entertain the whole family or schoolclassroom. •Easilyswitch between British or American English andPrecursive orPrintletter fonts. • There's a highlighter option totrack eachword asit is sung, helping the child to read. This canalso beswitchedoff. • Includes the vowels song. • Includes adescriptionand animage for each of the Jolly Phonics actions • Easytousenavigation to quickly find the song you want to play.•Withbeautiful illustrations from our Jolly Songs book. •Includesanindex of all the songs. Please note: for customers nothearinganysound, version 1.0.1 fixes this issue. Please downloadandupdate.There is also a simple workaround for version 1.0,whichwillenable you to use the app as normal. Please see the guideonthefollowinglink:http://jollylearning.co.uk/overview-technical-support/jolly-phonics-songs-app-support/
Sight Words Sentence Builder: Reading for Kids 7.7
Did you know that automatic recognition of Sight Wordsisanessential part of functional literacy? This fun gamecoversalllevels of Dolch Sight Words and lets students practicethemincontext. The game is fun and simple. Using gradeappropriateSightWords, children assemble short sentences from givenwords.Theplayer receives visual and auditory feedback indicatingwhethertheresponse is correct. Once the student answerscorrectly,theexercise moves to the next sentence. - Top-rated SightWordsgame -More than 100 example sentences - Teaches all 220 DolchSightWordsin context - Fun and colorful graphics - Visualandauditoryfeedback - Three visual themes
