Leave a Review Word Wizard for Kids School Ed
Word wizard is great
Really pleased with this app! We enter a spelling list of our own each week being school homework and 3 weeks down the line it has made spelling learning much more fun than pen and paper for our 9 year old. As a parent i like to have an educational app on iPhone too for car journeys etc rather than just games.Show lessE and s
Powerful, playful tool for beginning readers or struggling readers
This is one of the best uses of technology for beginning or struggling readers that I've seen, and I've been studying literacy and technology for twenty years. I strongly recommend using the phonics and open-ended option -- it allows your child to get lots of experience in a playful way in how letters and sounds work together, which is a critical foundation for successful reading. There are so many ways you and your child could make up fun and meaningful games together with this: Have him or her hide something and then "write" you a clue on the tile board to find it; Write your child a "secret" message on paper and then let him or her use the tile board to read any new and unfamiliar words. Kids like to have power in experimenting with how words work, and this type of app can give it to them. I believe any beginning reader would benefit from the app, but it could also be especially useful for children who need extra support in focusing their attention on letters and sounds to decode words, rather than guessing at them, or children who may have dyslexia-related difficulties in building up knowledge of letter-sound connections. I especially like the capability for building sentences, not just words, because getting young readers and writers comfortable in moving from words to sentences is sometimes hard for teachers and parents to do. This app could make it much easier!Show lessDiana Sharp, Ph.D.
Awesome app
This app is great! I bought it for my 8 year old, who has disabilities, but its been AWESOME for my typically developing 5 year old as well. I LOVE that you can have the letters "say" either their phonetic sound or their letter name. Both my girls love making silly phrases and hearing them read aloud. Sometimes when the girls aren't listening well, I type in a message and play it to them to get their attention. Great app.
PS: we've also had fun with this app in school as a really fast alternative voice for my older girl. She doesn't speak, and its really quick and easy to simply put a few word choices into the top and let her choose a word to respond with. Great reinforcement for literacy and just a wonderful app.Show lessMagella's Mum
Spelling Tests function needs improving
I bought this primarily for spelling tests. Using the app, most words are easy to understand but some are not. Also homophones are a problem because the child doesn't know which version of the word to spell (ex: paws or pause). Since homophones are included in every spelling test my son has this year, I cannot use this app at all. Providing the option to add a hint, such as, use the word in a sentence, would eliminate both aforementioned problems. If the programmers could add this option, then I'd be happy to give 5 stars - assuming the sharing function (which I haven't tried) also works. I currently use a spelling test app in which I record the word and use the word in a sentence in my own voice, it functions perfectly, but I cannot share it across devices with any ease. I like that Word wizard says it has the ability to share across devices which is why I decided to try this app.Show lessmrktprof
Amazing App
My son is in first grade and struggles with this reading and writing. I bought this app in hopes that it would assist him. Every week I add his spelling words and he loves to use it. He really enjoys when it is time to work on his spelling words!! Not only does he have fun with it, but in the last month and half I have used it, he is doing much better on his spelling tests!!! In fact he went from getting about 10 to 12 of his 24 spelling words right to getting 20 words correct last week!!! I think this is a great tool and it really helps. I am so impressed that it is so easy to get my son to work on his spelling because he thinks this is so fun!!
A great feature above being able to add spelling lists is that every time my son completes his spelling list he gets a reward. He loves the fun colorful shapes of stars, happy faces and other things that he play with on the screen. He looks forward to playing with that so it is a fun reward to look forward to for him as he works on his spelling!!
I definitely have to say for any parent this is a MUST have app for your iPad or iPhone, I have it on both. I just wish that the spelling list I created on the iPad would sync with the same lists that I have on my iPhone. I am sure that will come, but even without that option it is a great app!!!Show lessStraightforwardFeedback
Fantastic, for kids, special educational needs.
Word wizard works really well, just drag the letters onto the board and it blends the sounds as you add the letters. Really great for using with young kids or those with certain special educational needs.
I would like to see the ability to drag some letters onto the board then hide the keyboard and just play with a selected set of letters. It would make it easier to focus on some spellings and activities.
So thanks for this application it is beyond what I expected and I hope this idea can be added as new feature in the future.Show lessJamie reviews
Almost perfect
If you have a 3-8 year old who needs I learn spellings / phonics then get this. It is simple enough to use for the kids with minimal supervision. The built in words are great for beginners and the option to add your own word list is great for more advanced kids.
Two issues for us so far stopping the 'five stars':
1) The pronunciation is a bit suspect for some (even built in) words. The British voice is worse than the US voices. This has caused both my kids problems.
2) Adding a custom list can be a little temperamental if it is a long list or the individual words are comma separated but on separate lines. Persevere though as we have a 71 word list working fine.
Overall great and hopefully the niggles will be fixed soon.Show lessthe-fern
Must have app for beginning writers/readers
I use this app DAILY in my kindergarten classroom, and my own children (3rd and 4th grade) use it to practice spelling words/sight words. My 3 yr old practices her letters and is spelling her name on it. The new updates just keep improving the app too.
I especially love that now you can choose a qwerty letter order, including space for beginning keyboarding skills for children who have mastered alphabet order.
My kinder kids started off spelling their names on it- and it was magical when it read them back, now they are building words. Love it! They love it too and play with it during free play time over other apps that are simply fun. This is FUN and EDUCATIONAL. It is also one of the few I am willing to pay for a class set of.Show lesskgrade
Takes the stress out of learning spellings!
I bought is app last week to try and encourage my 8 year old with his spellings. I usually have a real battle as he appears to be a little dyslexic and gets very worked up and frustrated at having to write anything or learn his weekly spellings...until now!
I love the fact that you can add your own word lists, so I can enter the words my children need to learn each week for school. My son also wrote his holiday journal without any fuss as he was able to use the moving alphabet to self-check tricky words. This freed me up to continue cooking the tea and gave him much more independence and confidence.
I did have a couple of queries regarding some pronunciation but after sending an email I got an almost immediate response with some suggestions and helpful hints. It's very refreshing to find an app where the creators take time to offer advice and respond to feedback.
I would definitely recommend this app to anyone with children!Show lessjulesthemusicfan
Awesome app and wonderful developer!
I bought this app to replace a board with magnetic tiles, it is wonderful! My daughter loves to just play with it, trying to spell words and make funny ones even when we aren't working on spelling words! Any app that can get my daughter excited about school is wonderful! Contacted the developer about new features I'd like to see so it will work with our spelling curriculum and he was more than willing to see what he could to help support our needs! Absolutely wonderful! If you are looking for a fun and easy spelling app this is it, look no further!Show lessWyonat
