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Makes wrong phoneme sounds
Coming from a dyslexia specialist, not all sounds on this app are being pronounced correctly. For example, this app is pronouncing the vowel sound /uh/ on the end of the /b/ sound making it sound like /b-uh/. This is very wrong. Several are like this.Saradsmith
Developer Response
Thanks for your feedback! It doesn't sound like /b-uh/ on my speakers--it sounds like just the /b/ sound. However, I know that some sounds are really difficult to capture on audio without a little bit of a vowel sound, and that may be what you are hearing. Some sounds were recorded up to 100 times, with the professional voice talent very patiently trying different tones and lengths of each sound. When the sounds were chopped off too soon, they were unintelligible. This app is a companion to our Pre-Reading program. We recommend teaching sounds in person whenever possible, and using the app as a review tool as needed. Thanks for trying the app! ~Merry :-)Really helpful!
Thumbs up!Natyllita
Just what I needed
English is my second language and this helps me a lot with sounds when teaching my daughtermommynater
Developer Response
That's great! So glad it helps you! ~Merry :-)Thank you!
Thank you!!!!!! I’ve been looking for something exactly like this for a long time. God bless you for making it and providing it for free. This app has given me so much hope to be able to teach my students with learning disabilities learn to read by touching the sounds they see in the word and blending them together. I teach high school English Language Learners and a few of them are really struggling. This gives them independence to be able to practice on their own! I would love it if there was a version that had blends, digraphs, and vowel teams too!Show lessNicole 54321
Developer Response
You're welcome, Nicole, and good news--there is! Check out our free phonogram sounds app which includes the multiple sounds for all the basic phonograms (including digraphs and vowel teams). Blends are simply two or three consonants next to each other that all retain their normal, individual sounds (like the s-t in fast or the p-l in plan), so they can still sound those out! Here's a link to the Phonogram Sounds app: https://www.allaboutlearningpress.com/phonogram-sounds-app/. Enjoy! ~Merry :-)Perfect for teaching beginning sounds
Great app!Thumbs up5678
Developer Response
So glad you enjoy it!A-z letter sounds app
Wonderful aid. To ensure the “teacher” is modeling the correct sound. Easy to use, with my phone, I can access it on the go. Truly a homeschooler’s friend!Beach Gal2
Developer Response
Thanks! Have fun teaching your little one! ~Merry :-)Great
Helps you with the basic sounds of each letterBanana cream foot
Wrong sounds for y, qu, w
The letters y, w, and qu do not use “uh” after them. We don’t say wUHe for we or wUHent for went. We don’t say UH in quack, or in yes. These errors should be an easy fix. Educators should “first do no harm”.Key To Teading
Developer Response
Thanks for your feedback! /y/, /w/ and /qu/ are hard to record without a vowel sound after—the sounds become unintelligible. We recommend teaching the sounds directly and using the app for review. Our app is designed to complement our Pre-reading curricula rather than as a standalone. To learn more, please visit https://www.allaboutlearningpress.com/very helpful
We use this app with the pre reading curriculum. It is very helpful for our son to hear the proper pronunciation of each letter sound.CJJ2485
Developer Response
Thanks for your feedback! I'm glad it's helping your son. ~Merry :-)Works great now!
When I first got the app it didn’t work, but it appears that they have updated their app and now it works great! I have been using it with my 3 preschoolers. Thanks!ibeaniemama
Developer Response
Thanks for your feedback! I'm glad it's working now for you and your preschoolers. Have fun teaching your little ones! ~Merry :-)
