Funny Phonemes User Reviews

Name: Funny Phonemes
Rating: 4.2 (19 reviews)

Funny Phonemes

Gregory McDonald

📚 Education

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Silly fun for older kids with dyslexia, or maybe ESL

slang and poop noises abound. So this app isn’t for everyone including for every kid. But for some older kids still struggling with phonemic awareness/letter sound correspondence this very affordable app provides a fun, light way to practice skills.

Suelli5

3 years ago

Response from developer

Thanks for this wonderful review and for your understanding of the particular niche I am trying to serve. #LiteracyForAll

NEEDS TWEEKING

I love this app, but some of the sounds and answers don’t match up for example it asks in the hear section what word ends in z for zip. The answer they have as correct is FIX; but fix ends the phoneme /x/ with the grapheme sound (k/-/s/) for boX not /z/ as in Zoo. I’ve paid for this app, please fix so I can actually use it so as not to confuse the autistic teens I OT. Simply change Fix to Biz. When fixed rating will go to the 4 stars it deserves.

literacylioness

5 years ago

Response from developer

Hi. I really do appreciate you taking the time to write this review. I want my apps to be as useful and reliable as possible and take bug reports seriously. And I value your time. I tried to reproduce the bug you describe but then realized that the word "fix" is not in the set of 268 words used by the app at all. However "figs" (slang for "figures" as in "That figures!") is in the set and does end with the /z/ sound. It also sounds *very* similar to "fix". I agree that it could be confusing and would consider simply dropping that word in any future update. For the time being, however, could I suggest that you take advantage of the Blocklist feature in the app (tap the Gear icon on the main screen, top left corner). Just check the box beside "figs" and the word will no longer be used in any of the exercises. I hope this is a satisfactory option for you and that you'll consider revising your rating. Thanks again for your feedback and for using Funny Phonemes in your important work with autistic teens.

Gross not funny

This app is completely inappropriate for any school student regardless of grade. What a disappointment!

teacher161

7 years ago

Response from developer

Sorry, but I disagree. The word list in this app was vetted by teachers and reading specialists and contains nothing a student wouldn't see in books like the Captain Underpants and Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.

Fantastic!

A great tool to help encourage decoding and sound differentiation. A fun and engaging platform for the learner and easy to use. We will get a lot of use out of this tool.

Bear toad

7 years ago

Fun App

I am rating this a 4star because the app support was swift and helped me fix my user error. Also, it seems like a fun way to support older students in an age appropriate manner. However, I have yet to use this with students. I will edit my review at that point. So far, my 12 year old thinks this is a fun app.

Mandelino