HB Phonological Awareness

HB Phonological Awareness

Part of the HearBuilder Series

24 ratings
8 reviews
Free

Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • July 6, 2013
  • March 31, 2026

Features

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About

This educational app helps students improve listening and phonological awareness skills through interactive sound-based activities. Students learn to segment, blend, and manipulate sounds to build a virtual rock band, with a multi-level program that gradually increases in difficulty.

Targets nine phonological awareness skills
Systematic sound segmentation and blending
Multi-level program with increasing difficulty
Monitors progress and provides feedback
Teaches listening skills for reading
Customizable program settings
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What's New in HB Phonological Awareness

3.2

March 31, 2026

Faster load times and fixed a few bugs.

User reviews

Great activities

I’ve been using this app for several years and had always liked it. But since the update that changed the reinforcement games, I’m much less enthusiastic about it. The reinforcements take more time than the actual skills. I need as much practice as I can get with these kids, not unrelated game time.
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Great activities

I’ve been using this app for a few years now and really like it. But I’m frustrated with the recent update. The reinforcements after each attempt takes more time to do than the target skill. With my limited time for each student I’d like to get in more skill practice than game playing.

Good idea, but needs work

The singer is nice but I would enjoy less movement because in the first part of his song he is singing with the microphone not anywhere near his mouth and still the sound does not change. Just a minor thing that bugs me 😊

So so

Not as impressed as I was with the original CD version. The kids are not as excited with fictional stories as they were with non-fictional stories.

Gooooooooooooood

I mean super duper alsome and fun I love this. App so much

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FAQ

What is HB Phonological Awareness?

HB Phonological Awareness is an educational app designed to help students enhance their phonological awareness and listening skills. It uses interactive games where students learn to segment, blend, and manipulate sounds.

Who can use HB Phonological Awareness?

This app is exclusively for student use by schools and districts that have purchased access to the HearBuilder platform. It is not available for individual consumer purchase or use.

What specific phonological skills does HB Phonological Awareness target?

HB Phonological Awareness targets nine key skills: Sentence Segmentation, Syllable Blending, Syllable Segmentation, Rhyming, Phoneme Blending, Phoneme Segmentation & Identification, Phoneme Deletion, Phoneme Addition, and Phoneme Manipulation.

How does HB Phonological Awareness help with reading?

The app teaches children important listening and sound awareness skills that are foundational for developing reading abilities. By mastering sound manipulation, students build a stronger base for decoding words.

Does HB Phonological Awareness track student progress?

Yes, the program monitors student progress and provides frequent feedback to help educators understand individual student performance. This data can be accessed and managed through the HearBuilder Online platform.

What devices is HB Phonological Awareness compatible with?

HB Phonological Awareness is supported on iPhones, iPads, and iPods, making it accessible on various Apple mobile devices.

How often is HB Phonological Awareness updated?

The latest version of HB Phonological Awareness is 3.2, which was last updated on March 31, 2026. This indicates a commitment to maintaining and improving the application.

Does HB Phonological Awareness have ads?

No, HB Phonological Awareness does not contain advertisements. As a free application designed for educational institutions, it provides an uninterrupted learning experience for students.