Happy
Help my little one learn how to segment word
Annoyed
Simply canโt get the login from their website so for now I canโt use the app. Iโve reloaded the app twice but both times when I get to their site it gets stuck loading.
Not ideal for teaching
Voiced consonants /g, b/ are unvoiced when segmented from the word. Confusing for kids' auditory discrimination. Also, would be nice to be able to pause between trials to discuss errors with the child, but it just keeps pushing you along.
Needs some fixes
I had high hopes for this app but found some issues that need to be addressed before I can give it a higher rating. As a Reading Specialist I will not continue to use it until those are made, for instance when segmenting sounds beginning blends should not go together in one sound box, they are 2 separate sounds and each need their own box. Also, the sound for /b/ sounds like /p/ and should be adjusted. I hope you make these changes.
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first grade teacher
This does review some basic skills, but the narration and graphics are SOOO boring. This does not keep the attention of 21st century kids.
Phonics Awareness
Love the updates. Lots more practice. I also like getting the scores.
Awesome
Beautiful program. Simply and straight to the point. With one lesson my daughter has already improved her decoding.
Bug brained
This is a WONDERFUL tool for first grade remediation!
Awesome!
This app is great! Really helps with segmenting, blending and vowels.
This app rules
Super fun, my first graders love it.
Not accurate
This app treats blends as single sounds, which completely confounds what we try to teach children. Not only that, when the speaker pronounces these sounds, they are difficult to understand. Please don't use this app until the developer fixes this. It will confuse children.
Awesome!!! App for great beginner
I like the app because the cost is free and it is really helpful for beginners
Oh no!
This app treats blends as one sound! Children need to be able to hear all of the sounds in the words. Also, there is minimal interaction with a large amount of listening involved. You don't have enough time to think about your answer (a small child or student with dyslexia will not in that time) and it moves on without you. On top of it all, you don't even segment the number of syllables yourself. You are given the segments and asked to move the letters. I'm glad this was free and that I did not have to pay for it.
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Learning app
A number of apps claim to teach phonics, however, this is one of the few that actually sound out the words. I have been trying to find effective apps to help my 5 year old how to sound words out, but most apps already give you the answer. I like that this app helps her learn how to sound out her words to find the answer rather having her copy the already provided answer.
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Wonderful
Fun and great for learning
Okay I guess
Full of bugs, and by bugs I mean glitches. Gives false praise at times and words will randomly disappear. Needs work.
a good start
I appreciate how this app focuses on key skills from the Common Core Standards. The bugs are a cute visual--I've used caterpillar pictures with my students before and they're an effective aid. However, I have to agree with the other reviews that the voice used is a bit unclear, mostly due to dialect (a short "i" and short "e" merger that makes the sounds hard to tell apart). It would be great if there were an option to record one's own voice. I'd also love to be able to turn different reinforcements on and off. Even though the self check is supposed to be without reinforcements, they keep playing during the test. Overall, though, this is a good, free app that addresses important skills.
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Teaching app
I gave this app 4 stars since it was free. It does a good job teaching beginning reading skills, but it does not seem to give practice items. I also did not like some of the items chosen for the short vowels. The n in ant changes the short vowel a. Dialectal differences in vowels makes it harder to choose target words. I think, for example, octopus would have a more consistent short o vowel than the word on.
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Phonics Awareness
I think this app is awesome and it teaches children that has delayed speech problems, hard of hearing, and/or has learning disability but the sound is too hard for me to hear but good job but needs improvement on the sounds & speaking clearly. :D
Fantastic App for Free- Great diction by Narrator
I rate this app based on a cost/benefit analysis. Since it is FREE and I benefited from it, it is a great value.
The narrator has excellent diction so your child will be learning the proper enunciation of the various sounds used to speak English. I take one exception in the program in that the word "ant" does not begin with a short "a" sound (as in what one says for the dentist). I don't think "ant" is a good choice for an example of a word that begins with a short vowel sound. Perhaps one must either show the letter "a" as a short or long vowel sound but it has neither in the case of the word "ant". The narrator pronouns the short vowel sound of "a" correctly but when he applies it to the word "ant" of course it the sound must change and therefore it must be confusing for a child.
The various navigation issues preceding my review must have been addressed because this app functioned flawlessly for me in respect to all complaints. One reviewer complained about the narrator's pronunciation of the word "pictures" but I could not find his use of the word in the app.
More practice context would be helpful but as the app stands, it is of fabulous educational value.
The narrator has excellent diction so your child will be learning the proper enunciation of the various sounds used to speak English. I take one exception in the program in that the word "ant" does not begin with a short "a" sound (as in what one says for the dentist). I don't think "ant" is a good choice for an example of a word that begins with a short vowel sound. Perhaps one must either show the letter "a" as a short or long vowel sound but it has neither in the case of the word "ant". The narrator pronouns the short vowel sound of "a" correctly but when he applies it to the word "ant" of course it the sound must change and therefore it must be confusing for a child.
The various navigation issues preceding my review must have been addressed because this app functioned flawlessly for me in respect to all complaints. One reviewer complained about the narrator's pronunciation of the word "pictures" but I could not find his use of the word in the app.
More practice context would be helpful but as the app stands, it is of fabulous educational value.
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