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Phonics Island • Letter Sounds

Phonics Island • Letter Sounds

Early reading apps for kids

772 ratings
105 reviews
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📚 Education
👪 Family
$2.99

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Released
November 2, 2011
Updated
July 12, 2024

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Developer

22LEARN Toddler and Baby Learning Games, LLC
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This app helps young children develop early literacy skills through interactive phonics activities. Kids learn to recognize letter sounds, trace letters, and identify beginning sounds with engaging games and a friendly monkey guide.

✓Recognize letter sounds
✓Trace uppercase and lowercase letters
✓Match letters
✓Identify beginning sounds
✓Learn about animals
✓Fun mini-games
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What users say about Phonics Island

Reviews of Phonics Island are mixed: the Education app is rated 4.4/5 from 772 App Store ratings. What users like most: fun and engaging for kids, effective for teaching letter sounds. Top complaints: bugs and glitches prevent progress, full version doesn't unlock all content. Summarized from real user reviews.

Positive things

  • 👍Fun and engaging for kids
  • 🎓Effective for teaching letter sounds
  • 🎨Cute and colorful graphics
  • 🏆Rewards system motivates learning

Negative things

  • 🐛Bugs and glitches prevent progress
  • 🔒Full version doesn't unlock all content
  • 🤔Tracing letters can be too sensitive
  • 🔄Forced to restart from beginning
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What's New in Phonics Island

2.5.1

July 12, 2024

We added new exciting activities and options! Phonics Island - THE BEST WAY TO PREPARE your kids for READING SUCCESS! NEW - Rainbow match game that challenges kids to practice identifying letters and their matching sounds. NEW - Monster Bingo is a proven game that builds strong letter-sound recognition. * Designed by teachers & Loved by parents (Parents' Choice Award Winner).

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5 start

21
BBbubble blobbe

Love it

Perfect for young ones. Teaches sounds instead of just letters, great for starting to read!
SSK1993_5BB

How good this learning game is.

it is so good for your kids to get smarter.
JJersey1218

No sound

Free version is great. This version has no sound on older ipad
FFlowirin

It only takes a little editing to make Abby the Monkey terrifying

If you have the game, don’t show yours kids how to edit photos+screenshots

other than that it’s okay
S:spratchh :p
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

3 issues

Game freezes on certain levels

Bug

Letter tracing not working properly

Bug

Purchased full version still limited to few letters

Bug
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Requested Features

3 requests

Allow access to any level without finishing previous ones

Feature

Add more blending and word building exercises

Feature

Include both uppercase and lowercase letters

Feature

FAQ

What does this app teach children?

This app teaches children the foundational skills for early reading. They learn to recognize letter sounds, trace both uppercase and lowercase letters, match letters, and identify the beginning sounds of words, often associated with animals.

What are the key features of this app?

Key features include interactive activities for recognizing letter sounds, tracing letters, matching letters, and identifying beginning sounds. The app also incorporates animal recognition, fun mini-games, and reward stickers to keep children engaged.

How much does this app cost?

The application is a paid app. Purchasing the full version provides access to all content, including 90 animal pictures, 21 illustrated sceneries, and multiple alphabet phonetic sectors.

What age group is this app suitable for?

This app is designed to prepare children for success in preschool and kindergarten curriculum, making it ideal for early learners who are beginning to develop their literacy skills.

How does this app help children learn phonics?

The app uses a colorful and engaging approach to phonics, guiding children through recognizing letter sounds, tracing letters, and matching them. It incorporates animal sounds and phonetic sounds of initial letters to reinforce learning in a fun and memorable way.