# Sight Words: Kids Learn! — Kids Learn! Sight Words

> Interactive sight word learning app for children with games and audio features. (iPhone/iPad app by Teacher Created Materials.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sight-words-kids-learn/id472910871 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Teacher Created Materials](https://appshunter.io/developer/437178006)
- Category: Education, Games, Puzzle, Word
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 3.70/5 from 39 App Store ratings · 53 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 10.3 · 290 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2011-10-21
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sight-words-kids-learn/id472910871/reviews.md

## What is Sight Words?

••••• The Kids Learn! Sight Words app series is a 2012 nominee for a Distinguished Achievement Award presented by the Association of Educational Publishers. •••••

Give your child the building blocks needed to learn to read. Combine fun, easy-to-follow activities with hands-on and audio features to jumpstart the learning process. Created by reading experts such as Dr. Fry, Kids Learn Sight Words uses developmentally appropriate approaches to let the child

● hear the words
● practice writing the words

● recognize letters
● record the words with playback

● use the words in activities

It combines fluency, vocabulary, spelling, and comprehension practice with entertaining, engaging graphics in a disguised-learning format. Children will want to play again and again and by doing so, will be learning up to 300 all-important sight words. Great for young learners and older children struggling with reading.

This app contains words 1–25 for free with an option to purchase additional word packs (26–100, 101–200, 201–300).  Each set of words comes with planned related activities. Activities change and progress as the child moves along:



• Word Jigsaw Puzzle
Touch a puzzle piece to hear a word. Look for the word on the puzzle outline. Then move the puzzle piece onto the correct place on the puzzle outline. Repeat this process until the entire puzzle is put together. Word Jigsaw Puzzles are random and different each time; play as much as you like.

• Word Tic Tac Toe
Tap on the picture of the ear to hear a word. Click on that word in the Tic Tac Toe grid. Next, the computer takes a turn. Keep playing the computer until one of you has three in a row. The computer will also automatically say the next word to you. Tic Tac Toe games are random and different each time; play as much as you like.

• Word Matching Game
Touch one card to turn it over. Touch another card to find one that matches the first card. Keep turning over cards until you have matched all the pairs. Matching games are random and different each time; play as much as you like.

• Hangman

Look at the blank lines at the bottom of the screen. Tap a letter in the alphabet. If you have correctly guessed a letter in the word, the letter will appear in the blank. If not, a body part will be added to the person. You have ten tries to correctly spell the word. Hang man uses the words you just learned, as you learn five words at a time.



• Word Chain
Use the word tiles to make your own sentences. Be sure to use at least one of the words at the top of the screen in each sentence you make. Then touch the star to have your sentence read to you.  Shake to erase and reset the words.

• Star Speller

Touch a star to hear a word. Touch a letter in the word that you heard, and drag the letter into one of the blank boxes. Keep dragging letters into the blank boxes until you have spelled the word. Touch the checkmark to hear the correct spelling of the word.

• Word Search
Touch each word on the left side of the screen to hear it read. Look for each word in the word search. When you find a word, drag your finger from the beginning to the end of the word to highlight it. Word searches are random and different every time; play as much as you like.

Settings: To set specific settings for this app, go to the Apps section at the bottom of the iPad’s settings menu.  Touch the Sight Words app’s icon to open its settings.  This will allow you to either automatically clear all content when the app is closed or save writings and recordings.

The full version with all words can also be purchased directly from iTunes.  See Sight Words 1-300: Kids Learn.

## Key features

- Hear and practice writing words
- Recognize letters
- Record and playback words
- Word Jigsaw Puzzles
- Word Tic Tac Toe
- Word Matching Game
- Hangman spelling game

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Words 1-100 | $1.99 | one-time |
| Words 101-200 | $4.99 | one-time |
| Words 201-300 | $4.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 53)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sight-words-kids-learn/id472910871/reviews.md

### 1/5 — It’s the WOST app

*2021-04-09, version 5.0*

You can’t get the app with out $$ it needs to be fixed.

### 1/5 — Dreadful

*2017-02-13, version 4.0*

This app does not understand important conditions for learning.  The words are introduced in isolation, instead of in context, so there's a high demand on rote memorisation.  That alone is enough to reject the app.  
The "Noughts and Crosses" game makes no sense  --  the player cannot choose his/her own word, but only the word dictated by the program.  The player cannot choose own strategy for winning.  Whether you win or lose is up to the app  --  rather than the player.  I won't even waste my time looking at the other activities.

### 5/5 — Sight words

*2016-10-11, version 4.0*

Great app. Struggled to find an app which would support the Queensland prep curriculum. Glad to find one which would cover the M100W word lists. Just one comment - it would be good if you could more easily navigate between 1-25 and the higher lists and vice versa. It's hard to get back to the start from later word lists. Thanks.

### 5/5 — Great app!

*2016-04-02*

I love the amount of words I get for free and then the reasonable cost to buy the rest.  
My four year old has learned a lot from this app.  
He loves recording his own audio.  He has a speech delay and hearing himself has helped him a lot.

### 4/5 — Kids Learn Sight Words

*2016-02-22, version 4.0*

This is a great app, but it would be perfect if the word lists could be customised so that the weekly class spelling words could be added. I would buy the app if this feature was available.

### 1/5 — Audio not working for iPad mini 2

*2015-12-22*

Name

### 2/5 — Very basic

*2015-09-13*

My 3 year old can do these words.

### 4/5 — Almost five stars

*2015-06-06, version 4.0*

Almost five stars! It would have gotten five stars if the little star that records the child's voice can be canceled if the child misspoke the word, so they can hear the computer voice for the correct pronunciation. Otherwise, great program! My sons really enjoy it!

### 4/5 — Would be great to have a few custom words

*2015-03-04*

I love this app!  One thing I would like to suggest is if we were able to add three or so custom words (I know this is free, so the full version should be able to have more).  I enjoy this, and only ask for the custom words so that I may input students' names to practice their own spelling!  The only other suggestion I have about the current version is to have the letters reach from the top of the space to the bottom, as they are taught (top, middle, bottom).  Otherwise, great job.

### 5/5 — Sight words

*2014-05-12, version 3.1*

Great app!

## Frequently asked questions about Sight Words

### What does the Sight Words: Kids Learn! app do?

This app is designed to help children learn to read by teaching them essential sight words. It uses a combination of fun, interactive activities, audio features, and hands-on practice to build foundational reading skills like fluency, vocabulary, and spelling.

### What are the key features of this app?

Key features include the ability to hear and practice writing words, recognize letters, record and playback words, and engage in various games like Word Jigsaw Puzzles, Tic Tac Toe, Matching Games, Hangman, and Word Chain. It aims to make learning enjoyable and effective.

### How much does the Sight Words: Kids Learn! app cost?

The app offers words 1-25 for free. Additional word packs, covering words 26-100, 101-200, and 201-300, can be purchased through in-app purchases. Each set of words includes planned, related activities.

### What age group is this app suitable for?

This app is great for young learners who are just starting to read, as well as older children who may be struggling with reading. It provides developmentally appropriate approaches to learning sight words.

### What kind of activities are included in the app?

The app includes a variety of engaging activities designed to reinforce learning. These include puzzles, matching games, spelling challenges like Hangman, and sentence-building exercises, all of which are randomized to keep the experience fresh and fun.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 5.0 — 2019-09-05

Whats New in Version 5.0:
● Added full-screen native support for modern retina displays, such as iPad Pro (3rd Gen) and iPhone Xs Max.
● The Star Speller check button now speaks the word twice, once at the beginning and again after spelling the word.
● Improved and refined the size of finger writing across various screen sizes.
● Improved the scaling of text and controls, making them more true across a variety of devices.
● Improved the consistency of certain prompts, making them more intuitive.
● Miscellaneous improvements to performance and stability.

### 4.0 — 2015-05-05

Miscellaneous stability and performance improvements for iOS 8.

### 3.1 — 2013-11-24

• Puzzle pieces are now initially rotated, support two-finger rotation, and are at Retina resolution.

• Responsiveness in Word Matching activities improved.  Next card can now be turned over while previous cards still have yet to finish jetting off.

• Star Speller now detects the end of game and asks if you want to play again or go on.

• Corrected an issue which could cause audio to not play through headphones following the use of the audio record button.

• Support added to be able to restore in-app purchases.

• Support for iOS 7.  In addition to aesthetic changes, fixes a problem where writing with a finger was experiencing unusual delays.

• Added parental gate.

• Miscellaneous incremental improvements.

### 3.0 — 2013-01-07

● Setting added for Hangman to allow letter choices to disappear to make gameplay easier for younger players.
● Enhancement made to Hangman, Word Search and Tic Tac Toe such that games are also now saved when moving from slide to slide, or when exiting out and returning back into the app.
● App will now save its place and return to where it left off even in the case of a power outage while in use.
● Star now animates moves taken in Hangman and Word Search games.
● Fixed a bug in Word Search where the first column or first row could randomly generate a duplicate word, or possibly a vulgar word.
● Details of the current word range added to the bottom of each activity.
● Fine tuned the pronunciation of the word "our" to be heard more like "hour" and less like "are".
● Corrected a bug which could cause audio to not play briefly.
● Added native support for iPhone 5's 4" retina display
● Miscellaneous performance and stability improvements.

### 2.0 — 2012-03-13

1) The number of words given free has increased from 5 to 25.

2) There are five new kinds of activities.

3) The app is now expandable. You can add additional words with their corresponding activities through in-app purchase.

4) Word writing screens have added an eraser (which supplements the shake-to-erase function):
a) Tapping the eraser erases all of the writing, similar to shaking.
b) Dragging the eraser can be used to erase individual words or correct small mistakes.

5) Sentence building activities
a) Will now read the sentences you make back to you when you tap on the star.
b) Will also now allow you to use a given punctuation mark more than once.

6) Improved audio timing and playback

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