Device: iPhone 4S, 64GB, iOS 6.1.2, AT&T, latest app version:

The app now begins to open, opens the title page, where all seems ok, and is visible, and then only goes to a black screen! Can you please fix dev? I've tried it on multiple iPhones of different iOS versions as well, all with the same result. The others I tried are iPhone 3GS, iOS 4.3, and iPod Touch (not the newest iPod, but the previous version?), iOS 6.1.3, on wifi. All give same results. Looking forward to a new and usable update! Thanks for the app!

angidazee

13 years ago

An amazing app

Wish I could've had this when I was younger. It's very fun I think. I always test run my daughters apps. And although she is two this will be the app she will be using to learn how to spell!!!!!

Mella311

13 years ago

Update broken

I think this would be a good program but after the update it always breaks when we get to the word "don't". And by breaks I mean stops entirely. This should be fixed ASAP.

Daver555

13 years ago

A perfect balance

I love all the Simplex apps. While I love that the words are sorted by phonetic pattern in the other apps (great for teaching principles of how spelling works), the beauty of this one is that it teaches the phonetic basis of the sight words young readers and writers need every day. Oddly, the other thing I love about this one is actually the lack of sorting by phonetic pattern. Some children simply memorize the particular pattern they need to use for a list, but don't generalize well to their daily work since they need a variety of patterns all at once. This app forces them to think about and apply a variety of phonetic patterns all within one list. I delightedly use both types of Simplex apps in my classroom. Different kids need different approaches at different times. Simplex provides awesome tools to help meet those diverse needs.

MM's mommy

13 years ago

Simplex Spelling HD - Dolch Sight Words With Reverse Phonics is simply fantastic!

This app has over 200 high frequency Dolch words which students will be able to practice spelling through typing via an alphabetical or keyboard style letter grid. Mastery limits for each word may be set within the settings option and various students can be maintained at any given time. Consonants and vowels are differentiated via colour-coding, phonetic hints are offered, spelling words are given in sentence context, and statistical data is saved as the child progresses. There is a wonderful introduction provided within the app which offers hands on experience and I recommend using that section immediately after purchasing this app. It is fantastic and will no doubt help your child progress in their reading, spelling, and writing abilities! I told you it was fantastic!
~LSAppleby

LSAppleby

13 years ago

great spelling app

260 high frequency spelling words for your child to practice. Words are spoken and used in a sentence LOVE this. Your child can even use hints to help them spell a word. Graphics are colorful and entertaining for child to focus on the app. This is a very easy app to figure out and use my 6 yr old autistic son had no issues using this app.

Spanglersamantha

13 years ago

Awesome

Best sight word app out there. Worth the price. Was hesitant at first but well worth it. Design is great, sleek. The best feature is the retention of words that have yet to be mastered. So it makes your kid go back to them again and again until they get it right.

Would love a feature that locks you into particular lists, forcing a repeat until they are mastered. So I could choose say, the first 5 and then it would stop after those and go back to revise/review.

Comicrazy123

13 years ago

Awesome

This is my favorite sight word app. I do not teach sight words with the look-say method. I teach all sight words phonetically. This app reinforces the phonics.

Triplescoop

13 years ago

Good app

Great for reinforcing sight words, phonics and spelling! It would be cool if you also load in words to practice as well, for instance my 1st graders spelling words, for extra practice each week before her test.

Amerscmp

13 years ago

Super excited

Super excited to use this app with my son. It has everything I was looking for to help him learn to spell without frustrating him.

Have been using this app now for several months with my 12 year old son who has autism. I had no success in teaching him to spell until now. This app is absolutely perfect. I hope Pyxwise continues to develop apps like these.

AutismHomeschoolMom

14 years ago

OMG!,,,,

I finally have something to HELP my daughter that has autism......really a wonderful app...this meets her needs when sometimes a teacher just don't.

143hannah

14 years ago

Need more words

This is a great way for my home schooled daughter to practice spelling, we would benefit from harder word lists being added! Thanks for straight forward practice!

2Two2Two

14 years ago

Nice!

My twin girls can't put it down.

oneplaceTUNES

14 years ago

Great tool for learning

I really like this app because it help student not only learn the word, but how to spell it. Since most of my students learn through to read using a sight word method, it helps them build up fluency in common words in an engaging manner.

TeaCH SpEd 2

14 years ago

Great App

This is a great app! I use it with my 10yo son with Autism, and he is doing really well. Very easy to use.

aman6672

14 years ago

Amazing!

Hands down one of the best spelling apps that's have ever used with my students. I work with students with Autism and this has helped bring their sight words up to near grade level. They love to work and spell out their words. They are happy to use the program, they never feel of it as hard work and ask for it by name. I would recommend this app to everyone!

Frances Amato

14 years ago

Liz

Great app it's a shame you cannot impute you own words on it bat it's veery good for beginners! pleas update in a way that I can impute words!

Jonnesss

14 years ago

Like the approach

Spelling is a challenge for my son who does not sound out words to spell. I appreciate the systematic nature of this app and it seems to be helping. I've never heard of reverse phonics but it makes sense and might help with reading as well. Any app requested more than once is a winner at our house.

4000apps

14 years ago

My son loves this.

My son has dyslexia, and the "reverse" phonics is fun for him. It is different than reading, yet it essentially teaches the same skills. We tried out the lite version, and he liked it so much, we bought the HD iPad version.

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