# Sounds of English — Phonological Awareness Tool

> Phonological Awareness Tool (iPhone/iPad app by Ayodeji Yakubu.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sounds-of-english/id998179805 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Ayodeji Yakubu](https://appshunter.io/developer/979060693)
- Category: Education, Entertainment
- Price: $4.99
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 9.2 · 18 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2015-12-08
- Data updated: 2025-01-09
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sounds-of-english/id998179805/reviews.md

## What is Sounds of English?

Sounds of English App was originally envisioned as a tool to assist some people on the autistic spectrum to become familiar with the fundamental sounds of English language.


Sounds of English App helps a learner with the following
-monothongs, diphthongs and consonants awareness
-phonological awareness
-categorization of sounds by their place of articulation
-mental representation of each phonological unit with a unique icon
-awareness that a sequence of sounds make spoken words


Sounds of English App also includes diagrams which show the approximate positions of speech organs for creation of 43 sounds of English.


A way to use Sounds of English App
-try to create a mental image of the articulation diagrams
-hear a sound, then hear one of its adjacent sounds
-hear a sound, then try to recreate it
-try to create a corresponding mental image of the icon for each sound
-learn the sequence of sounds for each of the 200+ most used words
-try to blend a sequence of sounds together to sound out a word they make


Since English language has many dialects, the most widely understood English dialect was chosen. The dialect of Hollywood films and shows.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 4.1 — 2021-08-12

Compatibility with newer iPadOS.

### 4.0 — 2019-11-01

Change from abstract glyphs to line drawings of concrete nouns for easier memorisation and linking to sounds.

Standardization on one dialect to avoid learner confusion.

Vowels reorganised in to four categories.

Elimination of unused features.

Addition of an info screen.

An optional dark mode.

### 3.0 — 2017-01-18

Addition of RP dialect of British English and a unique glyph set for it.

### 2.2 — 2016-12-15

Manually select a word to play its sounds from a grid of one hundred words.

### 2.1 — 2016-08-30

Diagrams which show manner of articulation. i.e. the approximate position of speech organs in creation of vowels and consonants sounds.

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