THIS APP TEACHES BEGINNING PHONICS
THROUGH 6 GAMES. KIDS LEARN TO READ, HEAR, WRITE AND REMEMBER THE
SINGLE SOUNDS AND THEN USE THEM TO BLEND THE LETTERS TO READ WORDS,
HEAR THE SOUNDS IN THEM AND THEN SPELL THEM.
*** ideal for beginning readers, pre-schoolers about to start
school, kindergarten kids, and those having difficulty with
reading. It is a companion to our Parrotfish Sight Words app
***
Understanding language, learning sight words and learning how
sounds make words through a structured phonics program are proven
to be the best ways for kids to learn to read.
Research is telling us that 10 to 15 minutes per day spent on a
structured phonics program seems to be optimal. If your child is
ready to learn to read then aim to have them complete one level per
day of this app to provide this experience.
This is a complete structured approach to teaching beginning
phonics. When completed children should be able to read, write and
spell simple words such as cat and fan, and blends such as brush
and hang. (For teachers this covers single sounds, cvc, cvcc, ccvc,
ccvcc, cccvcc)
* Letters are introduced in the order taught in many
schools.
* 4 single sounds are taught then there is a revision level where
the sounds are used to read and write words
* They learn the sound, what it looks like, to recognise it in
words, to read words, to blend letters into words, and how to write
each letter
* Reading and writing simple words begins as soon as the first 4
sounds are learned
* Upper and lower case letters are introduced together
* Male and female voices and different fonts are used to aid
generalisation
* 6 games have increasing difficulty and each cover a different
reading skill and aid memory
* Revision levels consolidate the sounds from the previous
levels
* The games provide lots of practice and repetition of the
words
* All games build fluency and instant recognition
* Guesses are not rewarded. Progress is determined by accuracy
* The games are enjoyable with real game play, immediate feedback,
reward structure and progress tracking
* 17 levels commencing at single letters and progressing to
blending and segmenting words
* Over 150 images and 500 words, a really comprehensive learning
experience
* Completely add free, internet connection not required
* No in-App purchases. Once you have purchased the full version you
have the complete program – no more to pay
* Support material, flash cards, tips and hints, freely available
on our web site
Options allow progression through games and levels in logical
order or all levels can be unlocked so younger children can play
the easier games at each level. Music can be turned off and levels
can be reset.
GAMES
1 – Silly Star: Matching a spoken sound to the written sound,
starts easy with only one choice, then gets harder. Lower case and
upper case are used
2 – Feed Green Gordie: Drag the image that starts with the sound
into the fish’s mouth
3 – Trace and Write: Trace the letter being learned, staying on the
track, with a starting and ending point and directional arrow for
each stroke marked. As it gets harder only the starting, ending
points and directional arrows are shown.
4 – What’s Missing: An image and its word are shown with the target
letter missing from the beginning, middle or end of the word.
Select the correct letter and drag it into place.
5 – Slide and Match: A revision game for the letters covered in the
level. Drag the same sounds on to a pile to match. As the pile gets
taller the colours darken
6 – Spell with Sam: Make words from all of the sounds that they
have been taught. If they can do this they are actually reading and
writing.
If you have any suggestions on improvement, please leave us a
message at dev@parrotfish.com.au.
We are always glad to hear about your experience with our products
and may be able to apply suggestions for improvements to updates or
in upcoming apps.
These games were designed by a teacher and developed in
Australia.
<2015年10月21日現在の情報>
サイズ : 49M
Android 要件 : 2.3.3 以上
提供元 : PARROTFISH STUDIOS
