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Kids ABC Phonics

Kids ABC Phonics

intellijoy

10,000 - 50,000 downloads

Pros

  • Child friendly
  • Child proof

Cons

  • We also wish it sang the abc song
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Expert's Review

4/5
Great

"Next time won't you sing with me?"

Reviewed by: Peter Warrior / Jun 15, 2011

An app to learn to recognize and pronounce the ABCs

Kids ABC offers several activities where you have to learn and build the letters of the alphabet and even making some words. A sweet voice accompanies the kid and touch response seems tuned to suit a children's skill.

There's a lock to prevent children to accidentally delete any contact or any otherwise important item.

We like that developers work on creating children-friendly apps. From a sensible point of view, this app is a really good job. In fact, it could also be a great app for foreign parents who want their children have a first contact with the English language.

This app belongs to Kid's series from Intellijoy, a company specialized in educational games. All their apps are plain fun for children. It's better played on a tablet. Anyway, a perfect app to let them play while you drive, for example.

Developer's original description available here
This app is now optimized for both phones and tablets.

Tip: Try our Kids ABC Phonics FREE first. If you like it (and you will love it), then get this paid version - it doesn't stop at the letter H and offers a child lock.

★★★ Preceded by: ★★★
Kids ABC Letters and followed by Kids Learn to Read.
Kids ABC Phonics is the second app in our Reading Curriculum Series.

★★★ A few housekeeping notes: ★★★
✰ Problems when attempting to download?
This is a known issue of the Android Market. Scroll to the bottom of this description for some Google-recommended solutions that work.
✰ Have Suggestions or Issues?
Email questions@intellijoy.com and you'll get a prompt response.

★★★ Intended for: ★★★
Kids ages 2-7 (Yes, parents tell us even two-year-olds are using it!)

★★★ "I couldn't get my phone back!" ★★★
This delightful game invites preschool-aged children to listen and learn the ABCs in ways that enchant them.

★★★ What will my children learn? ★★★
With Kids ABC Phonics, your kids will learn the alphabet letter sounds – guaranteed!

★★★ What won't my children learn? ★★★
Kids ABC Phonics teaches letter sounds and the basics of blending, but does not teach the next step, which is fluency in actual reading. Developing reading skills is a separate educational goal, which is covered in a separate game, called Kids Learn to Read, which was featured at the Google I/O on May 11th. Including in-depth reading skills in Kids ABC Phonics would detract from the focus of this game and make it too complex to invite and delight children.

★★★ What activities are included in this game? ★★★
The game has four wonderfully child-friendly sections.

➊ Learn Letter Sounds. Kids hold and turn a picture-filled letter block and hear the ABC phonics being pronounced.

➋ Build Letter Blocks. Children have fun building phonics recognition skills by making their own ABC blocks.

➌ Pop Letter Bubbles. Kids love to pop bubbles. But don't be fooled. By the time children are done with this game, they will know what letter goes with which sound by heart.

➍ Make words. While putting puzzles together, kids learn the basics of phonics blending. These skills will be further exercised and expanded in the upcoming Kids Reading game.

Every section is designed so children enjoy success time after time and receive positive reinforcement from the likable lady teacher. So they want to keep learning.

★★★ Hey, how did you take the top spots in the Education section? ★★★
♡ Our games are laser focused. For example, the letters game doesn't teach phonics, and the phonics game doesn't teach reading. We keep the games clean and focused but magically inviting and nourishing.

♡ Our games don’t feature fun at the expense of education – or education at the expense of fun. We also know games that are too complicated don’t involve and delight kids.

We love to hear from parents – and from children, too. To tell us how we made a difference in your child's education or your sanity level, please rate our app and post a comment.

★★★ Download issues? ★★★
Here are some Google-recommended solutions for this known Android Market issue:

✰ Make sure your phone is logged into Google Talk. Redownload the app.

IF STILL UNSUCCESSFUL:
✰ Restart your phone. Make sure there is connectivity. Redownload the app.

IF STILL UNSUCCESSFUL:
✰ Choose "Clear Data" (in Settings/Manage Applications/Running/Market). Redownload the app.

Keywords: Kids, Educational, Child, Children, Games, Preschool, School, Kindergarten, Preschool-aged, Letters, Phonics, Reading

Recently changed in this version:

Improved compatibility with tablet devices.


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Comments and ratings for Kids ABC Phonics

  • (72)

    by Pranav Darji on 05/05/2013

    Helps children understand the speech pattern. Useful for students of vernacular culture.

  • (72)

    by Brendan White on 04/05/2013

    Does exactly what it says. The kids love it.

  • (72)

    by Chasity Yoho on 26/04/2013

    My little boy loves this!!

  • (72)

    by Rana Fay on 07/04/2013

    My 17 month old son if learning how to say letters, and sounds. I am amazed!! I would definitely recommend it, even to pre-k age as well.

  • (72)

    by Humayun Jamshed on 06/04/2013

    My child loved it. Very nice app. Good for learning and entertainment.

  • (72)

    by Alex Wiese on 05/04/2013

    My 2 yr old loves all the apps we got from this company and, we can already see he's learning.

  • (72)

    by Gaurav Bhargava on 20/03/2013

    Its good