Kids Learn to Read

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Common Sense Media says

Cute app moves kids closer to independent reading.
greenON: Content is age-appropriate for kids this age.
yellowPAUSE: Know your child; some content
may not be right for some kids.
redOFF: Not age-appropriate for kids this age.
not for kidsNOT FOR KIDS: Not appropriate for kids any age.

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What parents need to know

Parents need to know that Kids Learn to Read is the third in a series of pre-reading and reading apps created by Intellijoy. Cute character Tommy Turtle leads kids into blending letter sounds to form words. There's also a game that encourages kids to build words, and a game that teaches kids to recognize a completed word by sounding it out or by sight.

  • Ease of use4
    Clear voice instructions help kids know what to tap or do next if they're stuck. In one game, the words being formed aren't pronounced in full after the sounds are blended and there's no visual of what word the letters are spelling, which may confuse some kids who don't know the word. In another game, players have to "turn" a cube by rotating it, rather than tapping or sliding, which may be tricky for young app users.
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  • Consumerism2
    There's an icon to select more games on the same screen as the other games within this app. It's not clear to the user that the link is to other apps to install (both paid and free), rather than other games within the same app.
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For kids who have already tried the first two apps in this series of pre-reading apps (Kids ABC Letters and Kids ABC Phonics), this game will present further gentle learning challenges inching kids along to independent reading. Many kids will especially enjoy the colorful elements in the games that include walking a little turtle across a word bridge and giving skateboards and helmets with matching words to cute animal characters.

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This review was written by Dana Villamagna

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This review was written by Dana Villamagna
Category:Educational Games
Platforms:Android
Price:$3.99
Size:11.00 MB
Publisher:Intellijoy
Version:1.1
Release date:May 18, 2011
Minimum software requirements:Android 2.1 and up
This review was written by Dana Villamagna

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ON: Content is age-appropriate for kids this age.
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