Alphabet Book
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Alphabet Book
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A Lot or a Little?
The parents' guide to what's in this app.
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that Alphabet Book is a kids app that aims help children learn to identify letters, shapes, and numbers. In the "learn" section, kids can scroll through different shapes, numbers, and letters while a narrator pronounces each item. After spending time learning each category, kids can go to the quiz section, where they will be tested on their knowledge. The quiz section displays four different cards, then asks the player to identify the correct item. Correct answers get applause; incorrect answers get a very loud and discouraging "buzz."
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What’s It About?
Kids start off in the Learn area with a grid of letters, numbers, and shapes. The narrator states the names, and kids can tap the speaker button to listen to the names as many times as they want. The Quiz area presents a grid of four objects, and the narrator states the name of one. Kids can select the speaker button any number of times before tapping the right one. A big red X and a buzzer tells them if they’re wrong; a green check and applause tells them if they’re right. Kids can choose to move on before getting it right or just try again.
Is It Any Good?
ALPHABET BOOK's bright colors and clear pronunciation make this app a potentially engaging way for kids to learn to identify capital letters, numbers, and shapes. The quiz section can be fun for kids who enjoy showing what they know, although the loud, discouraging buzz for incorrect answers can be startling. That -- and the very distracting advertisements -- prevent Alphabet Book from being a great learning tool.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Help your kids cut out letters and shapes from magazines and make collages.
Do a shape hunt around the house.
Help your kids decorate large name signs for their rooms.
App Details
- Devices: Android, Kindle Fire
- Subjects: Language & Reading: letter or word recognition, naming, vocabulary, Math: numbers, shapes
- Skills: Thinking & Reasoning: applying information, decision-making, memorization
- Pricing structure: Free
- Release date: August 23, 2011
- Category: Education
- Publisher: Santpal Dhillon
- Version: 1.1
- Minimum software requirements: Android 1.5 and up
- Last updated: July 13, 2020
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