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Dora ABCs Vol 2: Rhyming Words

By Dana Anderson, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 3+

Learning letter sounds with Dora is fun and systematic.

App iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad Education
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What’s It About?

In DORA ABCS VOL 2: RHYMING WORDS Dora and Boots need to play a rhyming game to get past the Grumpy Old Troll who lives under the bridge. Kids help Dora by matching pairs of spoken rhyming words that go along with pictures of the words swirling around the screen. As they match the words, they earn tokens to give to the troll. The game becomes more challenging by asking kids to match beginning word sounds, ending sounds, and sounds in the middle of words. Kids get pictures to match the words that are spoken on each level.

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If your child is already a Dora the Explorer television show fan, this fun game will likely be a winner. Leave it to the spunky Dora to teach English letter sounds and even a little Spanish vocabulary and preschool math within an app that is simple enough for preschoolers to use without parent help. Letter sound awareness, also known as phonics, is an important part of reading readiness, and this app gives preschoolers plenty of practice with four levels of play. Parents, you can read a report card of your child's progress in this game, which can be helpful especially if you notice your child getting particularly frustrated on any certain level of the game. That way, you can provide more one-on-one, off-screen help with a particular letter sound skill.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Read the app's report card of your kid's progress, and play along on any levels where your child is struggling.

  • Look for objects around the house or grocery store for matching sounds and play the same games in real life with your kid.

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