Interactive Alphabet
By Jenny Bristol,
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Kids learn letters and sounds through interactive play.
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What’s It About?
Kids see the capital and lowercase form of each letter of the alphabet, hear the letter and its sound, and interact with a picture of an item that begins with that letter. Kids have the option of hearing the alphabet song, and parents can set the game to "baby mode" to automatically advance to the next letter. Each flash card is interactive. For B, beach, kids can build a sand castle by tapping the picture. For X, kids can play the xylophone. H and L offer extra fun with a bonus picture.
Is It Any Good?
Playing with Interactive Alphabet is an entertaining and clever way to learn the alphabet and the sounds letters make. Each screen has a fun activity, allowing interaction with an object that starts with that particular letter. Some screens provide more than one thing to do, and some will hold kids' interest longer, such as drawing on the "Qq is for Quill" page and playing the instrument on the "Xx is for Xylophone" page. Tapping the words will cause them to be read again. The attention to detail in this game is great, and all the artwork and animation is playful and colorful.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Talk to kids about the starting sounds in words. "I'm cracking the eggs for your breakfast. E-e-eggs starts with E."
When reading books together, let kids point out letters they recognize and help them begin to understand that letter sounds combine to make words.
App Details
- Devices: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad
- Subjects: Language & Reading: letter or word recognition, phonics
- Skills: Communication: listening, Thinking & Reasoning: memorization, part-whole relationships
- Pricing structure: Paid
- Release date: September 12, 2013
- Category: Education
- Publisher: Piikea St. LLC
- Version: 3.10
- Minimum software requirements: iOS 5.0 or later
- Last updated: August 22, 2016
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