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SUPER WHY Phonics Fair

By Amanda Bindel, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 4+

Kids learn word families in games with fun carnival theme.

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The word family strategy for learning to read is very effective, making SUPER WHY PHONICS FAIR a worthwhile tool for early reading. There's quite a bit of content with the 30 word families, plus both upper- and lowercase words, and the eight videos, so this is quite a bit of bang for the buck.

It would be nice if parents could choose which word family to focus on. The start screen is a bit busy, with the five characters and game selections for kids to choose from. The background music can be over-stimulating for some kids, but can turned off in the settings. The word sounds are given verbally and can sometimes be hard to recognize, especially subtle sounds of word blends like sn- and cl-. Still, SUPER WHY fans, especially, will find this a fun way to learn and practice word families.

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