Sounds for Fun 2 app for iPhone and iPad
Developer: Rita Vanden Heuvel
First release : 19 Dec 2013
App size: 56.87 Mb
Your kids can learn more letter sounds by singing along with Sharon Hampson (of Sharon, Lois & Bram)! Sounds for Fun helps get children ready to read. They use a carefully structured phonics program with interactive elements that are fun to do again and again.
Key Literacy Features
• Key pictures help children link letters to familiar objects. Features letters a, f, r, p, l, and n.
• Animated action words build body memory.
• Songs written by Joe Hampson (of The Travellers) and performed by Sharon Hampson (of Sharon, Lois & Bram) introduce the sounds. The music includes a karaoke track.
• Matching games build vocabulary and let children reinforce learning by matching letter sounds with colourful pictures.
• Audio instructions let children operate the app on their own.
• Animations show how to form each letter, then let children do it on their own.
What’s Coming
• Teaching notes and activities for parents and educators.
• More letters in the alphabet.
Target Market
• Three years of age and older.
• Appropriate for children at risk for reading delays and English language learners.
Developed by experienced educators for use at home or school.