iFlash 1.0


Category: Education
Price: Free (iTunes)

Description:

iFlash is a simple Flash Card stack for children learning to read.

It contains flash cards for the Alphabet, Numbers and simple word blends, teaching children how to sound out words and also how to recognise patterns.

All word groups are based on a common sound root. E.g. all words in the 'it' group will contain the common 'it' sound. There are three types of words... words that end with the sound root (e.g. sit, hit, bit), words that begin with the sound root (e.g. chair, cheese, chalk), and words that contain the sound root (e.g. room, zoom, broom).

The two distinct parts of the word, the sound root on which the group is based, and the modifier, are coloured differently so the child can easily recognise the different parts of the word and at the same time learn to sound words out based on known patterns.

Word and sound root types are grouped onto pages to make it easy to concentrate on related skills. That is to say, all three letter words that end with the sound root will be on one page, all four letter words that begin with the sound root will be on another page.

The current version contains:
* The Alphabet
* Single digit numerals
* Three letter word blends where the sound root is at the end of the word. e.g. 'it' words such as sit, kit, hit.

This provides a good starting point, and we will be adding more word groups and sound roots over the coming weeks to help expand your child's reading skills.

How does it work? Open the App and select a sound root. The screen of your iPhone or iPod Touch will display a word from that group, and you can flick to the next word just by tapping the screen. My 3 year old figured out how to use it in about 30 seconds flat, so it is pretty intuitave.

Is this educationally proven? Not by me. I'm not a teacher, however we have used this method with our two eldest children, and it certainly seems to work with them. My six year old who is in grade 1 is reading at a grade 3 level. My 3 year old pre-schooler is reading at a grade 1 level.

The concepts certainly have an educational basis, and have been based on educational exercises and concepts. It works for my kids, and I'm happy with the results.

Under development:
* More blended word roots
* More complex words
* Word lists based on reading level
* Nicer graphics

If you would like to request a feature or sound roots to be included in the next version, use the iFlash support link to let us know.

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PLEASE READ: We appreciate your feedback and we appreciate your taking time to provide the feedback, but if you have an issue, support question or request, we would appreciate it even more if you use the support link to let us know via our web site - that way we can answer your questions and keep you updated on new developments, fixes, new features or provide you with any other information you may feel helpful.
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