Pre-K ABC app for iPhone and iPad
Developer: Holt Smith Ltd
First release : 07 Apr 2012
App size: 13.86 Mb
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The PRE-K ABC parent developed school readiness app is a compelling alphabet primer that helps children scaffold the concept of letters and spelling by tracing dashed letters overlaid with the unique Pre-K ABC color-coded starting dots and directional arrows, spelling simple words through photo and color association, and viewing phonic aided photo-realistic flashcards, all with a narration that children can connect with.
With the addition of a capacitive stylus children can practice their alligator grip with ease.
Features:
•Dashed letters overlaid with the unique Pre-K ABC color-coded starting dots and directional arrows
•Fun and affordable
•Letter Recognition
•Spelling simple words with Photo and Color Association
•Phonic aided photo-realistic flashcards
•Thirty shade color bar with color name voice-over
•Photo-realistic images that children can connect with to help scaffold concepts to new settings
•Beautiful child narration, upbeat background music, and immersive environmental sound effects
•Helps children’s social emotional skills development with examples that will help children self-regulate in social settings in their own environments
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Recommended Ages: 2-6
Grades: Pre-K, Kindergarten, First
Categories: Letter Recognition, Vocabulary, Spelling
Video: http://youtu.be/_MNX3Phi70s
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•Do not contain ads
•Do not contain in-app purchases
•Do not use analytics / data collection tools
•Do not share any information with 3rd party groups
•Do not collect performance information
•Do not link outside of the app
•Do not link to the Internet or social media (Twitter, Facebook)
Common Core Standards
Foundational skills for Kindergartners. Phonics and Word
RF.K.1. Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.
b. Recognize that spoken words are represented in written language by
specific sequences of letters.
d. Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
RF.K.2. Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).
a. Recognize and produce rhyming words.
b. Count, pronounce, blend, and segment syllables in spoken words.
c. Blend and segment onsets and rimes of single-syllable spoken words.
d. Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) words.* (This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)
e. Add or substitute individual sounds (phonemes) in simple, one-syllable
words to make new words.
RF.K.3. Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
a. Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary sound or many of the most frequent sounds for each consonant.
b. Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.
d. Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.
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