Reading skills are important throughout life, and learning the basics is the secret to future success in reading. The basic foundation of reading lies in phonics- letter blends, sounds, the alphabet itself- and the recognition of sight words. Sight words are simply words that appear commonly in text, but they don't always follow standard phonics rules. Thus, even children who are proficient in phonics may struggle. Sight words simply need to be memorized.
It's no secret that typical 'drill and skill' exercises used to encourage memorization can be boring. The Sight Words Games app from 22Learn aims to make the process more exciting.
First of all, I work as a tutor and have been looking for an app of this kind for quite some time. Kids love technology, and these types of apps are great for the modern student. Many of my students face difficulty in reading due to poor phonics skills and inadequate sight word recognition. We need to cover the basics before moving on to higher reading levels and other skills, and apps such as this one make my lessons more exciting.
When you open the app, you can play as a guest or create your own character. Basically, there's a selection of 'file saves' to choose. The fun begins right away as the player gets to customize their very own avatar. I LOVE this! Creativity and personalization, right off the bat. Kids love to feel in control and eat this up. You can even design yourself as a scary monster! High scores are tracked between users, and kids will love the competitive element this creates whether they are challenging their previous scores or those of peers.
From there, an intuitive menu pops up. Simply tap a game to begin! I was very impressed that this app includes grade level difficulties from pre-k-grade 3. I can use this one app for multiple students in the same way parents can entertain multiple young children of various ages with it.
The games are terrific. Flashcards are easy to see, appear on a fun background, flip quickly, and, best of all, they pronounce the words when you tap them!! This is VITAL! By hearing the words AND seeing them, more connections are built. It also makes it easy for kids to play solo and learn the words correctly- something they just can't do with traditional flashcards. For those who are looking for more excitement, there's a bingo game (it calls the words aloud, and you tap them to eventually get BINGO- awesome for learning!), memory (match words by flipping over cards, memorizing their positions), and spelling (sight words are often on spelling test lists, so this can easily boost grades there).
As if that weren't enough, the gears game lets players drag gears onto a machine by matching the words said with their written complements. Word machine is a similar concept but says words one at a time and gives multiple choices. This makes it a great stepping stone to some of the more independent activities.
I have tried other apps and this one is the most comprehensive sight word app I have found to date. Don't even waste your time (and you WILL waste time- trust me) with other apps. Kids will love the fun space themes, happy characters, and the encouraging words from the professional voice actors. This one has it all, and you are sure to get way more than the $1.99 price tag suggests. Avoid further expenses and strife due to poor reading and give your kids this fun boost!
Sight Words Games & Flash Cards vol 1: Kids Learn to Read - Learning Reading Adventure for Preschool, Kindergarten and 1st Gr
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| 1,105 ratingsPrice: 2.99
Last update: 01-07-2025
Latest updates
What's new in version 3.0.2- EDUCATIONAL READING PROGRAM FOR BEGINNING READERS (AGES 2-7)
- Compatibility issues on new Android devices fixed.
- Entirety of 220 SIGHT WORDS from the popular Dolch list (with extra 94 NOUNS!)
- The app is designed to help children learn and practice reading the most common sight words.
Product Details
Release Date: 2013
Date first listed on Amazon: March 19, 2013
Developed By: 22learn, LLC
ASIN: B00BSPH1CQ
Customer reviews:
4.1 out of 5 stars1,094 customer ratings
4.1 out of 5 stars1,094 customer ratings
Developer info
- [email protected]
- https://22learn.freshdesk.com/support/home
- More apps by this developer
Product features
- Overabundance of words! Features over 300 SIGHT WORDS from the popular Dolch word list
- Great for Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st Grade
- Learn to read Elementary Sight Words in 6 engaging educational games
- Choice of capitalized words and upper-case or lower-case letters
- Selection of individual words to be practiced within each category
- Avatar selection
- Access to best scores
Product description
The best-selling Abby Sight Words Games and Flash Cards arrives on Android!Brought to you by 22LEARN, the creator of Abby Basic Skills Preschool – a winner of Recommended Seal by Parents‘ Choice Awards 2012.
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THE BEST WAY TO LEARN AND PRACTICE SPELLING AND QUICK RECOGNITION OF THE MOST COMMON WORDS! 6 great educational games to develop your child's essential reading skills for school success. Learn to read and read to learn with sight words!
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• Features over 300 SIGHT WORDS from the popular Dolch word list!
• Great for Preschool, Kindergarten, and 1st Grade children.
• Learn to read Elementary Sight Words in 6 engaging EDUCATIONAL GAMES!
PRESS REVIEW:
* "Action Sight Words is an extra-fun "Extra-terrestrial" way to help children learn challenging sight words. As a mother of a 1st Grader and a Pre-Schooler, I was quite impressed with this app." - Monica, theiphonemom.com
* "an awesome level of interactivity... hits the mark on being both educational, and entertaining for kids" - Apps4Moms.net
* "A colorful and quirky mechanical, industrial theme that children will definitely like. A great tool for teaching and allowing your children learn all about sight words" -iheartthisapp.com
* "Provides ample opportunities to learn all Dolch words through a series of six games and activities. The interface is simple and easy to navigate and overall the look is appealing." -Jill Goodman, smartappsforkids.com
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Abby Sight Words with Wordaliens is a new EDUCATIONAL READING APPLICATION by 22learn. The app is designed to help children learn and practice reading the most common sight words.
Sight words are words in English language that do not have a simple one-to-one correspondence between sounds and written letters, and therefore have to be learned “by sight. ”
Being able to quickly recognize sight words is a crucial part of learning how to read. Sight words mastery is a necessary step towards an enormous reading improvement.
Sight Words offers children an easy-to-use interface and a grand choice of six fun educational games, through which children can acquire mastery over this subject matter.
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The 6 GAMES included are:
➊ WORD MACHINE
Control the Word Machine. Supply all the words that need to be produced by tapping on the words called.
➋ SPELLING
Your dog is hungry! Make cans to feed him! To make a can, drag the letter cards to their correct place and make a word you have just heard pronounced.
➌ BINGO
Make a Bingo to get a ticket for Aliens back home! Tap on the word corresponding to the one that you heard pronounced. Once you have matched cards from one side of the board to the next... Bingo! Aliens are back home!
➍ MEMORY GAME
Match the sounds to correct word forms! To do so, tap on one of the speakers, hear the word, and then select one of the cards below with a correct word. Do it for all words!
➎ GEARS
Tap on one of the speakers on the screen, hear the word pronounced, and place the word across the speaker. Repeat for all words to see wonderful gears animation.
➏ FLASH CARDS
Practice in the Flash Card mode. List through the words and top on the cards to hear the words pronounced again and again!
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Additional Features Include:
✔ Choice of capitalized words and upper-case or lower-case letters
✔ Selection of individual words to be practiced within each category
✔ Access to best scores
✔ Avatar selection
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Get this app now and enjoy the progress your children are going to make in their reading skills. If you have any suggestions on improvement, please leave us a message [email protected]. We are always glad to hear about your experience with our applications and publications.
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Technical details
Size: 36.6MB
Version: 3.0.2
Developed By: 22learn, LLC
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- Access information about networks
- Access information about Wi-Fi networks
- Disable the keyguard
- Open network sockets
- Read from external storage
- Read only access to device state
- PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming
- Write to external storage
- Allows sending in-app billing requests and managing in-app billing transactions
Minimum Operating System: Android 4.4
Approximate Download Time: Less than 5 minutes