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A simple app which reinforces the sounds of single letters. As children draw and design their letter, the phonemic sound is repeated over and over again. Once c... Read More >
An interactive storybook which allows you to input your child's/parent's photo on to the main characters. Children can also input their school and teacher's nam... Read More >
An alphabet game with a musical twist, every alphabet letter is part of a song. The more letters children touch the longer the song. Letters are sung out above ... Read More >
This app allows you to see other people's drawings from all over the world and give them a 'heart' if you like them. This supports children to begin to understa... Read More >
Although mostly aimed at primary school children and older, DiaryZapp is an opportunity to create with young children records of their everyday life and promote... Read More >
Part of a set of three apps to support early phonics. This app focuses on nine different phonemes and gives children games and prompts for children to play. The... Read More >
This app is written and illustrated by Chris Haughton, the highly acclaimed children's author. There is a bonus selection of his books within the app, however t... Read More >
An app which allows children to explore different houses from around the world. There are excellent opportunities for children to discuss different homes around... Read More >
An app from the very popular Jolly Phonics team. Children are given a flowerpot and have to work their way around the flowers, listening to and interacting with... Read More >
Kaligo is a digital handwriting app designed to teach children how to write using a stylus and tablet. A self-paced approach enables children to progress at the... Read More >
An app with no narrative, simple for bilingual children to follow. Children can explore different concepts such as problem solving, managing emotions, measureme... Read More >
This beautifully designed app takes children on a quirky visual journey through the alphabet. Each letter comes up as a block filling most of the screen. The ch... Read More >
Open ended drawing app with lots of different tools to create pictures and frames. Creations then go into a picture album. Children can also add their own text ... Read More >
This app is loads of fun for the child, promoting the use of imagination and storytelling. It enables children to create their own movies by selecting the chara... Read More >
A story book maker app where children can draw, put stock images or add their own photos in to the story book. They are then able to record their voice as they ... Read More >
An app which supports children to learn how to spell their name through a range of different games and activities. You can use your device to move characters or... Read More >
The letter sounds are taught in the same order as in school, using the same approach as the national curriculum.
There is the option of a UK voice (a primary ... Read More >
This app takes a little more effort and requires a printer, but is absolutely worth it! There are a range of colouring pages that children can choose to print, ... Read More >
This app is great for early language and mark making. It allows children to draw on top of different templates and themes, capturing children's thoughts and st... Read More >
This app gets children to think about who they are, their daily routines and their likes and dislikes. It does this whilst at the same time building on childre... Read More >
A word and reading acquisition app. You can choose sounds and letters, tracing, rhyming words. Words are customisable and you are able to record children's name... Read More >
A beautifully interactive open ended app which allows children to play with multiple elements across a building site. Children are able to interact by building ... Read More >
This tracing app can be adapted to suit each child's needs and abilities, allowing the addition of personalised names and words with an accompanying voice recor... Read More >
