LETTER FREE PHONICS 1.6

This app is designed to enhance your child's phonemic awareness skills, a crucial factor in reading success according to research (Stanovich, 1986; 1993; Share & Stanovich, 1995). With Letter Free Phonics, your child can develop a strong foundation in the primary sounds of the alphabet letters, setting the stage for effective reading.

In addition to learning the letter sounds, this app also aids your child in identifying beginning sounds of words and understanding how words are made up of phonemes. Studies have shown that children with high phonemic awareness perform better in literacy measures compared to those with low awareness, regardless of instructional method (Griffith, Klesius, & Kromrey, 1992).

Letter Free Phonics focuses on building essential reading skills by nurturing your child's ability to listen for and distinguish sounds at the beginnings of words. Through engaging games and practice, this app helps your child develop necessary neural pathways for sound recognition. When introduced to printed letters, your child will already be familiar with the primary sounds each letter produces, making alphabet learning easier than without phonemic instruction.

The app's title deliberately emphasizes that it does not incorporate letters in its gameplay mechanics. Instead, it concentrates on honing pre-letter skills related to phonemic awareness. This often overlooked skill can significantly enhance early childhood reading abilities. With Letter Free Phonics, your child will exclusively focus on letter sounds and their functions.

The app offers various games to support skill development. The first two games employ puzzles that indirectly introduce letter sounds by associating each image with its corresponding beginning sound. This strategy trains your child's ear and brain to recognize these associations and understand the sound structure of words.

The remaining two games involve matching images to sound stars and directly engaging children in developing their phonemic awareness skills. These games are designed to be completed independently after initial instructions, allowing children to work at their own pace without pressure. The app incorporates built-in feedback mechanisms to provide gentle guidance and assistance, enabling children to self-correct their work and foster stress-free independent learning.

The app's design encourages children to discover the answers through their own learning rather than relying on predefined solutions. This approach promotes deeper learning and creates more neural pathways compared to simply providing answers. With Letter Free Phonics, your child can embark on an engaging journey towards building essential reading skills.