Read with Phonics Hero 4+
Kids reading & spelling games
Phonics Hero Limited
Designed for iPad
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- Free
- Offers In-App Purchases
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Description
Supercharge your 4-7 year-old's reading and spelling with Phonics Hero.
850+ fun phonics games make learning to read & spell, fun! Start your free 7-day trial today!
Transform Your Child's Reading and Spelling Skills with Phonics Hero!
Designed for kids aged 4-7, or as a catch-up.
PHONICS HERO DELIVERS:
→ ENGAGING GAMES THAT KIDS LOVE:
Your child joins our superhero, Zak, on his adventure to rescue his friends from Dr. Lazybones. Through lively, kid-friendly phonics games like catching spaceships, feeding tigers, and dressing up pooches, your child will master reading and spelling while having fun.
→ A STEP-BY-STEP PHONICS LEARNING JOURNEY:
Our expertly designed games guide kids through the essential stages of phonics. From learning letter sounds to blending and segmenting words, tackling tricky words, and eventually reading full sentences, your child will progress at their own pace.
→ EVIDENCE-BASED LEARNING:
Phonics Hero is rooted in the Science of Reading, drawing on research from the UK, Australia, and the US. Our systematic phonics approach ensures that your child learns to read and spell, quickly and stress-free.
→ CREATED BY EDUCATION EXPERTS:
Backed by 25 years of experience, our team of educators and literacy specialists have carefully developed and rigorously tested Phonics Hero to help your child reach their full reading and spelling potential.
WHAT YOU GET WITH PHONICS HERO:
• A personalised placement test to match your child’s current reading level
• Access to 850 unique games that balance learning to read with fun gameplay
• Three years of content to take your child from first words to confident reading
• The option to choose between American, Australian, or British accents
• Detailed progress reports via our website to track your child’s achievements
WHO LOVES PHONICS HERO?
→ Official Recognition:
• Endorsed by the UK’s Department for Education for our "fun, educational, and engaging design"
• Approved by the NSW Department of Education in Australia for data safety and educational quality
→ Parents’ Approval:
• 97.5% of parents report improved reading skills in their kids
• 88% see better spelling skills
• Consistently praised by parents with ‘Love it, love it, love it!’ feedback
• Trusted in over 28,000 homes worldwide
→ Schools Trust Us as the "Phonics Experts":
• Used in over 12,000 schools across the globe
• A daily phonics teaching tool for over 14,000 teachers
• Schools purchase over 50,000 student accounts every year
Unlock your child’s full reading and spelling potential with Phonics Hero. Start your free 7-day trial now!
Contact us on: info@phonicshero.com
How the subscription works:
• Enjoy a free 7-day trial
• After the trial, the App Store will automatically charge your account
• Your subscription will auto-renew unless canceled or auto-renew is turned off
• Cancel anytime in the settings app
Privacy policy: https://phonicshero.com/privacy-policy/
Terms of use: https://phonicshero.com/terms-of-use/
What’s New
Version 4.0.12
- Ability to change a child's level (this is not available if you have been given the login by the school)
- Phonics game improvements
Ratings and Reviews
Highly recommend & helpful customer support
My son and daughter both use for school and love doing more than their homework, I’m loving that they want to learn. Had one issue with one login after an update however I emailed customer support and they quickly resolved this for us, thank you.
Developer Response ,
That's great to hear Sophia. Homework being effortless is what we like to hear!
Best app!
Used by my sons school in prep! Amazing app
Developer Response ,
That's so good to hear. We hope we've given him a solid phonics foundation!
The best of its kind
As a psychologist working in the literacy space, this is my new favourite app!
My clients with a wide range of skill levels are enjoying it and learning from it.
I get very analytical about how well apps align with the science of literacy and the science of learning, and Phonics Hero comes up tops!
Some of the many things I love about it:
Very clear voice in a choice of accents - which is essential for understanding how spellings map to the sounds in the spoken word
Fun and varied games, with a story format and rewards, without causing sensory overload
Neutral feedback for errors (not rewarding or demoralising) and fun/ funny consequences for correct answers
Clear data for teachers/ parents and ability to choose levels and activities to ensure mastery learning
Wonderful customer support
The best prompting system I've seen in an app, moving from least-to-most prompting and using evidence-based strategies like continuous blending (stretching words), segmenting (sounding out) and visual cues for a great spelling routine.
Uses nonsense words in the placement test and in each level to check children are truly decoding
Does an excellent job of isolating the target knowledge/ skill: there are always very similar options to the correct answer so the child needs to pay attention to each written word and the sequence of letter-sounds/ graphemes
Graduated progression of spelling skills within and across levels, including moving from choosing letter teams like "sh" or "ow" (although not always representing single phonemes - depending on the scope and sequence you choose) to typing on a querty keyboard
A good approach to high frequency words ("tricky words" that are not yet decodable), where the child first spells the more regular parts of the word, then later the less regular/ tricky bit
Minimises frustration - always helps the child to achieve a task quickly before they move on
Includes careful attention to vocabulary, automaticity and comprehension of decodable sentences and stories
An app can't do it all, and I can think of a few slight flaws here and there, but this is likely to be the best way to supplement quality teaching that you'll find!
Developer Response ,
My-oh-my what a wonderful review! Thank you so much for taking the time to write such a thorough review; you really understand what we've weaved into Phonics Hero to make it the best app we can to teach children to read (and spell).
App Privacy
The developer, Phonics Hero Limited, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer's privacy policy.
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Location
- Contact Info
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Information
- Seller
- Phonics Hero Limited
- Size
- 81.2 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
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- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 12.0 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+, Made for Ages 0 to 5
- Copyright
- © Phonics Hero 2024
- Price
- Free
- In-App Purchases
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- Phonics Hero $8.49