Apps Like SOUND BEGINNINGS for iPhone and iPad
Play games to learn phonics and reading
Practice phonics and reading skills through interactive games. Identify beginning, middle, and ending sounds of words. Play twelve games focusing on recognition and letter usage. Learn to use lowercase letters and sounds instead of letter names.
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Learning games for toddlers.
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Learn letters, shapes, and spelling through puzzles
Teaches letter names, shapes, and associations through interactive puzzles. Includes uppercase and lowercase letter recognition. Helps build spelling foundations. Suitable for toddlers and preschoolers.

Word Guess - Word Games
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Words and see letter clues
A 5-letter in 6 attempts. Each letter changes color: grey for incorrect, orange for correct letter in wrong position, green for correct position. Track progress and play for free.

Learn to Read - Reading.com
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Teach reading with interactive stories
Teach children ages 3-8 to with phonics-based lessons. Follow scripted instructions to guide reading sessions. Track progress through interactive activities and games. Receive guidance on how to engage and support learning during co-play sessions.

LetterSchool - Learn to Write!
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Learn letters, numbers, shapes, and words.
The app teaches toddlers and preschoolers alphabet tracing and word spelling. It includes interactive animations and sound effects to help children learn phonics and word formation.

Toddler Learning Games 4 Kids
22LEARN Toddler and Baby Learning Games, LLC
Learn ABCs, shapes, and numbers
Learn letters, numbers, shapes, and colors through interactive . Complete challenges to unlock new levels. Track progress with achievement badges. Access monthly updates and new for continued .

Wonster Words Learning Games
77Sparx Studio, Inc.
Learn phonics through interactive puzzles
Teaches phonics, phonemic awareness, and letter-sound relationships through interactive puzzles and mini-. Includes spelling patterns and letter recognition activities. Features silly animations and progress tracking for .

ABC MAGIC PHONICS
PRESCHOOL UNIVERSITY
Learn letter sounds with matching images
Teaches letter sounds with matching phonetic images. allows customization of letters to focus on specific sounds. includes interactive activities for practicing recognition and pronunciation. tracks progress and offers feedback on performance.

Word Games:
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Play and collect stars
Play search puzzles to find hidden words and collect stars. Swipe letters to form words in a challenging puzzle game. Connect letters to create words and clear the sky in a location-based game.

ABC Happy Shark Games for Kids
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Dive into ocean scenes and learn letters
Explore underwater scenes to identify letters and words. Play 7 interactive to learn letter recognition, word associations, and alphabetical order. Track progress and receive feedback during gameplay.

Letter Quiz Preschool Alphabet & Letters Learning
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Discover letters and alphabet with games.
The app offers nine games to teach children letter recognition, word association, and alphabetical order. It features a colorful interface with characters like jellyfish and sharks for an engaging learning experience.

ABC MAGIC PHONICS 4
PRESCHOOL UNIVERSITY
Develops foundational reading skills for children.
The app provides practice with beginning phonics skills, focusing on the most common sound each letter makes. It uses four games to reinforce knowledge of letter sounds and includes a tiered learning system.

Word Search Classic Ultimate
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Find words in letter grids
Solve puzzles by finding hidden words in letter grids. Words appear horizontally, vertically, diagonally, and backward. Customize difficulty with puzzle size and diagonal options. Complete puzzles and solve scrambles from leftover letters.

ABC MAGIC PHONICS 5
PRESCHOOL UNIVERSITY
Learn letter sounds for reading success.
The app helps children develop phonemic and letter awareness. It teaches letter-sound correspondence and how sounds relate to words through three sequential learning levels.

Wordgrams - Crossword & Puzzle
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Play crosswords together, solve clues
Two players collaboratively solve a using letters and clues. Players take turns placing tiles within 60 seconds. Some clues are images. Compete for the highest score in a Scandinavian-style format. Track progress and share results.

ABC MAGIC PHONICS 2
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Learn letter sounds for reading success.
The app teaches lowercase letter sounds, the foundation of reading. It uses engaging visuals, multi-sensory learning, and repetition based on the Science of Reading to build a strong reading foundation.

ABC Games Alphabet for Kids to
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Learn letters, write, and pronounce them
Learn to recognize, write, and pronounce letters through interactive . Play letter-based puzzles and sound matching activities. Develop early reading skills with phonics exercises and letter formation practice.


Cryptogram Bible - Verses Code
FIFTY3 BELLS LLP
Decipher in puzzles
Solve puzzles to reveal hidden . Match numbers to letters to decode messages. Use hints to progress. Track completed puzzles and view once solved.

Sound It Out
I Teach Tiny Humans, LLC
Discover phonics with beginning sounds.
The app helps children discover phonics with beginning, middle, and ending sounds. It offers two levels of play and tracks student progress for customized learning.
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