Build A Word Express - Practice spelling and learn letter sounds and names

Name: Build A Word Express - Practice spelling and learn letter sounds and names
Rating: 2.6 (10 reviews)

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Build A Word Express - Practice spelling and learn letter sounds and names

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User Reviews for Build A Word Express - Practice spelling and learn letter sounds and names

Build a word express

We absolutely LOVE this app! My first grader loves practicing his special sounds and spelling skills, because it is "fun" to him! He thinks he is playing a game. The graphics are awesome, and the voice that speaks the words and sounds is pleasant. My three year old also loves it, and is learning so much by using it! My favorite part of this app is that I can put my first grader's spelling lists in each week, and he can practice spelling them! He likes this so much better than writing the words. Awesome learning tool in our home!

E Squared Mama, Nov 07, 2012

Produces sounds incorrectly

Example: the phonemes for “think” are not /th/, /i/, /n/, and /k/. The app also sometimes produces vowels in a very clipped and auditorily distorted fashion.

Fiercely independent, Mar 15, 2021

Great Spelling App!

This spelling app is amazing with early learners. Students learn the letters in a word, letter placement and positioning, sounds of the word, the word itself and then the spelling. It really takes you through the concrete steps of early development learning. I have used it with a four year old whose second language is English. She had fun and started to pick it up right away. Also, I used it with my friends children and they loved it. Ages two, four and eight got a kick out of playing. They were self motivated and in a group started teaching themselves. I love it.One con- Too many in app purchases. Bundle all purchases at a lower fee or set the app to one fair price with all in app purchases included. This is something I feel draws away from this apps true educational value. Also, the buyer feels and sees they got their monies worth or received more value at an acceptable cost.

Frances Amato, Jun 15, 2012

Kids love this

My kids love this game and I love that they are getting better with their spelling which was stuck around a 70% all year. The bubbles are great. I can save their spelling lists to this so they are practicing what they are getting tested on. The only thing I have a complaint about is that it doesn't save the settings for each child. One of my kids has 6 spelling words and the other has 12 every week and I have to pick a larger quiz number than each of those so that theyend up doing the same word a few times on the test section, that and after I change the user, I have to remember to go in and change the active spelling list too or my 2nd grader ends up practicing my kindergarteners spelling words. But all in all, a great practice tool.

KArylMow, Apr 18, 2013

Fun and useful free spelling app

Thumbs up!

Marija011, Nov 27, 2016

Frustrated

I paid for the ability to create my own list but it doesn’t work because you can’t hear the recorded word. How do I get a refund?

mmefickley, Aug 15, 2019

great way to learn to read and spell

My 5, 7, and 10 year old enjoy this game. I wondered if the audio prompt to spell a word in "practice" and "test" would be difficult to understand, but I found that as long as the kids did the "learn" first then they pick up on the audio prompt pretty easily. I like how letters and blends are sounded out. It would be great it the kids could build a word themselves and then hear the word they built instead of just being able to build words as prompted. Overall, this is an excellent app to help kids to read and spell. This app is a keeper for our family!

sevenrox, Jul 19, 2012

Can’t get voice to record

Paid the extra money to customize list and record my kids spelling words but it doesn’t work....:/

siimplyely, Mar 20, 2019

No sound ???

Tried everything… no sound

swfv jnn, Oct 27, 2022

Express

I gave this app 3 stars because while it has potential, I found that saying a vowel in correctly does not help but only hinder a child's learning. The "u" sound when seen as an isolated sound as in "truck" does not say "oo" as in "too," so why pose it as such? I know it is difficult for developers to produce these unique sounds, but the vowels are actually the most important part of a word. When we teach children with apraxia we start and shape the vowels. We don't work on consonants first. Maybe if you could add different "u's" with lip postures, that would be helpful. I just found it annoying that "truck" would actually be "trook" and it will confuse a child who is just learning how all the sounds fit together for reading.

Thpeech, Jul 17, 2012

Description

**Top 30 Favorite Free Apps at http://www.smartappsforkids.com **Good App of the Day at http://www.smartappsforkids.com **Dolch's Sight Word List and more +create your own SPELLING lists** *** Option: Spelling Lists vs. Phonics Spelling Lists *** ► custom-made spelling-word lists (type in the new word and record your voice)! ► SHARE custom spelling lists to other iPads, iPhones... using e-mail, Google Drive, or DropBox ► Built-In Phonics Lists focusing on word families ► Built-In Spelling Lists focusing on Long Vowels, Short Vowels, …, Dolch’s Word Lists (Primer, …) ► HISTORY keeps track of student’s progress (customization per student possible) ►audio and/or visual prompt ► PROFESSIONAL narration or child’s narration ► 5 educational GAMES in addition to three modes: Learn, Practice and Test (quiz) ► upper or lower case letters ► optional Montessori-style color coding of vowels and consonants ► immediate sound feedback heard upon tapping the correct/incorrect letter ► positive reinforcement lowers affective filters making learning a more engaging and enjoyable process ► ACCESSIBILITY options to for VISUALLY impaired and those struggling with fine motor skills ► optional custom made features for special needs students ► child proof SETTINGS button Build A Word Spelling Express helps students as young as three learn how to spell.

Students are motivated through positive reinforcement in the form of a fun balloon popping game (optional) offered after each successfully "written" word. Advantage for Special Need Students: * option of using blank background helps children focus on letters only * option to choose high-contrast background for visually impaired * option to choose answer method: drag&drop or simple tap * the letters are easy to spot due to big letter cards * no frustration since visual and audio prompts in the Learn Mode lead the child step by step through the correct spelling process *the right spelling technique becomes salient since the app leads the child step by step through spelling allowing dragging one letter at a time in the correct order * choose any number of redundant letters: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 * wrong letters become obvious with the help of immediate sound feedback heard after tapping the wrong letter * repetition of audio prompt helps with hearing and remembering the word and letters