To help their learners make headway in language skills, pre-reading, and early reading, schools around the United States have bought thousands of copies of FirstWords. FirstWords Professional is designed to be used by speech-language pathologists and professional educators. This app has over 350 words and doesn’t require in-app purchases.

Website: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id507560748

What Users Love About the App

“I liked the simplicity of the response to spelling words and the immediate feedback including animations.”

“This is a terrific app for young children who are learning letter concepts.”

“I enjoy it for its breadth of word coverage and clearly enunciated words and letters.”

“My 3-year-old not only had a great time playing with this app, she also started to learn from it.”

“Love the audio that reinforces letter names for my beginning readers.”

What Users Dislike About the App

“For most kids with any preschool background this is way too babyish for 5 years old. Regret spending $10 on app.”

“When the narrator is individually identifying the letters, he is actually saying ‘d’ instead of ‘e’ when the letter is first selected.”

“If your child already has a good beginning grasp on letters even at two, they might be able to use. This is not intended for those that can already read, even if only very short books.”

“This is only about a 50-word app (with phonic name words enabled).”

“The only downside is I know there is more than tan and red colors.”