Phonics is a critical skill and can be hard for educators or parents to teach. Montessori Letter Sounds is an award-winning app that starts kids on the path to reading in no time. Three-year-olds begin by playing I Spy, and five-year-olds finish with combining letter sounds and shapes. In between, kids learn the alphabet. As kids progress, they will earn small prizes and marbles that let them know they are doing a great job

Website: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/montessori-letter-sounds-phonics-in-english-spanish/id479243891

What Users Love About the App

“Hands down the best app I’ve found for learning letter sounds combined with writing them perfectly! It’s simple, engaging, and educational. If you only get one app for your child let it be this one!! It’s the foundation for reading and writing success!”

“I was looking for an app to teach letter sounds in German, and this is great. My ultimate dream would be the Starfall Website, but for learning to read in German. This app is certainly what I need now, though.”

“Montessori inspired, this app has a clean visual appeal. No annoying sounds and repetitive music. It has a lot in it. The main things are phonetic sounds of the alphabet and writing the letters. True to Montessori, it allows the child to self analyze and correct.”

“Great app for phonics. Nicely done. Great way to learn and practice early reading skills.’

“Well done! Impressive graphics, no ads, very engaging for preschool kids.”

What Users Dislike About the App

“Haven’t used the apps yet, this rating is based solely on the fact that I could not download the bundle, I had to download each app individually. I kept receiving the following error “App is not compatible with your device.” Because of this, I had to pay full price for each app and did not get the discounted bundle price.”

“I have purchased this app, but only half the choices are working. THERE IS NO INFO in the settings. ALL PAGES ARE BLANK! It also says to Check the Internet connection (it is working fine on other devices). I cannot figure out how to “earn” marbles. I cannot figure out how to create a parent account/profile.”

“App doesn’t have any demo/free version and once purchased, there is no option to return it. The features are useless, not at all kid-friendly. Stay away.”

“It’s not a bad app compared to others but if is certainly not worth the price.”

“I have not made add in-app purchases but in its current state my son finds this boring/waste of time”