First Words Animals by Learning Touch - Review #1

Grade Level:  Toddler - My daughter who is almost 5 really likes this application.  She will usually play with it for about 10 minutes at a time.  We have had the app for quite a while and she is still interested in playing with it.

Program Functionality: A - We have not had a single problem with the program yet.  My daughter picked up on dragging the letters very quickly.

Purpose: B - The application is meant to help kids identify their letters, animals, and introduce them to spelling. 

Overall Educational Value:  B - The application attempts to fulfill its purpose, but we are not convinced that it effectively helps students learn their letters better than traditional methods.

Cost:  As of 3/20/09 - $1.99. 

Platform:  IPhone and Itouch

Recommendation:  We recommend this application for personal use but we are not recommending schools to purchase this application for use within a school.

Creators Website:  http://www.learningtouch.com/

Direct Link to ITunes Store Application: http://www.learningtouch.com/itunes/firstwordsanimals

Comments

[Michael]

My son loves this application. I saw that the same developer has a vehicles version as well. I may be mistaken though.

Keep up the great work. Love the site!

[I Education App Review]

It is good to hear that your son loves this application and yes they do have a second one at this time that is about vehicles.  Do you feel like it has helped him learn at all or do you see it as a nice toy for distraction? 

Thanks for the comment and well wishes... We want to help enhance the use of these devices in meaningful ways.  Please come back and comment a lot as the comments are often times the most important aspect of these types of reviews!

[Michael]

Each time he plays the game he demonstrates his ability to recall the images as well as the letters as he selects them. I have tried the different settings such as toggling off hints and speech. Since he is still very young I do not expect him to spell the words on a consistent basis, but I do like to see him recognizing letters and even the sounds of the completed words.

[Gail]

There is now also FirstWords:At Home