LETTER-FREE PHONICS for School 1.4

This application is designed to enhance your child's phonemic awareness skills. Research has consistently shown that phonemic awareness is a crucial factor in a child's success in reading (Stanovich, 1986; 1993; Share & Stanovich, 1995). Letter Free Phonics is tailored to facilitate your child's journey to reading proficiency by teaching them the fundamental sounds associated with each letter of the alphabet. By establishing this groundwork, the app lays a solid foundation for your child's grasp of the alphabetic principle.

Letter Free Phonics aims to help your child recognize initial sounds in words and comprehend that words are composed of individual sound units known as phonemes. Studies have demonstrated that children with advanced phonemic awareness skills consistently outperform their peers across various literacy measures (Griffith, Klesius, & Kromrey, 1992).

The core objective of the app is to develop essential reading skills in young learners, aiding them in discerning sounds at the onset of words. Through engaging with the activities and puzzles offered in the application, children can refine their ability to identify sounds as they relate to different words. By practicing these exercises, children can strengthen the neural pathways associated with sound recognition, enabling them to link printed letters with their corresponding sounds more effectively.

Letter Free Phonics emphasizes pre-letter phonemic awareness skills by utilizing sound-focused gameplay mechanics. By solely focusing on letter sounds rather than letter names or visual representations of letters, the app strives to bridge the gap in explicit instruction regarding the auditory aspect of letter recognition.

The app features a series of games aimed at familiarizing children with letter sounds indirectly through engaging puzzles. Each successful puzzle completion is met with auditory reinforcement of the corresponding beginning sound, thereby facilitating associations between images and sounds. As children progress through gameplay, they advance to activities that directly immerse them in sound identification exercises.

By facilitating independent learning opportunities coupled with targeted feedback mechanisms, Letter Free Phonics encourages children to explore at their own pace while honing their phonemic awareness skills effectively. This approach fosters a stress-free learning environment conducive to optimal performance by empowering children to self-correct and discover answers through hands-on engagement.