"Another fantastic app to give parents a break and let your kid have fun and learn to read at the same time." - Jen, Kindergarten teacher and mom of three.
I have a confession to make. My sons loves playing video game and I was getting increasingly frustrated with having my son waste a lot of time on fun but mindless games while he was still struggling to master his sight words and learning to read.
So I decided to create my very own Sight Words Crosswords game to “trick” my son into playing a game where he would actually be learning how to read. The key idea was to use an audio as the clue. So simple and crazy to think that this has not been done before. Plus, to make it even better, you can record your own audios and own words. Kids love hearing their own voice or the voice of those they love and respect.
Fortunately, the “trick” appears to be working because my son enjoys playing Sight Words Crosswords far more than most other boring learning games.
My sons skills in recognizing sight words have dramatically improved since he started playing this game and now I no longer have to feel guilty when I need a five minute break to take care of the laundry or prepare lunch for the kids. I know that they are having fun and that they are learning at the same time.
Warning: Your child will keep begging for your iPhone or iPad after they try this app.
Sight Words Crosswords is a simple educational game that helps kids rapidly learn sight words by sight, sound, and touch.
The interface is so easy to use that even little kids that are learning to read will delight in using this app.
KEY FEATURES:
• Swipe your way through all sights words from preschool to grade 3
• You decide what to focus on - turn individual categories ON or OFF from the settings page
• Learn by sight, sound, and touch
• Fun gameplay, sounds, and animations keep kids engaged
• Dynamic gameplay adjusts difficulty (the number of sight words) automatically based on player skills to keep kids both challenged and entertained vs. getting bored
• Keep track of user stats and add as many users as you like
• Add your own words and spelling lists and instantly generate your own crosswords
• The game is fully customizable
GAME SETTINGS
• Min. Words: Specify the min. number of sight words to display.
• Max. Words: Specify the max. number of sight words to display.
• Tile Magnet: . For advanced players, you can turn the tile magnet OFF. Turning the tile magnet off means that the tiles will no longer automatically snap into the correct answer tile. The user now has to release a tile above the correct answer.
• Audio Hints: Play the audio of the target word.
• Visual Hints: Highlight the first letter of the target word after 5 seconds of inaction.
• Play Audio Prompt: Automatically hear the audio of the next word
• Want to work on just a few Sight Words? No problem… just use the favorites feature and study only your favorites vs. all words at a time.
• Want to record your own audios? No problem. Just click on the board and record your own Sight Words sounds
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