What's New

This app has been updated by Apple to use the latest Apple signing certificate.

New logo;
Minor fixes to ensure future compatibility.

App Description

Featured in the Times as the number 1 website/app to make your child smarter!

*No.4 UK Educational App* Highest Rank

Top 10 app in over 30 countries worldwide

'Mr Thorne Does Phonics: Letters and Sounds' - The Youtube sensation Mr Thorne Does Phonics presents a comprehensive collection of over 70 literacy videos for children, parents, teachers, student teachers and anyone learning to read English, using the synthetic phonics approach to learning to read.

"Thanks to your amazing videos, I had 90% pass rate on the phonics screening!!!!!!" @Rocky_5

As seen on BBC News Channel, The London Evening Standard, The TES and over 5 million users on Youtube.

BEFORE YOU BUY: Visit http://www.youtube.com/breakthruchris to see exactly what to expect from the app. Please know that when purchasing this app you are buying a complete and set of medium resolution teaching videos to teach and engage young readers.

Featuring:
a b c d e f ff g h i j k ck l ll m n o p qu r s ss t u v w x y z ch sh th ng ai ee igh oa oo oi or ar er ur ow ear ure air

This app has been specifically designed for iPads.

All the videos are part of this app, so no internet connection is required - making it perfect for in the classroom! To fit the large number of videos onto the app, the visual quality of the video has been reduced to make the MB size as low as possible.

Please note: This app requires iOS 4.2 or later.

TROUBLESHOOTING: A number of users have experienced no sound when initially playing the app content. Please check that you have switched the mute button off at the side of your hand set. Also check that the mute button is setup to be a sound selector rather than a orientation selector. Finally ensure that the volume slider on the video screen is zipped up to full volume. Everybody who has experienced sound issues has had success when following these instructions.

Also available:

Mr Phonics: Matching Pairs http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/mr-phonics-matching-pairs/id541463355?mt=8

http://www.youtube.com/breakthruchris on Youtube
www.mrthorne.com
@MrThorne on Twitter

iPad Screenshots

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App Changes

  • June 17, 2014 Initial release
  • September 21, 2014 Price decrease: $4.99 -> $0.99
  • September 22, 2014 Price increase: $0.99 -> $4.99
  • October 06, 2014 Price decrease: $4.99 -> $2.99
  • October 19, 2014 Price increase: $2.99 -> $4.99
  • January 08, 2015 Price decrease: $4.99 -> $2.99
  • February 23, 2015 Price increase: $2.99 -> $3.99
  • March 20, 2015 Price decrease: $3.99 -> $1.99
  • April 27, 2015 Price increase: $1.99 -> $2.99
  • May 07, 2015 Price decrease: $2.99 -> FREE!
  • May 11, 2015 Price increase: FREE! -> $2.99
  • September 14, 2015 Price increase: $2.99 -> $3.99
  • November 16, 2015 Price decrease: $3.99 -> $1.99
  • February 24, 2016 Price increase: $1.99 -> $2.99
  • March 10, 2016 Price decrease: $2.99 -> $1.99
  • August 07, 2016 Price decrease: $1.99 -> $0.99
  • November 06, 2016 Price decrease: $0.99 -> FREE!
  • November 10, 2016 Price increase: FREE! -> $1.99
  • June 15, 2019 New version 3.0