App Detail » French Word Wizard

Published by: pierre abel

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad

Price: $7.99
Current Version: 6.4.5
Released: September 30, 2011

What's New

• Fix issues when 'Interactive Animation between words' setting is enabled
• Fix issues in Practice activity when the 'Type of Model Letters' setting is modified

As usual, please send us your feedback and suggestions so we can make the app even better ([email protected]). Thanks :-)

App Description

• French Version of Word Wizard app called "Speak ‘N Spell for the iPad Generation" by the New-York Times and awarded by Children's Technology Review
• French Canadian voice included
• Used in many french schools (26000 units sold to schools)

Note that this is an immersive French app - only menus are translated and the voice is only in French

--Learn to Read French by Building Words --

• The Talking Movable Alphabet activity allows kids to experiment with word building and phonics thanks to the advanced text to speech engine
• Any text can be written and spoken
• 2 child voices + 3 adult voices (including a French Canadian voice)
• Uppercase & lowercase letters, numbers, digraphs, ABC, Qwerty or Azerty keyboard
• Many, many settings to adapt the activities to the child’s needs (letter size, assign images to words, high contrast modes for kids with visual impairment,...)

-- Learn to Spell French using the Talking Movable Alphabet and your word lists --

• 3 spelling activities that increase in difficulty
• 200 built-in word lists (about 2000 words)
• Add your own words to create unique spelling quizzes!
• Add your own images to illustrate your word lists
• Keep tabs on your children’s progress with detailed reports

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Talking Movable Alphabet Activity
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• Pronounce and spell-check any word, number or sentence with natural sounding voice
• Letter sound (phonic) or name when a letter is touched in the alphabet
• 4 keyboards available: letters, numbers, consonant digraphs (like “ch”) and vowels digraphs (like “au”)
• Uppercase or lowercase letters
• Keyboard emulation option (dragging letters is optional)
• 4 letter sizes available (allowing for more or fewer letters on the board)
• Voice Transformer (speed and tone) for added fun
• Customized word pronunciation, if necessary

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Fun Spelling Activities
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3 spelling activities of increasing difficulty are provided to adapt the activity to the child’s spelling level. You can use the built-in word lists or create your own.

1 - "Word Practice" says and displays the word to spell, and asks the child to spell it using the talking movable alphabet
2 - "Scrambled Letters" says the word and displays the letters needed to build the word or sentence, and asks the child to reorder the letters.
3 - “Spelling Quizzes” is a standard spelling test. The app won’t move onto the next word until the child has correctly spelled the word, helping them to remember its correct spelling.

• 200 built-in word lists: Words for beginners, 1,000 most frequently used words, body parts and more
• Create custom Word Lists by entering your own words and sentences
• Import and export Word Lists you’ve created
• Hints are available should kids not know how to spell a word
• Colorful animations are displayed when a word is completed
• Once a quiz is completed, interactive animations are available as a reward

-- Users & Reports --
• Unlimited number of users
• Detailed Spelling Test Reports per user (can be exported in PDF)

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Please send your suggestions, comment or questions to [email protected]. We are listening to our users to make our products even better.