What's New

- Fix landscape orientation for iOS 7
- Add upgrade option for iOS 7

IMPORTANT INFO FOR UPDATING THE APP:
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1) Delete the app from the device (if already downloaded)
2) Re-download the app from the app store (don't worry, you won't be charge twice since Apple knows you purchased it before)

NOTE: This only applies from user that already download the app from the previous version and updating it
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App Description

IMPORTANT INFO FOR UPDATING THE APP:
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1) Delete the app from the device (if already downloaded)
2) Re-download the app from the app store (don't worry, you won't be charge twice since Apple knows you purchased it before)

NOTE: This only applies from user that already download the app from the previous version and updating it
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Designed to be used by Teachers in classrooms or by Parents at home - all lessons are PDF-able to be printed out on paper for students.

Abby Phonics First Grade helps young learners improve and enforce their phonics skills with flashcards and interactive exercises. The interactive exercises strengthen your children’s reading, sentence completion, writing, spelling, and more.

Abby Phonics First Grade even has a word search to further your children’s spelling abilities as well as keeping them engaged. Parents can also customize each exercise to their children’s learning level as well as print PDF pages to take Abby Phonics First Grade off the device and onto paper.
 

PHONETIC CATEGORIES:
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• Short A
• Short E
• Short I
• Short O
• Short U
• Long A
• Long I
• Long O
• Long U
• Consonant Blends with S
• Consonant Blends with R
• Consonant Blends with L
• Vowel Pairs: AI and AY
• Vowel Pairs: EE and EA
• Vowel Pairs: OA and OW
• Vowel Pairs: OO
• Y as Long I
• Y as Long E
• Consonant Pairs: CH and SH
• Consonant Pairs: TH and WH
• Consonant Pair Endings: CH, SH, and TH
• Ending Pair: NG
 

INTERACTIVE EXERCISES:
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• Word Cards – Learn each word and its spelling.
• Spelling – Arrange the letters in the correct order to spell the image.
• Writing – Write the word that you hear and/or see.
• Sentences – Choose the word that best completes the sentence.
• Matching – Match the words to their correct pictures.
• Riddles – Choose the word that best answers the riddle.
• Word Search – Find the words that correspond to each lesson.
• Review – Choose the word that contains the letter that they just learned.
 

CUSTOM AUDIO RECORDING
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• Teachers/parents have the ability to record their own audio.
• Record letter and word sounds so your children can learn to your voice.
• Toggle between custom and default audio.


CUSTOM SETTINGS:
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• Parents are able to customize the exercises to their children’s needs.
• Choose answer options of images, words, or both.
• Turn hints on and off.
• Customize the word search difficulty with backwards words and diagonals.
• Customize the writing exercise with traceable words that can be turned on and off.
• Customize the PDF worksheets that you print out.
 

FEATURES:
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• Over 240 words
• Pictures for every word
• Sounds for every word
• Letter pronunciations
• 8 interactive exercises                              
• Customizable exercises
• Printable PDFs

iPad Screenshots

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Abby Phonics - First Grade HD screenshot 1 Abby Phonics - First Grade HD screenshot 2 Abby Phonics - First Grade HD screenshot 3 Abby Phonics - First Grade HD screenshot 4 Abby Phonics - First Grade HD screenshot 5

App Changes

  • November 09, 2012 Initial release
  • November 11, 2012 Price increase: $2.99 -> $3.99
  • November 12, 2012 Price decrease: $3.99 -> $2.99
  • November 13, 2012 Price increase: $2.99 -> $3.99
  • November 14, 2012 Price decrease: $3.99 -> $2.99
  • November 15, 2012 Price increase: $2.99 -> $3.99
  • November 17, 2012 New version 1.1
  • November 20, 2012 Price decrease: $3.99 -> $2.99
  • November 21, 2012 Price increase: $2.99 -> $3.99
  • November 22, 2012 Price decrease: $3.99 -> $2.99
  • November 23, 2012 Price increase: $2.99 -> $3.99
  • November 24, 2012 Price decrease: $3.99 -> $2.99
  • November 25, 2012 Price increase: $2.99 -> $3.99
  • November 26, 2012 Price decrease: $3.99 -> $2.99
  • November 27, 2012 Price increase: $2.99 -> $3.99
  • November 28, 2012 Price decrease: $3.99 -> $2.99
  • November 29, 2012 Price increase: $2.99 -> $3.99
  • November 30, 2012 Price decrease: $3.99 -> $2.99
  • October 09, 2013 New version 2.5
  • October 18, 2013 New version 7.0