Word Wizard for Kids

Word Wizard for Kids


Learn to Read & Spelling Tests


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1.7.5for iPhone, iPad and more
8.5
51 Ratings
Pierre Abel
Developer
125.2 MB
Size
Jul 21, 2022
Update Date
Education
Category
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About Word Wizard for Kids

• "Speak ‘N Spell for the iPad Generation" - The New York Times •

Word Wizard is an award-winning app used in schools which offers several unique reading and spelling activities for children ages four to 10.

-- Learn to Read 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 (first step in learning to read)
• Any text can be written and spoken
• 2 child voices + 4 adult voices (US, UK & Australian voices)
• Uppercase & lowercase letters, numbers, digraphs, ABC or QWERTY 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 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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• Used in Schools (140K units sold to schools)
• "This is an important breakthrough in reading instruction" - The New York Times
• "This is a fantastic app for young children, right through to children in later elementary school " - Wired's GeekDad
• Editor's Choice Award for Excellence in Design - Children's Technology Review
• Winner of a Parents’ Choice Award
• More than 290K units sold!
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Talking Movable Alphabet Activity
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• Pronounce and spell-check any word, number or sentence
• Natural Sounding Voice - 2 child and 2 adult American voices + 1 British voice + 1 Australian voice
• Letter sound (phonic) or name when a letter is touched in the alphabet
• 4 keyboards available: letters (ABC or QWERTY, uppercase or lowercase), numbers, consonant digraphs (like “th”) and vowels digraphs (like “oo”)
• Keyboard emulation option
• 4 letter sizes available (allowing for more or fewer letters on the board)
• Customized word pronunciation, if necessary
• 4 high contrast modes for kids with vision impairments
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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
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, but 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 (CVC, CCVC, CVCC), Dolch Words, 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
• Hints are available should kids not know how to spell a word
• Once a quiz is completed, interactive animations are available as a reward

-- Users & Reports --
• Unlimited number of users
• Detailed Spelling Test Reports per user
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Try it for free, and if you like it, buy the app forever or subscribe monthly for a low fee.

Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase.

Privacy Policy: https://lescapadou.com/en/privacy-policy
Terms of Use: https://lescapadou.com/tos/tos-en.html

Please send any suggestions to support@lescapadou.com. We listen to our users to improve our products!
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What's New in the Latest Version 1.7.5

Last updated on Jul 21, 2022
Old Versions
• 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 (support@lescapadou.com). Thanks :-)
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Version History
1.7.5
Jul 21, 2022
• 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 (support@lescapadou.com). Thanks :-)
1.7
Nov 18, 2021
• Ability to create folders to organize your word lists
• Ability to export and import word list folders
• When the option 'Show only the letters needed to build the words' is activated, it is now possible to activate additional letters that are not part of the words to write
• Small adjustments for iOS 15

As usual, please send us your feedback and suggestions so we can make the app even better (support@lescapadou.com). Thanks :-)
1.1
Feb 15, 2020
• Assigning images to words: you can now load more images from Wikimedia Commons
• Accessibility: external keyboard support for special needs kids who can't use the Movable Alphabet
1.0.1
Oct 1, 2019
Improved user interface
1.0
Sep 24, 2019

Word Wizard for Kids FAQ

Word Wizard for Kids is available in regions other than the following restricted countries:
China
Word Wizard for Kids supports English
Word Wizard for Kids contains in-app purchases. Please check the pricing plan as below:
Monthly Subscription
$0.99
Unlock Forever
$7.99
Click here to learn how to download Word Wizard for Kids in restricted country or region.
Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Word Wizard for Kids.
iPhone
Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 11.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 11.0 or later.

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