LetterReflex
© 2011 BinaryLabs, Inc.
New from BinaryLabs (makers of Dexteria), LetterReflex takes on the common issue of letter reversals. The app features kinesthetic learning techniques to help kids tell the difference between b's and d's, as well as other commonly reversed letters and words. While letter reversals are developmentally appropriate and normal for girls until the end of first grade and boys through the beginning of second grade, LetterReflex addresses the topic in a low pressure way. Our testers -- early elementary students -- were very engaged while playing, and then showed a strong recall of the lessons learned when writing words and stories in later pencil and paper tasks. Adults and older students who tried LetterReflex commented: "This is how I see the words sometimes" (in FlipIt). While geared towards children, LetterReflex is an app that adults who have quietly struggled with letter and word reversals can use. LetterReflex is a good app to know about.
$1.99, *iPad, iPhone, iPod touch
Teaches: letter recognition, decoding, reading
CTR Rating: 88%