1. Phonics Genius by Alligator Apps App Presentation Mark Wenzel EDU-656-04-0

3. What is Phonics Genius? Quick overview Phonics Genius is a free app for iPad and iPhone. It comes pre-loaded with over 6,000 flashcards, organized into 225 sets by sounds. Specifically designed so that students begin to hear and read words by sounds. Students can focus on a certain sound, and Phonics Genius will read the word and highlight the phonemes that are the focus of that set. Flash cards can also be made, and sound recorded by teachers. App supports 3 learning modes to allow audio to be played automatically, played on click or advanced by swiping left or right.

4. The app is customizable, so the sound/highlighting features can be turned off if that is desired. Unique continuous looping feature so you can go through hundreds of flashcards automatically Customizable speed - you decide how fast to go from flashcard to flashcard

5. Word sets To the right is one of 10 pages of word sets already created for use You will notice that there is a description of the card sets below each example so that students can focus on certain letter sounds or blends

6. Flashcards Students can focus on a certain sound, and Phonics Genius will read the word and highlight the phonemes that are the focus of that set Flash cards can also be made, and sound recorded by teachers.

8. Customizable settings Five types of Font Seven different colors Learn or game mode Choice of all uppercase, all lowercase, first letter capitalized Note: Size and font are customizable, so this app can be accessible for learners of all ability levels.

9. Is it engaging for kids? Multiple unique game (quiz) modes from easy (2 words only)

10. Three words!

11. Up to six word choices!

12. Customizable Flashcards allows the teacher to select a category, choose only the cards they want displayed and even add their own.

13. Who Benefits from using Phonics Genius? Early readers ELL students- They can learn sight words and new vocabulary. They can listen to and repeat words as many times as they like. Students who have been diagnosed with Dyslexia

14. What do the Reviews Say? Phonics Genius is a great app for kids with prior reading experience to improve their reading skills. It intelligently organizes words by letter or letter combination sounds and lets kids practice phonemic awareness and build sight words. Phonics Genius also boosts confidence and challenges kids to try reading new, more complex words. Phonics Genius falls short, however, on two key fronts. First, the app doesn't have common letter combinations that are essential for beginning readers, such as -at, -et, and -it words. The app also lacks an easy way to customize flash card sets to a show a specific word length in a set. Beginning readers can handle three- and four- letter words ("ship," for example) but may get overwhelmed with larger words that, by default, are in the same set with the same letter sound (i.e. "sheepskin," for example). As is, Phonics Genius is best for kids who are emergent readers with previous reading experience. Review by Kim Alessi- Common Sense Media

15. What my wife says! First Grade teacher for 34 years Phonics Genius Works for Me!