The document discusses and compares three educational applications for teaching basic alphabet skills on the iPhone: Alphabet Zoo, ABC Alphabet Phonics, and ABC's and Me. It provides features tables for each app and pros and cons lists. The document recommends Alphabet Zoo as the best option for teaching letters and sounds to pre-K and kindergarten students because it is fun and interactive, free to use across devices, and aligned with US reading standards.

1. HOW TO LEARN MY
ABC’S USING NEW
SOFTWARE
ABC Learning using Educational Applications for
the iPhone
By: Jessica Sutherland
EDIT 5395

2. WHY USE EDUCATIONAL
APPLICATIONS TO TEACH BASIC
ABC’S?
 FREE!!
 Can be used in any Pre-K or K classroom.
 Easily help a child learn the basic skills that
are necessary building blocks of education
 They all have great features and positive
attributes but there is only one I would
choose . . . .

3. ALPHABET ZOO
APPLICATION FEATURES
Features Strongly Agree Disagree N/A
Agree
1. The program is
enjoyable to use?
2. The graphic elements
are meaningful &
appropriate?
3. Basic tasks are easily
learned & intuitive?
4. Users can easily
resume where they left
off in the program?
5. The program
functions well & is free
of bugs?

4. ABC ALPHABET PHONICS
APPLICATION FEATURES
Features Strongly Agree Disagree N/A
Agree
1. The program is
enjoyable to use?
2. The graphic elements
are meaningful &
appropriate?
3. Basic tasks are easily
learned & intuitive?
4. Users can easily
resume where they left
off in the program?
5. The program
functions well & is free
of bugs?

5. ABC’S AND ME
APPLICATION FEATURES
Features Strongly Agree Disagree N/A
Agree
1. The program is
enjoyable to use?
2. The graphic elements
are meaningful &
appropriate?
3. Basic tasks are easily
learned & intuitive?
4. Users can easily
resume where they left
off in the program?
5. The program
functions well & is free
of bugs?

6. ALPHABET ZOO
Pros Cons
 Good enunciation of  No lower case letters
letter  Vowels are not
 Large clear letters sounded out both
 Great repetition ways
 Aligned with U.S.  Doesn’t use the letter
reading standards in a sentence
 Easy to use  Some animal/letter
combinations might
confuse students

7. ABC
ALPHABET PHONICS
Pros Cons
 Large clear letters  Mixing of upper &
 Great picture/letter lower case letters
association  Does not sound out
 Allows for shuffling of any letters
letters
 Allows students to
pick favorites
 Child friendly
illustrations

8. ABC’S AND ME
Pros Cons
 Large clear letters  No lower case letters
 Allows for shuffling of  Vowels are not
letters sounded out both
 Allows teacher to ways
mark a star once the  Pictures & layout of
student recognizes the letters is boring, looks
letter very old school, &
would not hold
students attention

9. MY RECOMMENDATION
IS . . . .
 Based on personal teaching experience of Pre-K or K,
and from my comparison of the 3 tools discussed, I
would definitely choose Alphabet Zoo to help my
students learn the letters of the alphabet and their
sounds.
 This game was fun and interactive, and it will allow
for easy use for all level of students.
 One of the best parts is that it is FREE, and can be
downloaded to multiple devices without licensing fees
or technical requirements.
 Lastly, one of the greatest selling points is that this
game is aligned with the U.S. standards for phonics
and word recognition.