Are you looking for alphabet apps, tools, and resources that you can use with your students? If so, we have you covered. Check out our list below. Let us know if there are any that we missed.
ABC Alphabet Phonics– A free app that teaches toddlers and young children who are learning to speak. By applying various senses (sight, sound, etc.), children can learn the alphabet and a few other optional subjects. Parents can also customize the app using their voice and taking photos of their child’s favorites items to make the experience more stimulating and personal.
ABC Alphabet Phonics: Song– An entertaining learning experience for children new to the alphabet. They learn the name and the sound the letters make when used in words while having so much fun that they do not realize they are learning. Supported on both iPhone and iPad.
ABC MAGIC– Help your child master phonology and pronunciation using this app. Children can choose to either match letters to pictures or pictures to letters. This helps them associate letters with their most popular pronunciation. Both the letters and pictures have touch-activated sound features to help children learn and retain what they learn.
ABC Magnetic Alphabet– Somethings are not fun for children, and learning can be one of them. Solve this problem with the digital magnetic board tailored after the old-school magnetic boards. It allows children to attach colorful pieces (letters, numbers, symbols, and figures) to the board. Suitable for children of all ages.
ABC Magnetic Alphabet Lite for Kids–Teach your children to read and write the alphabet while you play with them. Let them tap into their creativity by placing objects anywhere they want on the board.
ABC Spelling Magic 1– With ABC Spelling magic, your child learns the sounds letters make and how to use them to form words. The app also teaches the child to segment, which is a vital part of learning to read. The first portion of the app uses a limited number of letters to form words while the second portion contains all 26 letters of the alphabet. The app teaches the child to spell words using three phonetic sounds and short vowel sounds.
My First Alphabet Phonics ABC– My First Alphabet Phonics ABC introduces the alphabet to little ones in a fun way. With listening and repeating tactics, children will learn through repetition. They will easily and quickly gain confidence in their knowledge and learn the ABCs faster than ever. They will learn uppercase and lowercase letters and practice with fun and interactive games. This app allows children to learn from three of five senses: touch, sound, and sight. The more senses applied to learning, the more successful they will be.
Movable Alphabet– Movable Alphabet allows children to interact while learning with a hands-on approach. Children will be able to learn the alphabet and interact with it to spell and create new words. There are more than 40 basic built-in words with accompanying images and audio, and more images and audio are available with in-app purchases. The audio component is unique and beneficial, as children can learn both visually and auditorily, which will increase overall memory in the long run.
Montessori Letter Sounds– Phonics is a critical skill and can be hard for teachers or parents to teach. Montessori Letter Sounds is an award-winning app that starts children on the path to reading in no time. Three-year-olds begin by playing I Spy, and five-year-olds finish with combining letter sounds and shapes. In between, children learn the alphabet. As children progress, they will earn small prizes and marbles that let them know they are doing a great job.
Magical Alphabet– Magical Alphabet is designed to teach your young one all about the alphabet. Pom-Pom, the Magician, will transform letters into magical toys and animals to teach all the letters. Your child might see Harry the Hippo emerging from a tiny hat teaching about the letter H or Roger the Rabbit hopping across stage sounding out words that begin with “R.” No matter the scenario, Magical Alphabet will make every single letter fun. Using entertaining magic shows, Pom-Pom will ensure your child learns every letter with joy.
Little Matchups ABC Alphabet Letters and Phonics– Little Matchups ABC Alphabet Letters and Phonics is a matching game to help reinforce your little one’s alphabet skills. Children are impressionable and fun loving, and they need cute ways to learn. Loved by parents, kids, and teachers alike, this app will help your infant to four-year-old have fun and learn uppercase and lowercase letters. They will develop a firm basis for future learning in English, grammar, and reading that to carry them through life.
Letters App– Every child has alphabet blocks at some point in their life; they are a classic toy. Letters App is a virtual version of ABC blocks that promotes learning, studying, and fun all into one. Children can move, turn, and spin the letters, numbers, symbols, and animals to spell anything they want or to create any scene they want. This app stimulates creativity and promotes learning.
Kidz Learn Countries– Kids Learn Countries not only helps children become more knowledgeable about the countries of the world, but it also gives them many fun facts and hours of fun. This app provides descriptions of key aspects of various countries—their flags, forms of government, sports, and cultures—using high-resolution photographs. It helps children learn the alphabet and fractions. There are no advertisements or in-app purchases, making it a great app to download on a child’s mobile device.
Kidz Match– Kidz Match is a fun game to help jog children’s memory and raise their intelligence; it consists of free matching games that teach about the alphabet, numbers, and body parts. This free downloadable app is available in English, Spanish, French, Finnish, Swedish, and German. To reinforce learning, each image is accompanied by an audio clip, appealing to children’s auditory and visual senses. Additional games that use matching games to teach about bugs and professions are available for purchase.
Homer Reading: Learn to Read– Homer Reading: Learn to Read teaches your two- to eight-year-olds how to read by beginning with the basics. By starting with beginning level phonics and phonetics first, your child will progress through a detailed plan to learn sight words, the alphabet, and word structure. This follows a linear path for reading that allows each new skill to build upon previously learned skills.
Hairy Letters– Hairy Letter is an award-winning app designed for 4- to 6-years-old to learn the name and sounds of every letter with the Hairies. Kids will learn to use letters to build simple words, trace shapes of letters with their fingers, and blend letters/sounds, including names of uppercase letters.
Fun Phonics for your Little Genius– Teaching kids aged 4 to 6 with this iBook and eBook app will show them how to use their letter sounds to read and write. Students will learn the sounds of the alphabet and how they are used to read and spell words.
Flashcard Stash– The Flashcard Stash is a new kind of flashcard that is built on top of a dictionary, which enables you to look up the flashcard words and save them. For instance, you can click on highlighted words for a quick definition or click on functions in the top right of every vocabulary flashcard such as synonyms, audio, and sentences. The AR Flashcards make learning fun and more entertaining for toddlers and preschoolers. With about 26 beautifully rendered Animals to help your toddler learn the alphabet, learning is fun with AR Flashcards.
Endless Alphabet– This app comes from the creators of Sesame Street’s Monster at the End of This Book and Another Monster at the End of This Book. This game was designed for children to have unlimited fun while learning the alphabet. Set your child on the path of reading excellence with this entertaining app and its cute monsters. Every word is introduced with enough visual stimulation to make sure children never forget what they see.
Dora ABCs Vol 1: Letters & Letter Sounds– This is the first app from Nickelodeon’s line of literacy apps. This volume teaches your children to recognize, write, and pronounce sounds that letters make. The app takes your children on a journey of alphabet discovery with Dora, Boots, and Nutty.
Alphabet Find– Parents always look for ways to make learning fun for their children through different means. Look no more, this makes learning fun. Children will learn to identify letters of the alphabet, numbers, and shapes by selecting the correct option from images displayed on the screen. Children earn stars for every correct answer, and you can check their progress using the scorecard. As they progress, they can take on timed challenges.
Alphabet Match– Help your toddler learn the alphabet as they are cheered on by the voices of other toddlers as they match colorful images to letters of the alphabet. The app comes with extra levels for more challenging activities for your child. The free version supports ads, and while the pro version without ads is available for a small cost.
Alpha Tots Alphabet School Edition– “A for Action!” This is an entertaining app designed by Spinlight to teach your children the alphabet and featuring 26 verbs. While learning the letters of the alphabet, they also learn the sounds they make. The app comes free, with no in-app purchases or ads. It features 26 puzzles and mini games that help your child learn the alphabet.