Not phonics based! – Word Magic Review

This was clearly not designed by an educator. Initial sounds are not bad, but the medial and ending sounds have zero relationship to phonological awareness. No knowledge of vowel pairs is being taught. Very poor examples are the words moon, bear, and bird. the o, e and i do not make their short sounds in these words. They work as a pair. The i in bird is an r-controlled vowel. Before children learn to read print, they need to become aware of how the sounds in words work. This app will confuse and frustrate young children as they enter kindergarten.
Review by concerned educator on Word Magic.