Word Wagon by Duck Duck Moose

What it is: an app for teaching letters, phonics and spelling (about 100 words).

What you do with it: drag the letters to the right place to spell the words (letter sounds/phonics practice). The words will be read aloud, and spelled either letter by letter or by phonics (depending on the mode). The advanced modes don't include the visual clues (spelling practice).

What we liked: the concept, quality graphics, easy operation, voice clues, additional interactive elements, overall 'look and feel' and quality of the app. Good educational approach (inclusion of both letters and phonics, choice of words). Good progress/scoring tool.

What we didn't like: range of words could be wider. The progress will not be saved when you close the app. Audio quality could be a little better. The activities are rather repetitive.

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