Navigating the App
The Phonics Hero app contains the child-facing games only. To view results, access extra resources or get support, please log in through the website.
Navigating the app:
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Access other levels. Your child can only access previously played or unlocked levels — they cannot jump ahead to content they have not covered yet. |
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Return to current playing level. |
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Visit the shop to buy goodies with Star Points earned during the games. Purchased items will appear in the hideout. |
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Your child’s secret hideout. Heroes from Part 1 will appear here when unlocked, along with anything purchased in the shop. |
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The baddies will be locked up here at the end of every level in Part 2. |
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Star Points are earned by finding Zak (the hero teddy) during games and by completing a game. |
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Adjust volume of background music, watch mission videos and more. |
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Log out. |
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Know skill: learn to associate the letter(s) with a sound. |
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Read skill: use previously learned sounds to read simple words. |
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Spell skill: use previously learned sounds to spell simple words. |
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Camera/Tricky Read skill: reading high frequency words which aren’t 100% decodable. |
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Camera/Tricky Spelling skill: spelling these irregular words. |
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Sentence Reading skill: use Camera/Tricky words and phonics skills to read and comprehend sentences. |
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Play a game. The orange highlight around the icon shows the current game. |
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Locked: this game cannot be played until previous games have been completed. |
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Completed: this game can be repeated if desired. |
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A Demonstration of the Phonics Hero App: from first log in to the skills we teach to the exciting storyline and ‘Easter eggs’ which help children stay engaged while they practise their phonics skills. = from first log in, to the skills we teach, to the exciting storyline and ‘Easter eggs’ which help children stay engaged while they practise their phonics skills.
This walkthrough video by Early Years education blogger Crayon Lane Teach explains how the Phonics Hero games work — from first log in to the skills we teach to the exciting storyline and ‘Easter eggs’ which help children stay engaged while they practise their phonics skills.
