Ladybird I’m ready for Phonics is a fantastic app which allows children to explore their way through planets 1-10 supporting Reception children’s learning and Planets 11 and 12 supports Year 1 and 2 children. It’s £4.99 but worth every penny for use in schools and home.

Big Cat Phonics have produced 8 exciting reading book apps. These are fantastically designed for children to interact with the text in a range of ways from recording themselves read the book, listening to the story, quizzes interacting with the characters or creating their own versions of the stories. An absolute must for Early Years Foundation Stages and Key Stage 1 Children and they are absolutely FREE.

Mr Thorne Production Apps and website including Spell book 1 and 2, Word Wall Paper, Matching Pairs and Tricky Words come  highly recommended from us to support phonics and spelling in Early Years Foundation Stages, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 for use in schools and at home. These range from £1.99-£2.99 – you will get great value for money and plenty of learning!

Oxford Owl is an award winning free website with 250 FREE tablet – friendly eBooks and activities to help you support children’s learning. There is a great range of texts from Project X to Floppy’s Phonics and you can select books from an age range. The children can read by themselves and also listen to the stories being read as well.

Forest Phonics is an app to support the Higher Levels of Phonics Phase 5 in Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. Children can choose a spelling pattern and they will be prompted to spell ten words using that spelling pattern e.g. ‘ay’ words. The sounds are easy to move around using the drag and drop sound cards. Each correct answer is rewarded with a funny animation. The game covers 30 spelling patterns suitable for children between the ages of 4 and 7 years of age.

Check Your Phonics app is a fun way for children; aged 5-6 to practise their phonics and get used to the format of the Year 1 Phonics Check. Children can practise reading words that use all 44 phonics sounds, record their voice to see if they’ve read words correctly and build their own alien characters as a reward for completing each of the 4 phonic checks – then watch them have a boogie. Lots of fun and interactive learning.

Phonics Hero is great for reading and spelling games, fun, educational activities, live reporting and advice from the experts! Have a go. Phonics Hero has the most cutting – edge and effective reading and spelling method at its core synthetic phonics. Designed by a world – class team of synthetic phonics experts.

Reading Eggs make learning to read interesting and engaging for children, with great online reading games and activities. Children love the games, songs, golden eggs and other rewards which, along with feeling proud of their reading, really motivate to keep exploring and learning.

Pocket Rockets are children’s decodeable Phase 2 books and great for developing self-confidence, success and fluency when they first begin their phonics using the sounds that they are being taught. They will explore the imaginative worlds of Sad Dad, Pat, Tom Tin Pot, Min and their friends. Will Sad Dad ever get to sleep? Can Tom Tin Pot save Pat? Where is Min?

Phonic Test UK app is a fun way for children, aged 5-6 to practise their phonics and get used to the format of the Year 1 Phonics Check. Children can practise reading the real words and nonsense words that use all 44 phonic sounds. Lots of fun and interactive learning.