Clifford’s BE BIG with Words

Did you know that Clifford the Big Red Dog has an iPhone app? He does and it’s all about learning how to make words. The character of Jetta is trying to paint some pictures but she needs help figuring out what to create. Your job is to spell out words and give her inspiration. At first glance this seems like a simple spelling app – but there is a twist.  You are given several letters and asked to choose one for the first letter in your word. There is no right or wrong answer – any of the letters you are given will work. So pick your letter and now you are given a new set of choices for the second letter. Again, no right or wrong answer, the letter you pick is up to you and any of them will work with your first choice. Pick this second letter and you’ll see one final set to choose from.  Any of these letters will finish the spelling and create a word. When you’ve selected your final letter you’ll hear the word sounded out and read. Then Jetta will paint a picture depicting the thing you have spelled.

I thought the flexibility of this app was terrific.  Instead of using a predetermined list of words the app works with your choices and the words you spell are up to you. According to the description in the app store there are 115 three letter words that can be spelled out. Being able to make their own spelling choices will keep kids from growing bored with the app and it will help them begin to figure out what letters go together to make certain words. Very well done Clifford!

Price when Reviewed: $1.99

Seller: Scholastic Interactive, LLC.

Disclosure: I received a free copy of this app for review purposes.