Alpha Tots Alphabet - Spinlight Studio

This review of Alpha Tots Alphabet was completed by the Australian Council on Children and the Media (ACCM) on 15 February 2018.

About the app

This section contains details about the app provided by an ACCM Reviewer.

ACCM review

This review of Alpha Tots Alphabet contains the following information:

• The level to which the game was reviewed
• App description
• Reviewers comments
• In App purchasing
• Online information
• Gambling
• Advertising and product placement
• Gender stereotypes and sexual references
• Coarse language
• Game playing behaviour which may be of concern to some parents
• Other

The level to which the game was reviewed

There are no levels in this app but all areas of the app were accessed.

App description

The opening screen in this app shows all the letters of the alphabet and the player can toggle between upper and lower case letters. When the player clicks on a letter of the alphabet the voice over says ‘Lets learn about the letter L’ (which is then displayed on the screen in upper and lower cases), and then phonetically sounds it out, before offering a context for the letter ie ‘Lets launch the rockets’. After this an activity is offered to further consolidate this learning ie. the player clicks on one of three buttons to watch the rocket launch into the sky. Other examples of activities include building a robot, digging for treasure, or adding candles to a cake. To go back to the main screen the player must hold down the left arrow key for several seconds. Other options on the home page include practicing the alphabet with aural and visual cues, or singing along to the Alpha Tots ABC song.

Reviewers comments

This app provides many language based learning opportunities for the younger child including recognising and pronouncing the letters of the alphabet and comprehension ie. placing the letter in the context of a sentence. The voice over, music, and interactive activities are a fun way of engaging children in this type of learning.

In App purchasing

None.

Online information

None.

Gambling

At the time of review, the reviewer found no simulated gambling content.  If you discover simulated gambling content in this app, please contact us with the details so we can update our review.

Advertising and product placement

None of concern – only for similar apps by the same developer.

Gender stereotypes and sexual references

None.

Coarse language

None.

Game playing behaviour which may be of concern to some parents

None.

Other

N/A.

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