This is a ScribbleUp app for those helping children and adults learn how to read in English, where they can practice tricky concepts about letters and sounds. ScribbleUp apps have been used successfully in classrooms, afterschools, and at home! They are designed for anything from independent learning time in centers or at home, to learning with a sibling, tutor, teacher, or parent. The learning goal is for early readers to explore short vowels, learn the differences between them, and build words with them. This increases phonemic awareness and phonics skills. This purposely does not have all of the answers embedded in the feedback, as the app is designed for guided and exploratory learning rather than relying on the app to give all of the answers. Remember, this is a tool to help teach early sound and letter concepts! Make sure not to tire out your early reader - a little bit can go a long way, and short, engaged puzzle-solving is more effective than long, boring sessions. You'll also want to reinforce the skills practiced in this app with outside reading and wordplay (especially with related words), and other early reading activities. Please contact us at [email protected] with feedback, suggestions, and questions! We're always making new tutorials, apps, and ways to make early reading fun, that we're excited to share with you.