Vowel Stories for Beginning Readers: Long Sounds teaches children long vowel sounds A, E, I, O, and U. The app has simple stories based on long vowel sounds along with important vocabulary words (sight words). This is a great app for children who are learning to read. Children can read along or have the story read to them. The other apps in this series are Vowel Stories Short and Vowel Stories Flash Cards.

FEATURES
* Watch – The app will read to the child while the animated story shows in the background
* Read – The child has the option of reading the story or tapping the screen to hear the sentence
* Vocabulary (Sight Words) – Each story has a vocabulary section with important sight words where the child can tap and hear the pronunciation of the words
* Words are highlighted as the app reads sentences loud
* Animated scenes and characters for more interactivity
* Stories are professionally narrated

BENEFITS
* Helps young readers identify long vowel sounds (CVC pattern)
* Phonemic awareness (phonics)
* Recognition of sight words
* Early literacy preparation
* Increase listening skills

RECOMMENDED FOR
* Boys and girls ages 3 to 6
* Beginning readers
* Struggling readers, up to age 8
* English-language learners

PROVEN SUCCESS
The Vowel Stories Series began as a book series that included books, workbooks, and various educational materials. It is based on the latest literacy research and has been used in schools and homes around the world. Vowel Stories has been proven to help children learn short and long vowel sounds, increase literacy, reading readiness, and phonemic awareness.

VOWEL STORIES SERIES OF APPS
The Vowel Stories series of apps has 3 powerful apps that can provide your child with the fundamentals of literacy. They include:

* Vowel Stories Short - Teaches short vowel sounds
* Vowel Stories Long - Teaches long vowel sounds
* Vowel Stories Flash Cards - has over 500 words including sight words, beginning and ending consonant blends, and word families

IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT LEARNING TO READ
Current research states that beginning readers should always learn the short vowel sounds first. If your child is comfortable with short vowel sounds then you should get our app 'Vowel Stories Long.'

We also have rhyming stories that are a perfect supplement to our vowel stories series. It’s called the Witty Bitty Bunch series and allows young readers to apply both short and long sounds. The apps include:

* Pete Has Big Feet
* Joe Has a Sore Toe
* Kim Likes to Swim
* Paul is Tall
* Mike Has a Bike
* Jenny Found a Penny

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