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Hooked on Phonics has been trusted by parents for over 35 years to provide engaging, educational content for kids. Our app uses cutting-edge research and guidance from top educators to teach essential skills. Tailored to support preschool, kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade learners, our adaptive program targets where each child needs practice. This gives parents real-time progress insights!\n\nLearn across different subjects with Hooked on Math and Hooked on Spelling included within our Hooked on Phonics app. Kids can learn, gain rewards, and strengthen early skills that align with your family’s educational goals. \n\nHooked on Phonics helps children (ages 3-8) learn across reading, math, and spelling with::\n• 1000+ educational activities designed for preschool, kindergarten, and early grade levels\n• 100+ ebook library with stories to complement every reading lesson\n• Multi-device compatibility – keep learning consistent across devices\n• Three customizable learner profiles to track individual progress\n\nChildren can:\n• Gain confidence through interactive learning activities\n* Earn virtual rewards like cosmetic items for your avatar\n• Practice reading in our extensive ebook library\n• Easily resume learning on any device, any time\n\nWHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU DOWNLOAD:\n\nHooked on Phonics offers a 7-day free trial of the entire program, including: reading, math, and spelling content.  Experience your child’s excitement as they read their first book or solve their first math problem!\n\nTerms of use:\n- Hooked on Phonics provides a 7-day free trial, which upon completion, becomes a monthly subscription charged by the Apple App Store.\n- Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current period.\n- Subscriptions may be managed by the user by going to the “Subscriptions” section in the App store after purchase.\n\n\nhttps://hookedonphonics.com/terms-of-service/\n\nPractice Packs Mailed Home:\nCatapult your child's progress by purchasing Practice Packs as an add-on to your App (available on our website). The workbooks, storybooks, and celebration stickers work in tandem with the App to help children develop a deeper understanding of literacy (and mathematics!) concepts. Built by educational experts and reinforced with feedback from our customers, the Practice Pack program includes 5 Pre-reader, and 15 Learn to Read packs that include workbooks, stickers, storybooks, and in the first Pre-reader pack, flashcards that are sent to the home, monthly. Subscribers can customize how often they receive these shipments through their account dashboard to tailor the pacing to each family’s needs. Created in conjunction with the App, the Practice Packs allow children to engage in different modalities of learning, review the skills they’ve gained in the App, and practice hands-on skills—like writing and tracing—that are best mastered in a non-digital environment. 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