Okuyorum for iPhone

Overview

Okuyorum is an educational mobile app made for first graders to support early literacy and basic numeracy. It combines phonics, reading, writing, simple math, and handwriting practice into a single program designed to help young learners gain confidence and skills quickly.

Key reading and phonics features

The app covers 29 phonemes and helps children connect sounds to pictures, animals, and everyday situations. Activities are varied so students can learn both recognition and application.

• Practice forming and reading syllables and short words
• Identify and match individual sounds to objects and scenes
• Read full sentences and work on comprehension
• Learn letters in both uppercase and lowercase

Writing and handwriting practice

Okuyorum includes modules that guide children through the mechanics of writing and prepare them for classroom tasks. There are exercises that move from letter formation to composing simple sentences.

• Tracing and freehand practice for letters and basic words
• Guided drills that build toward writing coherent short sentences
• Dedicated handwriting exercises designed to strengthen fine motor control

Interactive fluency games

Playful, timed activities encourage faster, more confident reading. These mini-games turn repetition into an engaging challenge.

• A competitive racing-style reading challenge to boost speed and accuracy
• Fast-paced collection games that reward correct reading choices
• Dictation tasks and short text-reading exercises to reinforce listening and writing links

Supporting learning tools

Additional practice features help with memorization and problem-solving related to syllables, word order, and sentence structure.

• Tables and matching tasks to memorize syllable combinations
• Exercises that ask students to find missing syllables or reorder parts of words and sentences
• Activities focused on arranging words into logical sequences

Mathematics and Turkish language topics

Beyond literacy, the app includes basic math and expanded Turkish language lessons appropriate for first graders.

• Basic operations and addition practice, along with rhythmic counting exercises
• Reading comprehension activities, grammar basics, and antonym practice
• Sequencing events and constructing grammatically correct sentences

Suggested alternative

If you want another free option to explore, consider: Speaky — Language Exchange (free), which focuses on conversational practice and language exchange.