Description of "Dyisa Chigoritoto! (chiShona)"

Engage Your Child in Learning with Dyisa Chigoritoto!

Dyisa Chigoritoto! is an innovative application designed to assist your child in learning the fundamentals of reading in chiShona. By engaging with the app, your child will embark on a journey where they collect monster eggs and feed them letters, helping these monsters grow into new friends.

Through interactive gameplay, your child will learn essential reading skills such as phonics, letter recognition, and vocabulary building. The app offers a variety of engaging activities that make learning enjoyable and rewarding. From solving phonics puzzles to tracing letters, each activity is crafted to enhance your child's reading abilities while fostering a love for learning.

Key Features:

• Phonics Puzzles: Enjoy fun and engaging puzzles that help build phonetic awareness.
• Letter Tracing Games: Develop handwriting skills through interactive letter tracing activities.
• Vocabulary Memory Games: Expand your child’s vocabulary with memory games that reinforce word recognition.
• Sound-Only Levels: Challenge your child with levels that focus solely on auditory skills.
• Parental Progress Reports: Keep track of your child’s progress with detailed reports.
• Multi-User Login: Support multiple users with individual progress tracking.
• Collectible Monsters: Gather, evolve, and care for unique and fun monsters.
• Promote Socio-Emotional Skills: Encourage empathy, perseverance, and emotional growth through the monster care concept.
• No In-App Purchases or Ads: Enjoy a seamless learning experience without interruptions.
• Offline Mode: Play without needing an internet connection.

Developed by Experts for Your Child

This game is built on years of research and experience in literacy science. It incorporates key skills such as Phonological Awareness, Letter Recognition, Phonics, Vocabulary, and Sight Word Reading to provide a strong foundation for reading. The concept of caring for a collection of monsters is designed to encourage socio-emotional development and empathy in children.

Who Are We?

Feed the Monster was initially funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs as part of the EduApp4Syria competition. The original Arabic version was developed by Apps Factory, CET – The Center for Educational Technology, and IRC – The International Rescue Committee. Feed the Monster was then adapted to English by Curious Learning, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting literacy education in native languages worldwide.

Join us in our mission to bring literacy education to children across the globe. Download Dyisa Chigoritoto! today and watch your child thrive in their reading journey!