App Detail » Yum-Yum Letters: Learn & Trace

Published by: Kindermatica Ltd.

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad

Price: $3.99
Current Version: 1.36
Released: October 15, 2015

What's New

improved interface

App Description

Worried how your wiggleworm will learn to write his letters? Let a fat juicy caterpillar, smiling snowflake and a fluffy spider teach him. Yum Yum Letters gives kids a gentle introduction to handwriting.

FEATURES:
• Learning letters: letter names + sounds + demonstration of letter formation
• Uppercase and lowercase letters, lined paper, white or animated background
• Popular school fonts (ZB, HWT, D'Nealian)
• Motivation system with mini-games rewards
• Customizable settings for up to 30 students
• Detailed progress reports (mistakes marked, video of tracing, reports to email)
• 14 awards to earn for efforts and diligence!

This “smart” app is so cheery and full of positive reinforcement and encouragement, kids will view tracing as a game. They have a choice of scratching out letters on a frosty window or munching through alphabet imprinted leaves to get to a shiny red apple. Parents also get choices as they can set the app to follow ABC order or present letters developmentally based on starting point and/or type and difficulty of strokes.

After completing a series of letters kids earn a reward which may be helping the caterpillar turn into beautifully decorated butterfly or making a snowflake from jewel-like ice crystals. What little ones won't realize is even these mini-games are building their motor skills and helping develop the control they will need to write.

SPECIAL FEATURES
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+++What Kids Love:++++

• Friendly animated characters as guides
• Multi-sensory auditory and visual feedback while writing
• Generous praise for each attempt
• Creative themed games to celebrate accomplishments
• No grades or penalties for mistakes
• Welcoming graphics, music and professional voiceover keep the mood upbeat and relaxed

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+++Important For Parents and Teachers:+++

• Dual teaching methods
- RECOMMENDED which groups letters based on similarity of strokes and difficulty
- ALPHABETICAL which allows selection of any letter

• Choice of three popular school fonts – HWT style (Handwriting Without Tears©), ZB style (Zaner-Bloser©). D'Nealian,

• Choice of uppercase, lowercase letters and prewriting elements.

• Dedicated EASY mode for beginners and special needs kids that uses maximum prompts for each of 3 tries

• Varied levels of difficulty in which prompting gradually decreases each time through with emphasis first given to learning the proper starting point; then staying within the lines; and finally memorizing the order and direction of all segments and making a complete stroke without the finger leaving the screen

• Errorless learning to prevent reversal and misshapen letters

• Replay the video of your child tracing letters. In the Parent's Corner. look at the stats tab within each student to track speed of tracing and letter formation with 3 error types marked (starting points, finger-up and off the line).

• Built-in reinforcing mini-games motivate kids to continue their learning

• DETAILED PROGRESS REPORTS track the status of each letter (studied, learned, not attempted), number of tries and mistakes and uses data to reorder letters for additional practice

• Support for up to 30 student profiles with custom settings for each

• Ability to individually mute sound effects and voiceover, alter number of trials between reinforcers and specify criteria for mastery

• COPPA compliant child safe app with no ads, external links or in-app purchases

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Yum Yum Letters was made in consultation with educators and Occupational therapists. Our aim is to meet the unique learning needs of all young children and provide a stress-free tool for handwriting.

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