Meet Henry.
Let's play! Sky, Grass, & Dirt
Handwriting ?
Unforgettable letters & numbers: pictures & stories boost memory.
Learning made easy: wide error range & rainbow letters.
Letter groups & learning order: learn easiest letters first.
Keeping track: follow progress for an unlimited number of users.
Practice makes perfect: sky-grass-dirt writing paper.
Not Your Average Alphabet App
Uncover the “how to” mystery of handwriting with our fun and easy teaching method. StartDOT™ benefits beginners or children needing a little extra help to become successful writers!
SEE IT, HEAR IT, DO IT.
The Learning Page is the first stop on the path to great handwriting. Identifiable pictures help outline each letter’ s form, and every letter tells its own story. Children see the animated example drawn for them, hear each story, and write the letter for themselves. Talk about multi-sensory.
EENY, MEENY, MINEY, MOE.
With so many letters to choose from, we’ve made it simple with two options. The default setting is Alphabetic Order, letting you jump to any letter or number you’d like. If you prefer a more structured approach, switch to Kinesthetic Order, where the easiest letters come first and learning builds step by step. Either way, learning is easy!
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT.
Time to take those new letters and try drawing them on some digital, lined paper. On the Practice Page, children reinforce what they’ve learned, and now forming their letters is becoming automatic. Now where is that paper and pencil?
WHO’S ON FIRST?
Check the status and progress of each child at a glance. Everyone learns at a different pace, and we help you keep tabs on that.
endorsements:
The 10 best apps for kids: Editors’ Best Tech of 2013
“StartDot Handwriting for the iPad is a pretty smart way for kids to learn and practice printing letters and numbers. It’s a cute guided tour to the alphabet, with airplanes zooming from the sky to the grass, and puppies running all over. But it’s also a great way for kids to grasp the process of writing, and to do so neatly too.
Plus, I love that it offers a kinesthetic approach–learning groups of letters that are formed similarly–as
well as alphabetic.”
– Julie, Cool Mom Tech
“There is no doubt about it, StartDOT receives five stars, and it is a Top Pick... StartDOT Handwriting
is my new favorite handwriting app.”
– Heather
S, Smart Apps For Kids
“StartDOT Handwriting stands out because it understands how young children learn and it adds fun to an
otherwise repetitive (boring) activity. It is designed to let learners of all abilities to experience
greater success at different stages of handwriting development. I highly recommend it!”
– Grace, The
iMums
“StartDOT Handwriting is like discovering a field of emeralds on a forest path. It was created by an OT
who has thoroughly thought out how to teach handwriting in terms of using a multisensory
approach.”
– Jo Booth, Teachers With
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