🏷️ About: The app educators choose for classroom use, and the only app that records a child's letter strokes for parents and educators to review. Learn to Write is a fun way for children to learn how to write their letters and numbers, and with the improved playback feature in version 4.
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Do not buy. There are very few apps I buy that I feel this way about. LearnToWrite is a waste of money. Bought LearnToWrite and used it first day and never again. Wish I could get my money back. There are no lessons or anything to do with LearnToWrite . It simply shows how to draw a letter, and that's it!! You can find that out anywhere online for free. I really thought there would be exercises or games that you would learn to write and be doing something. That is definitely not the case.
Waste of money!! DO NOT BUY AND WASTE YOUR MONEY LIKE I DID..............
As a homeschool mom of ages 1-16yr and a teacher it's a cute idea. Will keep kids busy or babysit them with electronic animation. We have no problem with adjusting the volume on the iPad. However it teaches incorrect writing of letters! Numbers mostly seem ok. Have not seen how to adjust the line width though so tracing the letters and numbers as the ball is moving is a challenge with the small spacing. Kids must watch the ball and then make letters beside or below. Otherwise it's too chunky thick and hard to tell if they even are writing them the way they should. It's cheap. But I don't recommend if you want your kids to learn to print correctly. It needs a fix here or adult supervision to point out the wrong way to kids to direct them the proper way. If kids learn print wrong it can spill over into cursive. Buyer beware.
I am a kindergarten teacher and bought LearnToWrite for our new classroom ipad. I'm disappointed that the ball does not model correct letter formation. Letters always fall down, they don't grow up.
Pen color is very, very light on the paper.
Easy to trace the large letters. I would love to see a feature where you can personalize by having your child trace their name. Also, the volume is not controlled by system volume, so even if the iPad volume is very low, the voice and sound effects are loud. Needs an in-app volume control.
I really like being able to play back my children's writing. Now I can tell if they did the strokes in the right order. Plus the kids like watching their writing play back on the screen.
Fun program, my 6 year old loved it. How about adding cursive letters so older kids could use it too?
I can't wait to have my boys try this out! I love the "trainer" that demonstrates how the letter should be written.
I don't usually write reviews, but LearnToWrite (recommended by a friend) really is unique and useful in comparison to other apps. Very educational and hands on. My 4 and 6 year old both like to use it--one to learn on the other as a fun review. Of course there is also a successful fun factor a well--the sound effects and writing fonts/colors are well done. I also like the drawing option as well. Recommended!!
Learn To Write appears generally safe, but use with caution.
JustUseApp Safety Score for Learn To Write is 33/100.
This assessment is based on our NLP analysis of 7 user reviews.
Combined with the app store average rating of 2.9/5.
Learn To Write appears legitimate, though exercise caution.
Our NLP models processed user feedback to estimate legitimacy. JustUseApp Legitimacy Score for Learn To Write is 33/100 .
This conclusion is based on analysis of 7 user reviews.
This unique playback function, found in Learn to Write, saves the child's writing so you can play it back in real time to see how the child is forming letters and numbers.
You help children Learn to Write, and then you can review the strokes of every letter formed for further one-on-one instruction.
Pushing the triangle-shaped play button at the bottom of the writing screen plays back the last recorded strokes for each letter.
The strokes used in Learn To Write resemble the Zaner-Bloser style, which is also used in Romalda Spalding's The Writing Road to Reading, with the exception that O’s and Q’s are started at the top 12 o’clock position instead of the suggested 2 o’clock position.
-The toolbar button with a letter and ball activates the animated red ball, which demonstrates proper letter or number formation.
