Parents' Guide to

LetterSchool

By Cynthia Chiong, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 4+

Step-by-step method, animations make writing letters fun.

App iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad Paid Education
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What you will—and won't—find in this app.

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age 3+

Based on 3 parent reviews

LizPax
LizPax Adult
November 14, 2020
age 4+

While I love the letter strokes dispe

Ruth Tolu O.
Ruth Tolu O. Adult
November 24, 2017
age 2+

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What’s It About?

In LETTERSCHOOL, kids can practice writing letters in any order they choose. The app guides them to first tap on the starting points for each stroke, then trace the letter, and finally write it without hints. In the first two steps, kids see an animation as they tap and trace the letter. If kids struggle in the last part, hints show up to help them. The default is uppercase letters, and kids or parents can adjust the settings to show numbers or lowercase letters.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say (3 ):
Kids say (1 ):

LetterSchool does a great job of teaching letter writing with a three-step process: learn the starting points for each stroke, trace the letter, and write the letter without hints. While the animated features are cool and highly imaginative, they could be a little distracting for some early learners, who may not recognize that the lawnmower mowing the grass is actually writing the letter F. However, the app does give kids opportunities to see and write the letters without animations. LetterSchool also provides motivation for practice by creating two rounds that require kids to write all the letters multiple times.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Watch as your kids use the app to see which letters are more difficult for them. Encourage them to focus on those letters until they can form them independently.

  • Give your kids opportunities to practice writing letters with a range of tools including finger paints, crayons, and chalk.

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