Look Mommy! iWriteWords
Developer:
gdiplusRelease Date:
June 15, 2009Version:
2.3Price:
FreeEditor Rating
Care to teach your child how to write in an easy and fun way? In class your child is already inundated with the writing and rewriting and rewriting again of countless a,a,a,a,a,a,a, the entire alphabet, in print and cursive, to memorize letters and their meaning. This, of course, is of utmost importance to the budding kindergartener, but a happy app called iWriteWords Lite by GDI a free gaming supplement for kids to learn how to write.
The whole app is delightful to behold. Bright background colors are juxtaposed against equally bright and scribbly child-like artwork that convey the word being spelled. Should you be spelling Owl, a cute colored-in drawing of an owl appears once the word is completed. In iWriteWords you use your finger to trace an outline of a letter to spell out a simple word; having a ghost outline of the letter at hand helps beginning spellers to memorize the letter’s shape, especially after repeated playing of the game. The words presented in the game are easy words along the lines of Cat, Bag, Owl and the longer Sheep and Zebra. Each word is divided into its letter constituents, and the app divides the letter into steps, with numbers encased in circles so the child may follow, in order, the direction of writing.
A cute crab-like creature acts as a cursor for your finger to start on, and it follows your finger as you trace the letter’s route. When completing a letter, a block letter version along the top falls in a real-time physics fashion, bouncing off the screen walls with your every tilt and turn of the phone, to fall into a black hole along the bottom right once you’ve collected all the other letters. In this way, iWriteWords make completing the word more of a game, where you final goal is to collect the letters so that a picture of the word may appear.
Your child can practice both uppercase and lowercase letters in iWriteWords, but it’s unfortunate that the Lite version only contains a few words to practice, leaving out a wide range of the alphabet. However, upgrading the app to its paid version is available through the app – it links you to the iTunes store – and to make up for the lack of words available, iWriteWords has a neat feature that allows you to cycle back through the words you’ve completed, showing you the image first, and then retracing the letters for you to watch and recall.
Since I enjoyed the Lite version so much, I may have to upgrade to the Paid version and write another review. The free version works just fine, and is so pleasing to the eye and operates so well that you and your child will enjoy tracing your finger along those necessary building blocks of language. With its memorable artwork and way cool physics engine, iWriteWords Lite is sure to entertain and teach your child.
My 3 year old liked the lite version so much that I decided to pony up the 99 cents the game developers wanted for the full version, which as you indicated has a whole lot more words for her to practice. She can write the alphabets better on the iPhone using this game than she can using a pen and paper right now.
She also discovered that when you are in “play” mode and are cycling through the list of words you have completed, tapping on the screen produces a musical sound. When I started exploring this feature with her, I realized that by tapping the screen periodically, you can hear the music for Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
I don’t have an iphone but was planning to buy the Ipod touch. Do these apps work on a ipod touch as well?
Bob, it looks like iWriteWords should work with the iPod Touch as mentioned in the following page on the developer’s website,
http://www.ptgdi.com/gdiplus/iwritewords/
Hello,
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=320174758&mt=8
I am the mom of a 4 years old little girl and I have an iphone ! I found out that in the appstore there were not enough good educational games for kids to developp their abilities and intelligence . So I decided to develop an application which will help and also give some fun for kids to play, to learn and write their alphabet and words.
This app “Write my name” is dedicated to all the parents who love to teach their child how to write their name or any words.
“Write my name” can help teach your kids to spell !
“Write my name” is an educational game which helps your children recognize the letters of their name and how to place them in order.
This game is very simple, you will like this easy app :
- You or your child enter your child’s name (or another word).
- Letters appear on the screen randomly.
- The kids have to place them in the correct order.
You can also play with any words.
This game will also help your kid to recognize words, boost his visual memory and constitute a pre-learning to reading skill.
Summer is here ! Make sure the kids get ready for the next school year :
“Write your name” helps toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergardens learn some basic words :
- Preschoolers, and kindergartners will learn to write and play with their first-name.
- Toddlers will learn and play with more difficult words, depending of their vocabulary.
This application is also a good way to help your kid to become familiar with your iphone and it is a good family game.
This is a great game for kids who get bored in the car, in the airplane, at the restaurant, or anywhere.
Kids between the ages 2 to 6 love to play with letters, words and their spellings.
Fun and educational ! Learn while having fun, it’s easy!
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=320174758&mt=8
Thanxs,
Julie
Its a great app for toddlers learning to write. My 4 year niece love to practice and totally learning from it, its worth the purchase.