Montessorium: Intro to Letters
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $3.99 | Higher Ground Education Inc | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
• Intro to Letters will help your child learn to trace, read, write, and record letter sounds, names, and phonograms, based on the proven methodology of Montessori.
• RECORDING STUDIO:
Adults can now record, save, and use their own voiceover through the app. Intro to Letters provides default voiceover in English (US & UK), French, German, and Spanish. Instructional text for the recording studio is translated in over 40 languages. The Recording Studio is a great tool to help personalize the learning experience.
"If you’re looking for an app to teach kids how to draw their ABCs, Intro to Letters is a solid option." - Macworld
"The app’s design is lovely, with beautiful letters against beautiful backgrounds." - PCWorld
"Can I just say how impressed I am by the overall design of these apps? They are gorgeous." - Swiss Miss
"Minimalist yet engaging, the sleekly designed app makes self-directed learning what it should be: Fun, simple, yet effective." - Maria Popova
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YOUR CHILD WILL LEARN:
• Basic foundations of language
• To read, write and understand letters from a-z
• Lowercase letter symbols and their sounds (phonics)
• Phonograms - writing and pronunciation
• Capital letters - letter names, writing and pronunciation
• Consonants and vowels
• Fine motor skills
Intro to Letters includes the following activities in a Universal app that will work on iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch:
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• LETTER SOUNDS (Lowercase Letters)
The first activity places an emphasis on phonetics instead of letter sounds. Your child will learn the sounds of the letters through a series of guided, interactive exercises.
• PHONOGRAMS
Similar to the letter sounds, your child will work through the sounds of phonograms and unite them with their symbols.
• FLASHCARDS
Connect the sounds of the lowercase letters with their uppercase counterparts.
• LETTER NAMES (Capital Letters)
The objective of this activity is to acquire a knowledge of the names and symbols of the capital letters.
• SOUNDCARDS
A special recording section to help your child learn sounds, phonograms and names.
• PRACTICE MODE
- This section allows kids to practice specific letters or phonograms. A new toggle feature allows the user to isolate their tracing paths.
• ADDITIONAL FEATURES:
Integrated Kids Library: Swiping the home screen will reveal all Montessorium apps on the user’s device. Tap an app icon to switch to a different activity.
Integrated Parent Portal: We’ve added several tools to help adults access information. With “Journal”, adults can stay up to date with Montessorium news and read posts on education, design, and technology. With “Observations”, adults can use the built-in notebook to document notes about a child’s progress.
Intro to Letters is a universal app for use on the iPad, iPhone, iPhone5. The Recording Studio functionality will not work on the iPod Touch.
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Concept and design by Montessorium. Development of Intro to Letters 2.0 by Ymedia Labs.
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Reviews
Very good for working in letters. Sounds are not technically correct
rFriend
Drawing letters is pretty good, but has some minor issues it you don’t complete the line fully. Sounds such as ‘g’ add an ‘uh’ sound which is incorrect. Many people teach letters this way, but it makes it harder to teach correct spelling later.
Something weird happend on the lowercase q in the drawing activity
Killerbootsmann
Well the circle was out of the q then weirdly the dot was going fast up the q and I’m like BTW how did that dot do that?!?! that’s weird
Needs more testing
Buffy2day
Mandatory background app refresh - foolish. Preschool fingers have to be exact or app won’t let kid move on to next letter.
Not accurate
pbewley
I tried this app out to suggest to parents at home, but I got as far as the sounds of the letters and was sorely disappointed. The sounds of consonants should not have vowels attached; that makes it hard for children to move from writing to reading. It’s not “buh”, “cuh” and “duh” but just the one SOUND. Disappointed that I can’t recommend this…
Instructions?
cherylsommardahl
There are no visable instructions here. Did I miss something? How does a child use this?
Worthy of the name of Montessori
wafaa73
We have been using iPad apps for letters and phonics for a while now. In my opinion, even when they hold my girl's attention, they are too distracting; the focus is not on the letters or their sounds, but rather on the pictures and sounds related to the pictures (animal sounds, object sounds, etc. rather than letter sounds), in addition to the "game" itself. In the end, I found my girl did not remember anything except for the bells and whistles. This application is exceptional in its simplicity and its quiet focus on the letters and sounds. I think we underestimate our children's interest in learning itself. We think we have to have heavy stimulation for them to stay focused, but I think that is not the case. The calm low voice and the pleasant colors help continue without getting overexcited and simply just touching random buttons. Plus, my girl especially liked the way she can record her voice and hear herself say the letter or sound.
Great app, but tracing should work even if outside the letter
NSXFreddy
This is a great app, simple but effective. The only thing needed is to let you trace even if you're outside the lines slightly. My 2 1/2 year old caught on right away but couldn't quite get started inside the lines, even though he got the motions right. I'd give five stars then.
Best app!
Kdfmom
This is the most wonderful app. My almost-four year old played with it for only 2 days and is already telling me all the letter names whenever she sees letters! I'm an elementary school teacher and I'm thrilled!!
My kids love it!
elwoodchu
My 4 years old's kindergartens follows the method of Montessori, so when I found this apps, I am quite excited. My wife also bought a set of physical Montessori tools but we seldom play with my kids. But with this apps on my iPad, it is much more convenient. Actually, after a fews days, he could play it by himself without guidance. The only thing I want to improve is about the user interface. It's great but my kids need to wait until the voice is finished before he could drag the letters. It made him a little bit confused because he couldn't wait and started to drag. BTW, I think I will buy more apps if they make it.
