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Yum-Yum Letters: Learn & Trace

***Yum Yum Letters is a great way to encourage your child to engage in repeated practice for production of alphabet letters, in order to foster beginning handwriting skills. - AppyMall.com ***
Category Price Seller Device
Education $3.99 Kindermatica Ltd. iPhone, iPad, iPod

Worried how your wiggleworm will learn to write his letters? Let a fat juicy caterpillar, smiling snowflake and a fluffy spider teach him. Yum Yum Letters gives kids a gentle introduction to handwriting.

This “smart” app is so cheery and full of positive reinforcement and encouragement, kids will view tracing as a game. They have a choice of scratching out letters on a frosty window or munching through alphabet imprinted leaves to get to a shiny red apple. Parents also get choices as they can set the app to follow ABC order or present letters developmentally based on starting point and/or type and difficulty of strokes.

After completing a series of letters kids earn a reward which may be helping the caterpillar turn into beautifully decorated butterfly or making a snowflake from jewel-like ice crystals. What little ones won't realize is even these mini-games are building their motor skills and helping develop the control they will need to write.

SPECIAL FEATURES

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+++What Kids Love:++++

• Friendly animated characters as guides
• Multi-sensory auditory and visual feedback while writing
• Generous praise for each attempt
• Creative themed games to celebrate accomplishments
• No grades or penalties for mistakes
• Welcoming graphics, music and professional voiceover keep the mood upbeat and relaxed

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+++Important For Parents and Teachers:+++

• Dual teaching methods
- RECOMMENDED which groups letters based on similarity of strokes and difficulty
- ALPHABETICAL which allows selection of any letter

• Choice of three popular school fonts – HWT style (Handwriting Without Tears©), ZB style (Zaner-Bloser©). D'Nealian,

• Choice of uppercase, lowercase letters and prewriting elements.

• Dedicated EASY mode for beginners and special needs kids that uses maximum prompts for each of 3 tries

• Varied levels of difficulty in which prompting gradually decreases each time through with emphasis first given to learning the proper starting point; then staying within the lines; and finally memorizing the order and direction of all segments and making a complete stroke without the finger leaving the screen

• Errorless learning to prevent reversal and misshapen letters

• Replay the video of your child tracing letters. In the Parent's Corner. look at the stats tab within each student to track speed of tracing and letter formation with 3 error types marked (starting points, finger-up and off the line).

• Built-in reinforcing mini-games motivate kids to continue their learning

• DETAILED PROGRESS REPORTS track the status of each letter (studied, learned, not attempted), number of tries and mistakes and uses data to reorder letters for additional practice

• Support for up to 30 student profiles with custom settings for each

• Ability to individually mute sound effects and voiceover, alter number of trials between reinforcers and specify criteria for mastery

• COPPA compliant child safe app with no ads, external links or in-app purchases

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Yum Yum Letters was made in consultation with educators and Occupational therapists. Our aim is to meet the unique learning needs of all young children and provide a stress-free tool for handwriting.

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COMING SOON

- Extended progress reports and settings

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Reviews

No sound
Sarahhairgurl

Like the tracing can’t get the volume on? Not working have phone turned up it’s working on all other apps I’ve turned it up on the phone it’s self and also on the app not sure what’s wrong.


Cute app, but misleading description
Hetterbetter

This app is cute and well done, but I regret purchasing it and feel misled. It says that it teaches letter names and sounds which is what I was looking for. I didn’t want to pay for a tracing app...you can get those for free. There is no teaching letter sounds. This is strictly a tracing app so the description needs to be changed.


Well done!
LadyHiLo

Perfect for learning letters and writing! My 5-year-old son loves the engaging sounds and graphics both of the snowflake and caterpillar. A great idea to reward kids with a mini-game! The kaleidoscope game with a snowflake is my youngest favourite while the eldest likes making butterflies.


Engaging and useful!
Light_Angel

So easy to use and so much fun for kids! Love the “easy” mode and mini-games! For me as a parent it is important that the kid has individual letter order and can practice only “hard” letters.


Fun and Imaginative Learning!
Wagnerslp

Yum Yum Letters is a great way to encourage your child to engage in repeated practice for production of alphabet letters, in order to foster beginning handwriting skills. This app presents short, guided learning tasks with a clean graphic layout and fun mini games to enhance learning. Great for use at school or home! I love the colorful artwork and the friendly narrator! The app offers great value now and in the future, too, as it will be updated with additional learning tasks and games! Recommended!


So nice!
Clear1112

Great that kids can choose different themes! My daughter loves writing and playing with a snowflake while the son prefers the caterpillar. Both characters make such funny sounds! Nice that I can make different settings for each child! "Easy" mode for the youngest and "regular" for the 5-year-old. Lowercase for the daughter would be a great addition.


Great "special needs friendly" handwriting app!
OMazing Kids

I love how customizable the app is and that a lot of thought went into making it "special needs friendly" (options to toggle off sound effects, music & voiceovers separately from each other, an "easy" mode that doesn't fade the cues, option to set how much tracing work has to be done before playing a mini game, an icon that shows how close you are to getting the mini game, option to set time limits on the mini games or toggle them off, etc.). Love the vivid full screen graphics & friendly voiceovers. I had the opportunity to beta test this app so it is cool to see the final product and love working with app developers who are genuinely open to feedback.


Wonderful app for beginners learning abcs
Spanglersamantha

I love how it has your child practice the letter 3 times before showing hidden item and move on. Have the big feature and snow feature is cool works for both genders. I like how you can pick between going in order or easiest letters first awesome app Colors sounds and design of app a+


Writing Fun
A49erfangirl

This is a super cute way for kids to learn their letters, both identifying and learning to write. The snowflake side is adorable as we loved designing them. Our favorite was the hungry caterpillar that turns into a beautiful butterfly. It is engaging and the graphics are gorgeous. I love that the kids learn a couple letters and then have a little fun. Keeps them wanting to learn.


Handwriting and learning letters made into a game!!
mom2alexthegr8

Yum Yum Letters will have your students or children immersed in a game-like experience, while they are practicing letter recognition and handwriting skills! Kids can choose from two fun environments to play in. They can use their finger to scratch ice away from a freezing surface as they write, or they can lead a hungry caterpillar along lines to form letters. Each environment has its own reward game, and the frequency of which can be set in the secured parents section. In the frozen section, kids will be enticed to keep playing with a rewarding snowflake activity. In the other section, children will love making creative butteries that come to life! Parents can also choose the font. The HWT font is offered, which is great for kids who have fine motor delays, as well as very young children. Also, the app offers an easy mode, which is ideal for some kids with special needs, as well as a setting for the frequency of the reward games, and a very detailed report for up to 30 students. You will not be disappointed by this app. Kids will be engaged and learning the entire time. The charming graphics and inviting music complement the learning experience. I highly recommend this app for younger kids and those with special needs.


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