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Pre-K Letters and Numbers app for iPhone and iPad


4.6 ( 496 ratings )
Entertainment Education
Developer: BrightStart LLC
Free
Current version: 3.3.5, last update: 4 years ago
First release : 20 Jun 2011
App size: 122.54 Mb

* Ranked Top 25 Educational Games * iTunes App Store-New & Noteworthy
* "..I was impressed by this app.." TiPB.com The #1 iPhone blog 
* ICTforEducators.com "..create individual users and monitor their progress through reports.. useful for classroom environments or for parents who have more than one child"
* Genevieve Lucaccini "..Using it daily with children with autism. Thank you for giving us another way to reach them, and yet provide the data that districts and IEP teams require"
* iHeartThisApp.com - App of the week  
@CoolMomTech "..get kids on the right track for years ahead of learning adventures"
@TheiPhoneMom "..The app has a simple, clean design and the user interface is easy to follow"
@TechInSpecialEd "..app is like strict school teacher and enforces the writing rules more than any other app we have seen"
@iKidApps "..helps tots associated letters and sounds with words"
@AppsHomeSchool "..4/5 stars.. App to watch!"
@iViewApps"..music for this app is great, its very soothing and playful which is good for children trying to learn something"
@agardner73 "..report could guide the teacher as he/she builds future lessons"
@iPadAppsReviews "..4.5/5 stars.. a wonderful and effective learning material for kids"
@AhgooReview "..They will have so much fun with it they won’t even know they are learning"

BrightStartApps is an interactive learning system that teaches children Letters, Words, Numbers and Phonics in a fun and engaging way following government curriculums adopted in UK, US and Canada from pre-K to grade 5. The application brings together experiences in the classroom to your childrens hands with the bonus of allowing parents and teachers to monitor their performance.

Pre-K Letters and Numbers With Real Time Performance Reporting is the first of a series of tracing applications aimed at kindergarten kids who are just setting out to build a foundation of language and numeracy, develop fine motor skills, understand phonics and build their vocabulary with the bonus of blending common letters and counting. Our unique characters, music, sounds and over 75 fruit, vegetable, animal and items around the house illustrations help with the learning experience. Elel, Momo, Lili and friends guide the child through the letters, numbers and phonics experience with clear instructions, applause for success and "Oops" for mistakes. 

Key app features include:
*Individual user setup (optional)
*Online child performance Report Card (optional)
*Simple and easy to use design
*Memorable characters, pictures, shapes and sounds
*Positive learning experiences
*Numbers, words and phonics include a full word set of animals, fruits, vegetables and items around the house

Your child will learn the following:
*Early foundations of language and numeracy
*How to recognize, read, write and pronounce upper and lower case letters
*Consonants and vowels
*Phonograms and early blending
*Early stage numbers and counting

Parents and teachers can review childrens performance through their iPhone, iPad or via www.BrightStartApps.com which shows a Report Card highlighting success rates, bell curve rank and suggested development areas for each user.

Twitter: @brightstartapps
FB: brightstartapps

Pricing:
Pre-K Letters and Numbers is Free for a limited version with $1.99 in-app purchase for the full version inc real-time reports

BrightStart takes childrens privacy very seriously. Our apps:
- Do not contain ads
- Do not contain integration with social networks
- Do not include links to other apps
- Do not use analytics / data collection tools
- Do not share any information with 3rd party groups
- Do collect performance information (for registered users only)

For more information, please see our website.

Pros and cons of Pre-K Letters and Numbers app for iPhone and iPad

Pre-K Letters and Numbers app good for

My 3 yr old son enjoys playing this game. Very intuitive for kids
Im convinced that my 2 year old can write his letters now thanks to this app. It requires patience and concentration. I tried the free app which convinced me to get the paid version. The only thing I dont like about it is that the previous and next buttons are sometimes in line with the letters and my son oftentimes doesnt stop at the end of a line. If he happens to slide his finger across the next or previous button, his progress with that letter is lost. Despite this, Im really happy with this app.
This app is great for children to learn the correct way to print letters, however if they make an error, they get kicked out of the program and someone has to start it up for them again.
My daughter found this app very engaging. She really enjoyed using the iPad and this app specifically, to reinforce what she learned at JK. 3yr old son loves it...calls it his work.
What We Liked: If you’re familiar with any Orton-Gillingham inspired intensive phonics programs, a lot of the methodology used by Pre-K Letters and Numbers will seem familiar to you. Not only is the letter name and formation of the letter taught, but the SOUND of the letter is presented right alongside that information. Even two letter teams are presented, which is a gem for a phonics-loving mom like myself. This developer has worked hard on the phonics, and they are very accurate, a rarity amongst educational apps. The ability to have multiple children use the same app and to have detailed statistics generated is incredible. I love how the statistics really help to focus in on any problem characters so you can target those for your child to practice further. You can have your child use their finger on this app, or buy a capacitive touch stylus which works like a finger on the screen of your iDevice but helps to develop those pen holding skills if your child is ready. My five-year-old started trying to write early, and she picked up some incorrect stroke directions. Teaching her to correct them has been a struggle though, she thinks she knows better than I do! With a step-by-step guided app like Pre-K Letters and Numbers, she’s basically forced to form the letters correctly, because each dot must be touched in the correct order to complete each character. This takes all of the conflict out of our penmanship lessons. Not only is she not arguing with me and telling me she knows how to make an “R”, but she’s also laughing when the funny block-headed animal corrects her! If she starts making her "R" incorrectly we do one session on "R" with this app and the next day shes forming it correctly when she writes her name! Even my three-year-old has really been enjoying this one, she carefully touches each dot one-by-one to form the strokes and laughs whenever an animal pops out to uh-oh! her. What We Didn’t Like: I’d like to see an easier way of selecting a character to work on, right now you need to move through each one in order to get to the next by tapping an arrow key – a selector tray would make it easier to work on trouble characters as identified by the statistics. Overall: The more I use Pre-K Letters and Numbers, the more I love it! This app has become my favorite printing app for the 3-5 year-old crowd. It is absolutely wonderful for teaching small children how to form their letters accurately with appropriate stroke direction as required by the dot-to-dot tracing method. Including phonics, multiple users, statistics, phonological/number concepts, and more - it really is a huge value for the cost and I can confidently recommend it!
Great app. My 5 years old son loves playing with it. I love it because it encourage kids to learn letters and numbers in a good way. It does not accept if kids just trace it wrong which is good.

Some bad moments

Too particular for a 3 yr old fingers. I can see shes drawing the letter correctly but it rejects minor imperfections.
Why should such a easily formulated app cost? Shouldnt every child be able to learn? Should be free. Great app and my 2 year old is already able to do A-C, a-c, and 1-3 but I wish she could do the rest
Great app for our kid who is starting to learn the alphabet and help with motor skills at the same time. I like how they have extended the app by providing reporting for parents. Great and fun to play and works well on my iPhone.
My 3 yr old likes this app so far. Easy to use and teaches concepts very well. Kudos for making the app not very complicated for kids!
Superb, finally someone has taken an educational app to the next level, the feedback and reporting are feature are solid additions, I can see my child improving motor skills at a more increased rate, i hope you make more apps, and your price is a bargain
The free app only has 3 letters, its really $1.99 to access anything useful. It might be a good app if there was more flexibility in the letter tracing patterns, as my 3 year old grew discouraged by the constant negative reinforcement when her tracing was not completely perfect and EXACT!

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