This is an excellent app to help young students familiarize themselves with proper letter formation. There are three levels of difficulty starting with point-by-point guidance, writing with no guide, and precise letter formation (e.g. closing an o). The settings allow adults to customize the experience including contrast for visual weaknesses, verbal or non-verbal feedback, and adjustments for left-handers. In addition to upper and lower case letters and numbers, the app also has an option for spelling simple words so students can work on both their reading and spelling skills. The free version has all the features but a limited sample of numbers, letters, and words. Adults should realize that using one's finger will never substitute for practice with a paper and pencil. However, for parents who want to give their child practice with an app, iWriteWords is a great choice.

• Provides sufficient and varied types of practice problems to maximize understanding and generalization of the targeted skill/concept
• Manufacturer claims alignment with Common Core/Known Standards
• Presents educational concepts accurately
• Explains answers so students can learn from mistakes
• Better for teaching the skill to new or struggling learners
• Better for practicing or refreshing the skill
• Skills are practiced through authentic, meaningful problems (not just rote practice)

• Appropriate for a broad age range to use and enjoy
• Subject matter and problems are relevant, interesting and authentic to students
• Visually appealing to children in the target age range
• Provides virtual rewards or incentives after meeting specified goals or objectives
• Provides a "break activity" between academic problem sets
• Offers ongoing, progressive challenge
• Overall - Enjoyable. Given the option, students would choose this option

• Has a free or trial version
• Provides teaching guidance for adults to support the child and set appropriate goals
• Provides an age-appropriate tutorial/first time users can work independently
• Student should be able to use independently after first use
• Has a multi-player option to foster in-person collaboration or cooperation
• Multiple users can save a profile
• Student graduates to the next level or topic only after meeting a benchmark
• Can play without sound and not distract others
• Students can save work between sessions
• Can effectively understand and monitor student's progress (email report or in product)
• Provides options to play in languages other than English/Good for ELL
• Presents information in multiple formats (voice over, pictures and text, etc.)
• Overall - Easy to use

iWriteWords Lite, the preview version of iWriteWords, is created to help you make a better purchasing decision.
It has all the features of iWriteWords but limited to 3 letters (a, b, c), and 3 words (cat, cup, owl) only.

The award winning iWriteWords, teaches your child handwriting while playing a fun and entertaining game.

How to play:
Help Mr. Crab collect the numbered balls by dragging him with your finger - and drawing the letter at the same time.
Once all the letters in the word are drawn properly, a cute drawing appears.
Slide the letters into the spinning hole and advance to the next level.