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{"category": "Education", "user_id": 145874, "description": "\u279c \"An excellent app to teach numbers/letters/multiplication tables.\" Technology in Education\r\n\r\n\u279c \"Featuring outstanding management features, lots of levels ... this collection of 42 dot-to-dot puzzles can be used to practice counting, the alphabet, or times tables.\" Children's Technology Review\r\n\r\n\u279c\u201dAs a kid I used to love dot-to-dot pictures. This app takes it to the next level with fun pictures, filled in on completion, timed modes where kids have to finish in a certain time to open the next level and number sequences based on times tables so that older kids can still use the app to practice their arithmetic.\u201d Thenextweb.com\r\n\r\nNumber counting. Learning the times tables. Repeating the alphabet. This needn\u2019t be boring for kids. With DotToDot numbers and letters it\u2019s fun to practise all three!\r\n\r\nUsing dot-to-dot puzzles, DotToDot numbers and letters teaches the sequence of numbers and letters by creating puzzles of dots that kids can\u2019t wait to join up! Whether it\u2019s counting \u201c1,2,3\u201d, learning the various times tables, or remembering each letter name in alphabetical order, DotToDot makes learning fun.\r\n\r\nChoose what kids practice or use the app\u2019s age-based settings. A four year old might practise counting \u201c1,2,3\u201d through simple dot-to-dot number puzzles, especially designed for younger fingers. If they touch the right dot, the app says the number next to it. If they touch the wrong dot, the dot wriggles to let them know and the correct dot starts to flash.\r\n \r\nSimilarly five year olds might practice letter names in alphabetical order. In the same way the app creates puzzles, but with letters instead of numbers next to each dot. Through this exploratory play kids learn how to count and know their ABC off by heart. They soon begin to associate the spoken letter or number with its written form. As they complete each puzzle the app celebrates their success.\r\n\r\nFor an older child, you might set the level to practise counting in 9s with more complicated dot-to-dot puzzles. The extensive range of settings in the Parentzone enables you to adjust the level of each game specifically for the needs of your child. You can also switch the timer on and they can compete against themselves and their siblings. Or why not increase the challenge by making them beat the unlock time to move onto the next puzzle? You\u2019re in control.\r\n\r\n\u2605From the makers of the best-seller abc PocketPhonics\u2605\r\nDotToDot numbers and letters is the perfect complement to our best-selling app abc PocketPhonics (which teaches handwriting and letter sounds using synthetic phonics). \r\nThis app is ideal if you\u2019re child has progressed well with learning the phonetic sounds of letters (as taught by abc PocketPhonics) and now needs to learn the letter names. \r\n\r\nExperts recommend not including letter names when teaching synthetic phonics as it can confuse children by introducing too much information at once. For that reason our PocketPhonics app doesn\u2019t teach letter names so children can learn to read more quickly. DotToDot numbers and letters introduces the letter names, as well as get them started on counting and learning their times tables. A great next step.\r\n\r\n\u2605Who\u2019s it for?\u2605\r\nChildren from 4 upwards.\r\n\r\n\u2605Parentzone\u2605\r\nThe Parentzone allows you to:\r\n\r\n\u2714 Customise the app to the needs of your child through its wide range of settings (e.g. lower case or upper case letters, 1 through to 12 multiplication times tables, sound effects and hints)\r\n\u2714 Get help or feedback\r\n\u2714 Order our free guide on teaching kids to read\r\n\r\n\u2605Try before you buy\u2605\r\nDownload our FREE \u2018lite\u2019 version today.\r\nGive your child a head start \u2013 buy DotToDot numbers and letters\r\n\r\n\r\nApps in My Pocket is a member of Moms with Apps, a collaborative group of family-friendly developers seeking to promote quality apps for kids and families. \r\nRecommended Ages: 4-7 \r\nCategories: Early Learning, Counting, Numbers", "name": "DotToDot numbers & letters", "mobile_platform": ["iPhone", "android", "Other"]}
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