ABC Tracer Series
App-Zoo has created a series of apps, available in lite and for-pay versions, that provide instruction in letter tracing in large print and cursive . Versions for the iPad was released on November, 2010. One app in this series - ABC Tracer – Letters, Numbers, Words, Phonics - allows the user to trace words, and includes an ABC song. The apps incorporate animation, color-coded visual instruction about how to make correct strokes when writing, and feedback for both correct and incorrect tracing.
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 2.2.1 or later
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Erin Sheldon wrote about this app in October, 2011 on the QIAT listserv:
“ABC Tracer lets you scroll through the alphabet to find the letter you want. It is errorless in that the app lets you write all over the page. There is no voice or correcting option. There is a toy on each page that goes with each letter that makes it fun. My daughter loves the little animations that happen when you touch the shape. Its a quiet, low-key app without a voiceover, which makes it nice for the classroom when you don’t want the iPad distracting other kids.”