Write Along

Write Along (陪写字) is the parent-guided Chinese handwriting and pinyin companion that grows with your child—from first stroke to confident character writing. No ads, no noise, just real learning. WHY FAMILIES CHOOSE WRITE ALONG • One calm, ad-free workspace for pinyin, characters, and daily practice • Designed for parent-led practice—sit beside your child and guide each step • Curriculum-aligned content matches what kids learn in school • Works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iCloud keeping everything in sync PINYIN PHONICS THE SCHOOL WAY • Initial → medial → final → whole-syllable reading, as taught in Chinese schools • Supports two-sound, three-sound, and whole-syllable recognition • Four-line, three-grid display shows letters the way kids see them on the classroom board • Each section highlights as it is read aloud, so the eye follows the voice • Built-in pinyin audio for every sound, syllable, and tone • Tones, initials, finals, and complete syllables covered STROKE ORDER ANIMATION • Animated, stroke-by-stroke writing with adjustable speed and replay • Standard stroke order following Renjiao (人教版) conventions • Large one-character focus per screen keeps attention on a single Hanzi • Replay as many times as your child needs—no hurry, no pressure CURRICULUM-ALIGNED CHARACTERS • Characters from the Renjiao (人教版) textbooks used in mainland classrooms • Grade-by-grade word lists for preschool, kindergarten, and Grade 1 • Build mastery from simple strokes to complex characters, in the same order kids meet them at school WRITE YOUR OWN NAME • Type any name or word and Write Along generates stroke-order practice for it • A meaningful first character—kids love writing their own name WRITING TASK MANAGEMENT • Create and assign writing tasks for each child • Track which characters or pinyin sets still need practice • Set daily goals and see progress at a glance • Multiple children? Each one gets their own task list PHOTO RECORDING OF PRACTICE • Snap a photo of your child's paper practice and attach it to the task • Build a timeline of handwriting progress—see the journey week by week PRINT TEMPLATES • Print practice sheets at home in A4 or 32K paper sizes • Choose Tian-zi-ge (田字格) or Mi-zi-ge (米字格) grid styles • Adjust the number of characters per sheet • Print the exact characters your child is learning in class SCAN WORKSHEET FEATURE • Point the camera at a printed worksheet and import its characters into the app • Skip manual entry—turn any paper sheet into a guided practice session iCloud SYNC • Sign in once and your task lists, photos, and progress follow you to every device • Continue on iPad, iPhone, or Mac—everything syncs • Private to your iCloud account—we never see your data EYE-CARE MODE • Warm, low-glare palette designed to reduce eye strain during long sessions • Great for evening practice or low light 20-LANGUAGE INTERFACE • App interface in 20 languages: English, Simplified/Traditional Chinese, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Arabic, Portuguese, Italian, Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian, Hindi, Turkish, Polish, Swedish, Dutch • Bilingual families and international schools, no language barriers WHO IT'S FOR • Preschool and kindergarten kids preparing for elementary Chinese • Grade 1 and early elementary students reinforcing classroom pinyin and characters • Bilingual and overseas families raising Chinese-speaking kids • Homeschooling parents and teachers who want a clean, no-ad practice tool TECHNICAL DETAILS • Works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac • Portrait and landscape, iCloud sync across all devices • 20-language user interface • No ads—paid once, used forever TRY WRITE ALONG TODAY Download Write Along and start your child's first calm, focused Chinese writing practice tonight. Sit beside them, open the pinyin grid, watch the first stroke animate, and let them write their own name on the four-line grid. Have feedback? Leave a note on the App Store page—we read every message.