Writing Wizard vs Next Steps Mentoring

"Fantastic, customizable tracing practice with fun rewards." 5 Stars - Common Sense Media 500,000+ units sold (including 300,000+ to schools) ! Writing Wizard is designed to help every child learn how to trace letters, numbers, and words through a fun system carefully designed to maintain motivation. • Show and enforce how to trace letters correctly • Letter names and phonics (customizable) • 16 Fonts available (including 3 most popular in the US) • Fun tracing using 50+ animated stickers, sound effects and interactive games that animate letters at the end of tracing • Uppercase & lowercase letters, numbers, and words • Ability to create your own word lists (and record audio for each word) • Fully customizable to suit every child’s needs (letter size, difficulty,...) • Check progress thanks to reports that display what the child has traced • Shapes tracing activity for toddlers • Create PDF Worksheets and print them to help your child to write on paper • Use Apple pencil to write at a very small size All the shapes, the first 7 letters, numbers, and words are free. The remaining letters and the ability to add your own words can be unlocked with a one-time purchase or a monthly subscription. _______ ACCOLADES • "Writing Wizard is the most complete and intelligent letter tracing app we’ve seen"" AppoLearning.com • "This brand-new app should be the go-to for every parent, teacher and therapist to work on handwriting" - TOP PICKS - 5 stars - SmartAppsForKids.com • "Writing Wizard by L’Escapadou is everything a parent wants in a handwriting app, and more." 5/5 - kids-app-reviews.com • "L’Escapadou has made handwriting fun." AppyMall.com 5/5 • Listed in "20 best educational iPhone and iPad apps for kids of 2013" - appsplayground.com • Editor's Choice Award for Excellence in Design - Children's Technology Review _______ PERFECT FOR KIDS Kids want to have fun, and Writing Wizard offers a lot of fun to keep them motivated in the learning process! • They can trace using 50+ animated stickers and sound effects • Once tracing is complete, they can interact with them on 4 games that animate letters • They can trace any word - like their name - and record their voice for each word • They can collect stars in 5-Stars play mode _______ PERFECT FOR PARENTS & TEACHERS • Ability to create your own word lists (and record audio for each word) • Detailed reports provide information on what kids have done, including the ability to replay and export the tracings to view kids' progress • Share word lists via iCloud Drive or other cloud providers, adhoc network, or email • Multiple parameters to customize the app according to the child’s current education level (e.g. letter size, difficulty, show/hide model, allow to stop between key points, etc.) • 3 most popular fonts in the US (ZB, DN & HWT) and 13 international fonts (UK, Scandinavia, Australia, Germany and France) • Upper and lower case letters, numbers (and word lists) • Letter names and letter sounds (which can be customized) • A customizable 5-Stars play mode prompting the child to trace a letter or a word 5 times using different parameters (each step is more challenging) • Create an unlimited number of users • Many settings to customize the app (sound, game time limit, black background,...) • In the A-Z section, special graphics available to match letters (e.g. ant graphic for A/a) _______ Privacy Policy KNOW WHAT'S INSIDE As a Moms with Apps member, we follow the "Know what's inside" best practices for kids’ apps L’Escapadou takes children’s privacy seriously. We believe you should not have to worry about your kids being tracked by apps or websites. This app: • Does not collect any user information (we do not use data collection tools) • External Links : Before accessing a parent section, an operation must be solved so that young kids cannot access it. Terms of use : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Next Steps Mentoring helps school-sponsored programs connect trained high-school student mentors with younger and incoming students in a safe, structured environment. Mentors and mentees can communicate, stay informed, attend chapter activities, and build meaningful connections—all within a platform designed around adult program oversight. INVITE-ONLY BY DESIGN Next Steps is not an open social network, and there is no public registration. Accounts are created or approved by authorized school program staff. Students under 18 may participate only after the program has received the required parent or guardian consent. SUPERVISED COMMUNICATION Approved mentors and mentees can communicate through supervised one-to-one messaging Authorized adult program staff can review all program communications Student users cannot delete or alter previously sent messages Participants can report concerning messages directly within the app Staff can investigate reports and restrict or remove accounts when appropriate Students can interact only with approved participants in their own school chapter FOR STUDENTS Communicate with an approved mentor or mentee View chapter announcements and important updates Discover upcoming chapter events and RSVP in one tap Apply to become a student mentor Receive information and guidance from their school program Student leaders can propose matches, events, and announcements for adult approval FOR PROGRAM STAFF Create and manage school and chapter rosters Track parent or guardian consent status Review and approve mentor-mentee matches Approve events and announcements before publication Supervise program communications from a dedicated oversight view Review reported content and take appropriate action Maintain an audit trail of important program activity PRIVACY-FIRST Next Steps collects only the information reasonably necessary to operate the mentoring program. The app does not use third-party advertising, sell personal information, or track participants for advertising purposes. The platform does not request students' precise locations, device contacts, personal photographs, or birthdates. Next Steps Mentoring is available only to participants in approved school-sponsored mentoring programs. If your school does not yet have a Next Steps chapter, visit nextstepsmentoring.org to learn more.