Rocket ABCs Cursive vs Letter FUNdamentals II

A clinical-grade learning app that teaches children ages 8–12 to recognize and sort cursive letters while building the fine motor and abstract-thinking skills that cursive writing develops. Cursive is increasingly absent from school curricula, but the cognitive benefits — fine motor control, letter-formation memory, abstract pattern recognition, reading fluency for older texts — remain real. WHAT IT TEACHES • Cursive letter recognition • Fine motor skill development through letter-tracing patterns • Form constancy across cursive variations • Abstract thinking via the connection between print and cursive forms • Reading fluency for cursive texts (historical documents, family letters) WHO IT'S FOR • Children ages 8–12 learning cursive for the first time • Children whose schools no longer teach cursive • Homeschool environments • Occupational therapists working on fine motor development • Parents who want to preserve a vanishing skill WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT Rocket ABCs Cursive is built on the same three-pillar neurocognitive model — Attention, Intention, Rehearsal — that Dr. Markus uses across her clinical work. The exercises are hierarchical and deliberately structured to build skill rather than just provide practice. ABOUT THE DEVELOPER Dr. Donalee Markus has practiced cognitive restructuring since 1983, including 40+ years of work with children with learning differences. Her work is featured in Psychology Today and in Clark Elliott's "The Ghost in My Brain."

From the makers of the Handwriting Success™ App, Letter FUNdamentals II with Getty-Dubay® Italic is a fun way to practice individual capital letters. Pick a letter family from the town, then choose a letter to practice. Provides capital letter formation practice through four educational steps: following, tracing, tracing and drawing, then freehand drawing. This is a low-stimulation app, meaning there is no sound and low visual motion. Getty-Dubay® Italic is a handwriting style that is fun to learn, easy to teach and natural to write. This app develops these skills: - Recognition of letter families based on similar shapes, - Motor memory of correct letter paths, - Knowledge of starting points, stroke sequence and stroke direction, - Fluency of letter formation. Tip: If possible, use a stylus. (This is better for training the hand & eye.) Using a finger with a touch screen or track pad is the next best option. The App can also be used with a mouse, if a stylus or touch device are not available. Phone screens may be too small for effective use of this app. Learn more at www.handwritingsuccess.com/letter-fundamentals Contact App Support at appsupport@handwritingsuccess.com