Dinosaur Letters vs Bowdon Preparatory School

Have fun releasing the Dino's from their eggs as you learn your letters! Dinosaur Letters allows your child to practice letter forming in both cursive (joined up) and simple pre cursive form. Letters are sounded out in either US or UK English phonics to allow your child to develop skills of breaking down words. You can choose your cursive style in settings. Completion of capital letters reveals a simple phonics based spelling game. Completion of either style of lower case letters is rewarded by a dot-to-dot puzzle which reveals the dinosaur in the egg. Made By Educators, tested in schools, apps with learning at their core! The British Dyslexia association recommend that children learn the continuous cursive style. The cursive style has some significant advantages for Dyslexic students. The key advantages to this system are: * By making each letter in one movement, children’s hands develop a ‘physical memory’ of it, making it easier to produce the correct shape; * Because letters and words flow from left to right, children are less likely to reverse letters which are typically difficult (like b/d or p/q); * There is a clearer distinction between capital letters and lower case; * The continuous flow of writing ultimately improves speed and spelling.

This app is Bowdon Preparatory School's own parent engagement and communication app and it is designed to enhance communication between the school and parents of our students. Benefits of this app for parents of students at the Bowdon Preparatory School include: •Receive push notifications and in-app messages from the School. •Keep important School information available away from the clutter of email. •View the school calendar and noticeboard, with information relevant to you and your child. •Access important School information via The Hub. •Keep up to date with your children’s activities via the Newsfeed. •Clear and visible Notice updates for important School events. •Paperless communication. Registration: To use the Bowdon Preparatory School app, you will need an account which will be provided by your child’s school.