Is this appropriate for a kindergartner 5 years-- who has difficulty writing letters ESP lower case and #s?
1874846
It comes with 3 stencils One for capital letters another for mumbers and the other I believe, os more for shapes. But it will definately help teach you how to write capital letters and numbers just not lower case . I think if you bought it you would definately love it.
2200451
my son misplaced few letters, as far as I remember, one upper case and two lower case letters, seems there will be 3 per alphabet.
2210226
Independantly I would probably say the youngest would be 5, but that is allowing the kid to write the story in their own handwriting. If you are transcribing their story for them, you can go as young as you want. I have also worked on one of these kits with kids up to 11 years old and they really enjoyed having the published book at the end.
1047926
I'm stating the obvious, but to use magnets. My child loves making words with magnet letters.
941960
Yes. There are 2 sizes for each alphabet. The bigger ones definitely can do the job.
1288551
As an experienced first grade teacher, 12th year, I would recommend that you introduce the capital letters first. I happen to live on the east coast. Where do you live? I have noticed in many teacher's manuals that the sides of our country do it differently. Which would lead me to believe that either way is good. But, in my experience, I still say begin with capitals. :)
228863
I can't speak to that. I had trouble with the letter keys. They "pop" on to the keyboard. The first day I used it the letter 'a' popped off I never did get it to stay on. Impossible to type anything when you keep having to put the letter back. I was surprised at the poor design.
1175685
Yes and no. Yes in that a one year old probably wouldn't get the concept of what they were doing and they might not have the motor skills. The writing area is very small for a child. No in that the stylus is large and easy to hold and the 'grading' is very lenient, which means they can scribble pretty much anything and the vtech will say 'good job.' A one-year old child might benefit from pressing the buttons and hearing the letter and sound more so than the writing component.
1827060
Yes, the keyboard is very sensitive, very nice for small kids's musical early training!
657934
It really depends on the dexterity of the 5 year old. It takes a certain amount of coordination to hold the pen and follow the path of the cog inside the wheel. If the child becomes frustrated with pen and paper tasks, this might be too much for him/her. If not then go for it.
1403537
Isabel, while it is primarily for those who can already spell, we use the letters to include our 2 year old. We give her her own selection of letters and while we play, we work with her on what letters shes received, the sound it makes and if she can spell any words. Because they are primarily flash cards, you can make up games using them to include children of many ages to develop their spelling skills. Hope this information helps.
2075951
I think it would be a bit much for your 5 year old grandson, it has been quite a learning curve for me and challenging. it is also quite fragile. hope this helps.
1714321
No. The magnets are small and can occasionally come loose from the plastic letters.
2038630
I am using it for my 6 years old boy with out any problem. Very convenient to sit and write and also safe. For 8 years old may be little small but it depends on how tall is your girl. Sometimes I also use it for writing some quick notes :)
304775
Capital letters and numbers are 2.5 inches tall; small case letters are about half as tall. The arithmetic signs are smaller; although they are big enough that they cannot fit into a toddler's wide open mouth!!!
412802
In my opinion, it would be a big challenge for the dexterity of a 5 year old to do this puzzle. When we did this puzzle (probably five years ago) my eldest son was 9 and he had to be quite careful.
2283479
A tad. As a small handed person it is ok to use but not to type papers or extended sentences. It is almost way easier just to use the split keyboard on screen. It is a bit bulky and heavier due to this keyboard and overall I decided to turn it off and not use it. I would have rather just bought a regular case. I'd say that it really is not worth getting with little typing or a lot of typing. Too small even for little hands!