Apps to Enhance Fine Motor Development, Prewriting, and Writing Skills
Ever hear the saying, “There’s an app for that?” Well there is, and they’re a great way to tap into your child’s motivation while developing fine motor skills and handwriting. Look at the chart below for exciting, kid-friendly apps!
Apps for developing fine motor skills and handwriting:
| Name | Function | Description | Price |
| Dexteria-Fine Motor Skill DevelopmentDexteria Jr. -Fine Motor Development | -Handwriting-Strength-Coordination and Control
-Dexterity |
-Set of therapeutic hand exercises including letter tracing, pinching, taping, etc.-Tracking feature makes it easy to note progress | $3.99 |
| Letter Tracer | -Pre-writing/Handwriting skills-Letter identification and formation-Finger Isolation
-Fine motor coordination and control |
-Learn shapes, signs, and sounds of lower and upper case alphabet-Learn number formation | $0.99 |
| Lego Creationary | -Motor planning-Visual perception-Finger isolation | -Match lego designs to a picture-Great single and multi-player game | Free |
| Paper Toss | -Motor planning-Visual perception- Hand-eye coordination
-Finger isolation -Bilateral Coordination |
-Stimulate crumpling a piece of paper and tossing it into a trash can.-Levels of difficulty-Single finger flick control | Free |
| Bugs and Buttons | -Fine motor precision-Finger Isolation-Pattern Formation
-Distal Manipulation |
-18 games and activities covering a variety of learning skills including counting, sorting, pinching, letters, etc. | $2.99 |
| Draw Animals | -Fine motor control-Finger Isolation-Visual Scanning
-Letter and Number Identification -Fine motor coordination |
-Following a pattern and verbal directions to recreate a picture. | Free |
| LetterReflex | -Motor Planning-Right and Left Discrimination-Visual Perception
-Distal Manipulation -Finger Isolation -Bilateral Coordination -Sequencing |
-Helps with letter reversal problems and letter discrimination skills | $1.99 |
Co-author: Kelley Balmer