Parents' Guide to Write About This

App iPad Paid Education
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Amanda Bindel By Amanda Bindel , based on child development research. How do we rate?

age 8+

Fun images and prompts spark creativity, get kids writing.

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Why Age 8+?

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What's It About?

WRITE ABOUT THIS answers the question, "What should I write about?" by giving kids 125 images with 375 topics. Kids can search by keyword or category or simply select a randomly generated image and prompt. Each picture has three prompt levels for early to more advanced writers, and prompts encourage critical thinking, creativity, and description. After composing, kids can share their work by email or save it to the device. There's also a voice-recording feature, and kids can use their own images to create prompts.

Is It Any Good?

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This tool is versatile and easy to use for kids of many ages. The pictures are engaging and show diversity; the prompts get kids thinking critically and creatively. Kids will enjoy writing and sharing within the app, and they can access saved pieces for revising and editing. The added voice-recording features are pretty neat, allowing struggling writers to get their ideas out verbally as a prewriting strategy. Younger kids can practice oral storytelling and expressing their ideas. The developer's website is chock-full of other ideas to extend learning, whether at school or at home.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about reasons to write. Encourage kids to write regularly for a variety of purposes: to explain, to describe, to argue, or to create.

  • Not every written work has to be perfect and publishable. Praise thoughts and ideas over conventions and correctness. Work together to polish select pieces of writing rather than all.

  • Have kids take pictures of different events to help them with their spontaneity.

App Details

  • Device : iPad
  • Subjects : Language & Reading : forming arguments , speaking , storytelling , writing , Arts : photography
  • Skills : Thinking & Reasoning : thinking critically , Creativity : producing new content , Communication : conveying messages effectively , multiple forms of expression , Tech Skills : using and applying technology
  • Pricing structure : Paid (There's a free version available with limited features called Write About This Lite.)
  • Release date : May 21, 2015
  • Genre : Education
  • Publisher : RSA Group, LLC
  • Version : 3.9
  • Minimum software requirements : iOS 6.0 or later
  • Last updated : November 11, 2020

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