Overview

Duo ABC is an ap from the makers of Duolingo that is specifically geared towards helping young children learn their ABC’s. The app asks the parent to select their child’s level of familiarity with the alphabet and then provides activities that are developmentally appropriate. The app “gamifies” these lessons and includes opportunities for children to write, speak, identify, and listen, all while building on previous knowledge. For younger children, there are also activities designed to enhance motor skills, making it easier for them to start drawing the letters out on the phone/tablet. Short stories combined with cute and colorful illustrations also reiterate the letters being learned and provide an opportunity for children to hear and see words simultaneously.

The Settings portion of the app allows parents to change their child’s experience level, add or omit certain activities, set practice reminders, receive detailed progress reports, and to turn on or off the heart system which requires the child to repeat the lesson after several wrong answers.