Duo ABC helps kids practice and improve the following skills:

Working Memory: Recalling and retaining information in our minds while working.

Being able to remember the shape of a letter while writing it or identifying it among others is a great way for young children to practice their working memory skills. The activities in Duo ABC require children to remember the letter they are currently working with and use it in a variety of ways; they might need to pick it out of a lineup of other letters, drag the lowercase letter to its capital, or click on images of words that start with that particular letter. All of these activities require the child to activate their knowledge of the letter while performing another task simultaneously. 

Focus: Getting started and then maintaining attention and effort to tasks.

Even young children can practice their focusing skills and Duo ABC gives them short, sustained opportunities to do so. Each activity only lasts a few seconds before moving on to the next, requiring the child to pay attention and focus on what they need to do, but in shorter bursts. For example, the child may be asked to choose the pictures of words that start with “m” before being taken to a small story where they will hear those words repeated several times. These activities also build on previously learned letters, requiring the child to focus on multiple letters in the same activity for the same short, sustained period of time.