Isnt the mouse hard to write with?
Generally, no. Kids typically adapt to the mouse very quickly; with adults, it typically takes a little longer. The light pen ($349) is a more intuitive input device for most students, but the vast majority of users find the mouse acceptable. Most students do well with the mouse, simply because it’s fairly easy and they’re so familiar with it. In fact, the mouse has one direct advantage over the light pen: UltraPhonics Tutor allows adjustment of the mouse-handwriting kinesthesia, so that students may, if you wish, be required to write larger and therefore more kinesthetically profound letters. On the other hand, if students have no trouble at all writing, you can allow them to write smaller letters, making tasks quicker for expert handwriters. The light pen’s big advantage is simply that it’s a pen, and so is directly similar to writing with a regular pen or pencil. It requires the student to write directly on the screen, especially handy for tracing letters, filling in the blank, comp
