Abrapalabra

Countries

Argentina

Languages

Spanish

Model parameters

Uppercase

Cursive

Lowercase

Continuous Cursive

Connection

Fully-joined

Slant

Upright

Update

15.05.2023

Abrapalabra is a series of resources aimed at literacy education in Argentinian primary schools. Published by AZ Editora, it features three books and a range of downloadable resources. In 2021, it was announced that Libros para aprender would include the Abrapalabra books.

According to school teachers, each of the books focuses on a single stage of reading-writing education: book 1 on uppercase print letters for initial level (3–5 years old); book 2 on lowercase print letters for first grade (6–7 years old), and book 3 on cursive letters for first or second grade (6–8 years old).

The print letters samples in books 1 and 2 use Gotham, a geometric sans-serif designed by Tobias Frere-Jones and Jesse Ragan. For tracing exercises, the third book uses a customised version the free font Lumen Dots by Luciano Arnold. This round upright cursive has some recognisable features such as long descender loops, and a lower case q with a cross bar that requires a pen lift.

References

  • Arnold, L., 2013. Lumen by Luciano Arnold [WWW Document]. URL http://luc.devroye.org/fonts-68649.html (accessed 1.26.23).

  • AZ Editora S.A., n.d. Abrapalabra | La magia de escribir [WWW Document]. URL http://abrapalabra.az.com.ar/ (accessed 1.23.23).

  • Ministerio de Educacion, 2022. Libros para aprender [WWW Document]. Argentina.gob.ar. URL https://www.argentina.gob.ar/educacion/librosparaaprender (accessed 12.30.22).

  • Perticari, P.S., Vetere, R.S., 2021. Abrapalabra. La Magia de Escribir 3. AZ Editora S.A.