The fun way for kids to learn a new language, KidSpeak is a language-learning breakthrough that makes learning Spanish, French, German, Italian, Hebrew, and Japanese easy for kids of all ages. A perfect way to get your kids started with a new language, KidSpeak combines state-of-the-art animations with fun interactive activities, puzzles and songs to
The fun way for kids to learn a new language, KidSpeak is a language-learning breakthrough that makes learning Spanish, French, German, Italian, Hebrew, and Japanese easy for kids of all ages. A perfect way to get your kids started with a new language, KidSpeak combines state-of-the-art animations with fun interactive activities, puzzles and songs to make second languages simple. Children won’t think of it as an award-winning educational software program…they’ll say that it’s just plain FUN! Your child will build a solid foreign-language foundation using the successful immersion approach preferred by educators. Each language is hosted by a fun cartoon “friend” and his or her playful pet who only communicate in the language being taught. Your child simply points and clicks. (Of course, help in English is never more than a mouse click away.) With KidSpeak, your child will automatically learn correct pronunciation, alphabet and word recognition, simple sentence structure, plural and singular forms, numbers, simple addition and subtraction, how to tell time, and much more.KidSpeak Spanish French German Italian Japanese Hebrew is a double CD-ROM featuring six comprehensive language programs. It is fun and easy to use and will help multilingual children practice a choice of different languages through a range of games, songs, and puzzles.
Each of the different language programs is an immersion program, so all the instructions are in the chosen language. For this reason, younger children who are not so confident with the basics of the language may need adult support. More confident children will quickly pick up what they are expected to do and will be able to work independently through the games. There is also a very useful help option which explains the choices of games in English.
Having chosen the language that they wish to work on, children can then play a range of games and listen to songs to consolidate the vocabulary that has been introduced. Most of the games can be played at three levels of difficulty. The games include activities such as identifying fruit, colouring fruit appropriately, pairs games with pictures and words, identifying animals, ordering pictures, setting given times on clocks, and putting objects into a backpack. A wide range of vocabulary is consolidated, such as numbers, the alphabet, animals, objects, times, colours, fruits and vegetables, the weather, transport and leisure activities. A set of online activities, which can be printed out, will also help to review what children have learned.
KidSpeak Spanish French German Italian Japanese Hebrew would be a very useful buy for children ages 5 to 12 who are multilingual or who are learning a range of languages at school. It is also ideal for a parent who wants to introduce their child to a new language. –Amanda York
