Description:
KidSpeak Spanish is a fun, user-friendly program that will help children and parents practice their Spanish through a range of games, songs, and puzzles. The CD-ROM is an immersion program, so all the instructions are in Spanish. 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 choice of games in English. The program includes five modules, each containing a range of games and a song to consolidate the vocabulary that has been introduced. Most of the games can be played at three different 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 would be a very useful buy for children ages 5 to 12 who are learning Spanish at school or for a parent who wants to introduce their child to a new language. --Amanda York
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