Learn Spanish: Little Blue Jackal
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Want to expose an English-speaking child to the sound and rhythm of Spanish? This app is centered around a 20 or so screen fable-like story of a little jackal (chacalito) who falls into a tub of blue paint and is mistaken for the king of the jungle. The story is told in two languages at the same time -- with labels for both provided. You start, by default, in Level 1 in which 50 Spanish words are introduced in the context of the story. If you touch a cow, for example, you hear the "Vaca" pronounced, in a clear voice. The English word is directly below. Level 2 tells the story with written English or Spanish phrases. Two birds appear on each page who tell the story in both languages. Level 3 tells the entire story in Spanish. At the end of each level, there is a comprehension quiz, a game of concentration and some coloring pages. The design isn't flashy and the content is limited, but for $1.99, this is a nice bilingual enrichment app. The are no ads or in-app purchases.
$1.99, iPad
Teaches: English, Spanish
CTR Rating: 84%