KidSpeak 10-In-One Language Learning

© 1998 Transparent Language, Inc.
$39.95, Win 95, 98; Mac OS (CD-ROM)
Teaches: language, Spanish to Indonesian

CTR Review

This likable set of ten programs provides a pleasant introduction to foreign languages. In each program, kids are introduced to a cartoon friend who speaks the new language and leads them through 40 multi level games and songs. An immersion approach is used to teach 700 words in Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Hebrew, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Korean or Indonesian! Content covers the alphabet, greetings, animals, colors, numbers, time, simple sentences, and more. Traditional games like dot to dot, concentration and tic tac toe are used to teach the language. While not ground breaking, these effectively provide practice. On the downside, records of children's progress are not kept, and the non-interruptible animations make the program somewhat unresponsive.