Learning to Read on the Promenade - Kindergarten

Reviewed by Cynthia A. Sorrels
Published by Sunburst Communications

Age Group: Age 4 to 8
Type: Language Arts
Price: $50.00 US

Description:

Learning to Read on the Promenade, Kindergarten teaches early reading skills through six locations found along the Promenade. Each building offers 2 activities, and there is a baseball game going on where you'll find even more. Kids will enjoy the animated characters, activities and fun.

Features:

  • A combination of phonics and whole language.
  • Animated storybooks with great classic tales.
  • Create cards, letters and pictures in the card maker.
  • Tracking system for teachers.
  • As always, a great manual full of ideas and lesson plans.

Technical Aspects:

The minimum system requirements are just that, minimum. While it ran beautifully on my Pentium II-300 mhz with 48M RAM, a 486-66 would be torturously slow and likely frustrating. The audio was not jerky at all and there weren't any wait times - but as you know, your own mileage may vary. The graphics and animations are very bright, and the bird's eye view of the buildings is very realistic!

Report and Conclusions:

The games along the Promenade show that innovation in children's software hasn't suffered a long, ugly death! My 5 year old has been busy with the games, and our 4 year old has really enjoyed the stories. This mom has been playing baseball and it's lots of fun.




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