Learning to Read on the Promenade, Preschool

Age Group: Age 2 to 5 Type: Language Arts Price: $70.00 US

PC version requires:
Windows, 486, 8M RAM, 8M hard drive, CDx2

Mac version requires:
System 7.1 or later, 12 MB RAM, 8 MB HD

Description:

This game is great for children from ages of 4 to 6 years old! Not only does it teach the letters of the alphabet and basic words, it also teaches them how to recognize the sounds and pictures of everyday objects. An example is the sound of children playing on a playground or the sound lightning makes. The child has to match the picture to the sound as well as the name, which is a plus. The animation is lively and the voices are darling, not annoying like some cartoon voices can be. The child controls the action with one click of the mouse.

Features:

• Class lists to monitor children's progress
• The Teacher Zone presents detailed information about each child.
• Characters that give clear directions
• Reinforces not only letters, words, and pictures, but sounds.
• Personal use of the child's name in certain activities

Technical Aspects:

This program was very easy to install. I just used My Computer and clicked the install icon. The icon is the same rainbow used as a symbol to return to the main menu. This is easy for the child to remember. The only problem we have run into is caused by lack of patience. My 6 year old wants everything to come up RIGHT NOW and sometimes it takes a few seconds for the graphics/video to load. When she clicks more than once, (five or six times), she causes two different videos to talk at once or the computer to lock up. What it has done is given me an opportunity to teach her about patience.

Report and Conclusions:

This is a wonderful game. I would recommend it to anyone with children between the age of 4 and 6, although my 11 year played it the other night for almost an hour. :-)