KNOWLEDGE ADVENTURE JumpStart Spanish

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Windows/Macintosh

Platform: Windows XP

KNOWLEDGE ADVENTURE, CD-ROM

Customer Rating: 10 reviews Recommend

Main Features

The multiple approaches to learning Spanish help children learn basic vocabulary, while giving them a fun set of games to play
Games and activities expose children to Spanish vocabulary, phrases, culture and music
Your children will have the bilingual head start they need for higher grades and better learning -- thanks to JumpStart!

Product Description

JumpStart Spanish is the simple and age-appropriate tool for helping children learn Spanish!

Product Details

Title: KNOWLEDGE ADVENTURE JumpStart Spanish (Windows/Macintosh)
Sales Rank: 835 in Software
Publisher: KNOWLEDGE ADVENTURE
Platform: Windows XP, CD-ROM
Package Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.3 x 1.4 inches, 0.51 pounds

Customer Reviews

Disappointed with pronunciation: I was disappointed with the American accent of the characters' voices - they should have used native speakers. I am a native speaker of Latin American Spanish and prefer Kidspeak software - even though it teaches the European Spanish pronuciation. … More reviews

Great software for preschoolers who are learning english!: I am a special education teacher for bilingual preschoolers who often have language and cognitive delays. This software allows me to start them off exclusively in Spanish and introduce English at a pace they are comfortable with. The fact they understand what is going on makes a big difference for them. I have also used this for my own son, as a way to help him… More reviews

JumpStart Spanish a winner: My 5 year old loves her new JumpStart Spanish program. She has learned to count in spanish and her colors so far. Very fun games and rewards. She is really picking things up fast. We have not had any real computer problems, it has locked up once, but that has happened on other software as well. The sound works well. For the… More reviews

Software is not great: My daughter uses this software at pre-school and she enjoyed it, so we bought it for our home computer. Although she thinks it is fun, I really do not see that she is learning much Spanish from it (for that, try DORA) She enjoys the games more than the learning aspect of it. My problem with the software is that it always seems to malfunction. It "sticks"… More reviews

Software glitches with the sound: I had to go to the web site for the makers of this and find out why the sound often didn't work. It turned out you had to turn the volume indicator higher and also the background music off in the exact way the web site said or it wouldn't work...this means, we had no Spanish sound for every activity and every… More reviews