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Seller: Galactics
Rating:  37 reviews
Sales Rank: 589
Format: CD-ROM
Platforms: Windows 95, Mac, Windows 98, Windows Me
Media: CD-ROM
Age: 3 - 6 years
Operating System: Windows 98
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
Model: 3590
UPC: 038981035902
EAN: 0738981035901
ASIN: B00001XDVZ
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Showing reviews 16-20 of 37
 Spanish vocabulary for kids July 13, 2002
We purchased this computer program about 2 months ago for our 3 1/2 year-old daughter. This program has gotten her excited again about learning Spanish. She used to take a class taught at her preschool by an outside teacher, but the classes were cancelled. Before buying this program, she complained when I spoke to her in Spanish. She doen't like the extra work to understand me and she is a bit of a perfectionist and complains that she "can't" say the words. Having Hopsalot the rabbit teach her removes some of the pressure. The activities remind her of her Reader Rabbit program (we don't own yet the JumpStart programs, but I may look at them now). She loves the songs. She was driving Mom and Dad crazy singing the "De Colores" song over and over again, and asked Mom to show her the song in a Spanish songbook we have. She hasn't learned all the days of the week yet (she already knew her numbers in Spanish), but she asks me to sing the song to her in both Spanish and English, and she now learned all the days of the week in English. She still does not know enough Spanish for me to worry yet about the lack of grammar and conversation in the program. My only complaint, is that when you click on an item, it says the word, and a box with the word appears, but then disappears too quickly to repeat the word aloud without having to click on the word again. I had asked my daughter to repeat the words aloud, and I had to click on the buttons for her so she could see the text while repeating a word. My daughter could not click the computer mouse fast enough in this situation. It meant that when she was exploring the house or the neighboorhood, I had to be there with her while she played the game. She was able to do the coloring, video and radio activities all by herself. Like the other reviewer I would urge JumpStart should try to get a new product out, with interactive every-day conversation (Greetings and introductions, school and home phrases, Please and Thank You, etc). Perhaps at some point they could also do a Phonics program in Spanish!
A great start for my kid's Spanish May 26, 2002
NorthAtlanticIslander (San Diego, CA USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I thought that Jump Start Spanish was a really great program for my son. I noticed that his accent really improved after playing it a lot, and the rewards of funny new creatures for the clubhouse aquarium really motivated him to do the activities. He literally dragged me over to see each new fish. I liked the songs, they really got stuck in our heads. Unfortunately, my 2-year-old used the disc to go surfing on a hardwood floor, so the game is now only frightening birds away from my mom's persimmon tree, but I would highly recommend it for all non-surfing Spanish-learning kids.
My 4-year old sings the numbers in Spanish! April 12, 2002
Jasmine T. Baer
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
We purchased this for my then 3-year old to go with his new computer. The software installed easily on his Windows XP computer, and we were up and running in 2 minutes.The interface is the inside of a treehouse, where users can click on different items to go to games/activities that help them learn the names of items in Spanish. There is an option to keep all dialog in English, or in Spanish. The interface is intuitive, and we let our son navigate on his own for the first 30 minutes or so. Then, we let him give us a tour of what he has discovered. For some reason, he gravitates towards the activites that have catchy tunes involved. For example, he can now count from 1 to 10 in Spanish, but he will sing them, just like the song on the application. He does the same for the days of the week, too. His two most favorite games involve learning the colors and learning the names of clothing and apparel items. The varying levels of difficulty work together to limit frustration, yet the activities are kept challenging. We believe this is a fine application, because our son has definitely learned things, yet he thinks it is all fun and games. 4 months after purchase, he still enjoys the game, and even his mother and I have found ourselves humming all the catchy tunes.
 Great Program April 11, 2002
Gigi (Cincinnati, OH United States)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I bought this for my 4 1/2 year old niece last x-mass, she loves it! She was taking some Spanish in pre-school, so I thought this might help...now the teacher wants to use this in the class! My neice loved the reward system of collecting stars by sucessfully completing a task, then once she got 5 stars she could select a fish to add to her fish tank! This was highly motivating to her. She has used other software in the year she has had this...but she always comes back to this one. I consider this a sound investment...now I'm looking for one that is a little more difficult for her birthday.
Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful! April 3, 2002
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
My son was just under 3 years old when we started with Jumpstart Spanish, and could barely work the mouse. Now not only is he identifying things in Spanish, but he has learned to click & drag! He dances along with the characters, and I can hardly get him away from his iMac. There are many different areas, so it doesn't get boring for him. I highly recommend it.
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