20th November 2009
Once kids get the hang of reading essential vocabulary words and move beyond grade based readers it can be difficult to find books that are engaging but at the same time don't intimidate new readers with pages full of words.
Series books, a set of boo...
03rd November 2009
A visual book can be defined as any book that relies on pictures to tell a story or demonstrate a concept. Words can be evident in visual books but often take a secondary role to the images.
Kids who come late to reading may struggle with large tract...
27th October 2009
Some kids love books and will spend hours poring over pages packed with words and very few pictures from an early age. Kids as young as 7 read Harry Potter books all the way through with very little help from their parents. Some kids just like the challen...
26th October 2009
If your child is having trouble reading then they may be a visual learner and could respond to books that have more images than text.
There is no doubt that children learn in their own time. Some children may be reading fluently by the age of seven wh...
18th September 2009
As Christmas approaches for 2009, as a parent we start to think about the most suitable toys to purchase our children. I am often torn between the presents my kids would love to receive and those I feel I would like to offer. On the one hand there is part...
17th September 2009
The Leapfrog Leapster 2 is a couple of years old now but still one of the most popular educational toys for kids. The system is so popular that it is has been in Amazon.com's bestseller list since it was released in June 2008. This coming Christmas many m...
17th September 2009
The Leapfrog Leapster Multimedia Learning System comes fairly self-contained as a handheld game console but like many other handheld gaming systems can mow through batteries very quickly. One of the most essential Leapster accessories to purchase with th...
16th September 2009
The Leapfrog Leapster Multimedia Learning System is designed with kids in mind so is fairly durable. Stories on forums and blogs abound of systems that have been accidentally dropped repeatedly with no effect on the performance of the system, but don't qu...
16th September 2009
When children are in Kindergarten their parents minds often turn to their future. Will they be a doctor, lawyer or earn some real money and become an internet marketer (that last bit there was a joke). But seriously, education is a life-long experience a...
14th September 2009
There are some great programs out there for toddlers and young kids. Placing a child in front of an engaging piece of early learning software is a wonderful way kids to be entertained without you having to be there all the time; it gives you the chance to...
31st August 2009
In identifying areas to improve learning for children educational software is a great place to start. If your child is a visual learner (and many kids are in today's highly visual world!) then chances are they will respond to educational PC games more tha...
26th August 2009
The answer to that question is yes, particularly if you value your computer and don't want it covered in drool or some other by product of you little angel's body. You may not want to incorporate an interactive PC game into your child's environment if the...
26th August 2009
The PC is one of the most important tools a child can learn in their primary years. While console games teach hand eye coordination and problem solving skills educational pc games teach both these skills as well as keyboard recognition and mouse control b...
