Category | Price | Seller | Device |
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Education | $2.99 | Language and Learning Steps Pty Ltd | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
FEATURES:
○ No in-app purchases or links to social media
○ Easy to use
○ Interactive
○ Motivating short mini games included
○ Two modes: Learn and Test
○ Three sets of actions in each verb set and three verb sets in each cycle
○ Pause button displayed on screen allows the user to change mode easily, skip a current verb set or return to the home screen
○ Learn mode requires the user to choose one of three available actions and then runs through the verb states without the test screen
○ Test mode requires the user to choose one of three available actions and pauses after the description in the present tense, to ask what the figure did, aiming to test past tense verbs
○ Teaches and tests both regular and irregular past tense verbs
○ Teaches personal pronouns ‘he’, ‘she’ and ‘it’ by using the correct pronoun to describe the past tense action
○ Teaches concepts
○ Customised for a range of ages (1year old learning concepts and vocabulary for actions, but suitable for older children learning past tense)
○ Customisation includes:
-Sound effects: on or off
-Background noise/sound: on or off
-Transition blur between verb cycle: on or off
-Bubbles available for popping when choosing each verb set: on or off
-Voice only (no text)
-Text only (no voice)
-Games available after each cycle of three verb sets: on or off
○ Contains clear speech in neutral English
○ Created by Specialist Educator Play Therapist and Speech Language Pathologist
○ Designed for all children including those learning English as a second language, and excellent for children with language learning difficulties who may find both the conceptual and grammatical aspects of verb learning difficult
○ Made in Australia-scenes include Australian outback, African Safari, Farm, Beach and House
○ Can be used with individuals and small groups
○ Can be used independently or with Speech Pathologist/ teacher/ assistant/ parent/ carer
○ Excellent to establish joint attention with young children, children with autism and other communication needs
○ Used by Speech Language Pathologists and others in conjunction with Key Word Kids as a way to teach verbs as a single action information carrying word (1 ICW) and two word person + action in past tense (2 ICW) eg She kicked, He ate, It flew
Join Steffy and James now in this fun learning app!
I prefer that you leave an option in the setting for past tense .the game is perfect except for that