Jumpstart Spanish (PC & Mac)
by Knowledge Adventure
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Software Summary
Manufacturer: Knowledge AdventureBrand: Knowledge Adventure
Format: CD-ROM
Release Date: 2005-05-26
Platform: Mac OS X, Windows 2000, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows XP
Model: 72019
Product features:
- Multiple games and activities for kids that introduce Spanish basics
- Teaches Spanish vocabulary, phrases, culture and music
- Relates lessons to your child's everyday surroundings
- Ages 4-7
Software Reviews of Jumpstart Spanish (PC & Mac)
Customer Review: Disappointed - this is not the Jumpstart I know!
Summary: 1 Stars
We fell in love with the Jumpstart Advanced Preschool World we bought at Costco in 2008. So when our daughter did all she could do in that program and showed interest in learning Spanish, our natural inclination was to go to Jumpstart Spanish.
This software is almost at the garbage level. It is obviously ANCIENT. It says it is compatible with XP, but it is slow to respond, the music is louder than the speaking voices - making them hard to hear while the "background" music is playing, the characters are cartoon animations, not the computer animated 3-D Jumptart we're familiar with. The program requires an ANCIENT version of Quicktime (2.1.2) and I had to uninstall my current Quicktime (which is a 7.6) to get this program to run. (When I installed Jumpstart Kindergarten later, I had to upgrade the Quicktime to the current version - so theoretically if my daughter wanted to play both of these on the computer I'd have uninstall/reinstall Quicktime over and over!)
I didn't have a problem with the pronunciations. They sounded spanish to me. But the program did not have a clear progression and was not "smart" like the new Jumpstart software. Some games were very easy vocabulary games, but there was no required progression to unlock the more advanced games which required you to understand sentences in Spanish like "Where is ..." or "This is..." and other vocabulary words in order to play the games.
Overall, if I could give this ZERO stars, I would. If the manufacturer were to create a NEW Jumpstart Spanish in keeping with their current 3-D adventures, I would be all over that.
Description of Jumpstart Spanish (PC & Mac)
JumpStart Spanish is the complete Spanish preparedness program for kids! Designed for young children, JumpStart Spanish offers a simple, age-appropriate introduction to Spanish. Expose your child to Spanish in a friendly atmosphere. JumpStart gives your child the foundation he needs to succeed later in life!Education & Reference Software
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