Any psychologist and educator will confirm that to start learning a foreign language better in the early years. Recently, the company released Neoline universal iOS-app "English for children with Piggy and Stepashka," which will help the child to learn English.
In fact, it is difficult to imagine a more suitable character than the main characters of transfer "Good night, kids." This children's program goes on Russian television last half-century. At the beginning of the zero transmission authors have made a kind of "branch" from the main line: Piggy favorite characters of children, Phil, Stepashka and Karkusha began to teach children English. In making such transfers involved the best teachers.
Now these programs are available in the iOS-app format. Developers have created a very simple interface (that even the smallest child cope with iPads) and maximum beautiful design.
The program turned out really cool. In form it resembles the app "Masha and the Bear"About which we wrote at the time. Here, just as the first series (first lesson) for free. The rest of the classes are combined in sets of three lessons. Paying 99 cents, you get to download three sessions. Now available 29 lessons, but starting this week will come out with new ones. On the exit of the next series of the application will tell push-notification.
The duration of one lesson - about 10 minutes. During this time, the characters act out some scene, teaching a child new words and sentences. I had the opportunity to see the reaction of the child to such lessons. Children are not bored and willing to repeat the expression following the transfer of the characters.
Someone might point out that "such content can be found on YouTube and torrent trackers." Some truth in this. However, the value of the application in this case, not only the content, but also successfully implement the interface. You can leave a child with her grandmother to give him aypad and he will be keen to learn English. With all sorts of pirate DVD-drives and flash drives can hardly children 3-4 years old will cope on their own.
Given that the application is free, and as a gift you get the first lesson, I advise you to download "English for children with Piggy and Stepashka". I'm sure the baby will like.
Download from the App Store: "English for children with Piggy and Stepashka"
Price: Free (lessons are bought inside the application)
Feature: A universal application (for iPad and iPhone)
developer: Neoline