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Are you looking for a fun, effective way to share the German language with your child? Wouldn t it be great to give them a head start hearing and speaking German, while their growing brains are literally language learning machines ? How great would it be if you could use the power of the computer and attraction of a video game to open your child s mind to hundreds of German words? The best learning feels more like play than work My name is Sandy, and I grew up in Berlin. When I moved to the US, I made friends with lots of German speakers with small children. They often talked about how sad they were that their kids weren t learning German. They couldn t share the stories and the songs of their own youth with their children. Some of them tried to spend time speaking German with their youngsters, but didn t always have the time, and weren t sure how to introduce a second language. They tried some computer-based language learning programs, but soon realized that they worked great for readers, but not for kids who couldn t yet follow written instructions. My husband Steve is a computer programmer and Internet expert. When I asked him if he knew of any good German-language programs for kids, he did a search and came up empty. That s when he got this look in his eyes (if you ve ever lived with a programmer, you know exactly what I m talking about), and said, Why don t we make one ourselves? We researched the most effective language programs in the market and modeled the best features of each. Steve also is a big fan of video games, so he understands how to make an activity fun, engaging and challenging. Together, we started experimenting. I recorded the audio (we definitely wanted kids to learn from a native German speaker), Steve found simple and cheerful pictures, and wrote a simple yet powerful iPhone application that we call German For Kids. My friends immediately loved it, and encouraged us to make it available to German-speaking parents everywhere. (OK, and non-German-speaking parents who want their kids to learn German too.) Here s what s in German For Kids - Develop a basic vocabulary in german with over 120 words and sentences - Immerse your child through our use of a native German speaker - Form word relationships quickly with our eight different categories of content - High-quality and fun illustrations help increase retention - Build a solid foundation in Learning Mode , where basic vocabulary is made easy - Industry proven Quiz Mode , will have your child speaking sooner than any other method Because it s so simple, you don t have to worry about your child spending hours on the computer. German For Kids is designed to entertain and educate children in just minutes a day. It s not a chore, and it s not an addictive online game. You can play along with your child, but you don t have to. The program is so clear and intuitive, they ll be happily learning German on their own in seconds. And don t be surprised when they start trying to teach you to say, The giraffe has a long neck in German! If you re looking for a fun and easy way to introduce the beautiful and rich German language and heritage to your child, we hope you ll give our labor of love a try. And please let us know what you think! Auf Wiedersehen, Sandy & Steve German For Kids Email: support@easylanguageforkids.com
Requires iOS 3.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.