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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 than traditional learning methods such as books.
Let's face it computers are highly appealing, no matter the age. There is something about moving figures on a glowing screen and the ability to not only interact with the figures but be the one who manipulates them around the screen. It's the creator in all of us that is inspired and engaged. No doubt most adults would still purchase a computer, even if they didn't need one for work purposes.
With children you can start introducing them to computers as early as 2 or 3, but keep a close eye on both your babies! See how your child reacts, they may be completely comfortable with the machine. For others you may want to wait until they are old enough to differentiate between the mouse and a toy to throw around the room. But once your child is happy to respectfully interact with a computer, deciding on software is the next step.
For today's children educational software is very appealing. When educational PC games were first developed the emphasis was on learning rather than engaging. As you can imagine, dry and rather boring reproductions of text book tables and images resulted.
Modern programs are highly visual and auditory, with a great deal of time and money spent on how to attract the user to the software and keep them engaged. You will often find that for children educational software is referred to as a "game" and this is a fairly accurate description (though many hardcore gamers may disagree!).
The general format of most educational pc games is a story that the children unfold by solving puzzles, or a location that children explore and interact with to work on curriculum-based activities. These two general formats have been adopted by the most popular grade-based educational software programs on the market.
The Learning Company and Jumpstart are the two major players in the childrens educational software market. They have both been in the business for decades and their programs are trusted by parents and educators alike. Purchasing one of their products would be a great place to start to gain a further understanding of the software and your child's response to them.
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