As a language learning addict, I’ve tried it all…. Berlitz, Pimsleur, Rosetta Stone. But for my kids, there aren’t a ton of choices out there, let alone good ones.
With a bit of skepticism, I watched Whistlefritz’s Adentro y Afuera with my 3-year old. He seemed to really enjoy the songs and interactive nature of the video. In no time, he was able to count to 10 en español and starting singing the songs himself.
The entire video is conducted in Spanish, and while I appreciate the complete language immersion method they clearly espouse, I as a parent would appreciate an option on the DVD where you can display English subtitles. It would also be helpful for the audience to see how a word is spelled when first introduced, and to reinforce word recognition by sight. [I should note that the DVD comes with a small translation guide which include key words and song lyrics, but again I would have liked to see this on-screen.]
Nevertheless, my son’s enthusiasm has made Whistlefritz a staple in our DVD collection. Other DVD’s by Whistlefritz include Los Animales and Vamos a Jugar, which was reviewed previously on Doesmommyloveit.com, see here.
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love this.
July 22nd, 2009
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