GoGo Lingo (http://www.gogolingo.com/)

common sense media says

Spanish tutor adapts lessons to kids' progress.

parents & educators say

100% say it's educational
80% say there are positive messages

What parents need to know

Parents need to know that this is a safe, stimulating place for kids to learn the basics of Spanish -- without even realizing they are. In a kid-friendly animated world, kids can interact with cute characters and play engaging language games and activities. Touted as a private, in-home tutor, this site teaches Spanish based on a “playful immersion” approach developed for kids 3-7. Lessons, games, and activities are customized to your child’s level and adapt as your child learns more Spanish and becomes more fluent. Parents are an important part of the process and receive regular progress reports that provide insight into their child’s development.

Educational value: Through entertaining and engaging activities, this site helps kids learn Spanish vocabulary that is customized to their age, level, and experience. It provides parents with feedback and regular updates about what their child is learning and how to reinforce those language lessons.

Positive messages: This site is all about finding new and fun ways to learn a new language, which sends a positive message about learning how people communicate in other languages. It encourages kids to broaden their horizons and expand their knowledge

Violence: Not applicable.

Sex: Not applicable.

Language: Not applicable.

Consumerism: The site is ad-free. The only product available for sale and promoted on the site is a companion GoGo Lingo music CD, which can be purchased through the external links to Amazon, iTunes or CDBaby.

Drinking, drugs, & smoking: Not applicable.

Privacy & safety: The site is safe and no one will interact with your child at all. Parents have complete control of their child’s password and account and receive regular progress reports that enable them to closely monitor children’s activity on the site.

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What to talk about

Talk to your kids

The importance of learning about the many types of people, languages and cultures that are all over the world.
Why it is often easier to learn new skills, such as speaking a foreign language or spelling, through games and activities rather than straight memorization? How do games help us learn? In what ways does a game make learning more fun?
How the computer and the Internet can open up a world of learning opportunities for kids, from language to geography to history. What does it mean to use these digital tools responsibly?

Is it any good?

GoGo Lingo was created by a team of experts to help kids between the age of 3 and 7 learn basic Spanish skills online and at their own pace. The online learning environment is essentially a kid-friendly town -- called Lingoland -- where users play a variety of fun, engaging games in order to help Little Lingo, a friendly, animated character. As kids progress through the games and learn Spanish words through pictures and sounds, they earn stars they can use as currency to “purchase” virtual items on the site. Comprehensive instruction is available with the paid premium membership, which adapts to your child’s level and becomes progressively more challenging based on how well your child learns the language concepts. The parents’ dashboard provides parents with the chance to receive regular updates via email, follow their child’s progress and access information and links to help extend learning away from the computer. When kids are exploring Lingoland, they’ll be having so much fun they may not even realize they’re being taught a new language at the same time.

This review was written by Conny Coon

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What parents & educators say

Based on 5 parent & educator reviews:

100% say it's educational
80% say there are positive messages

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Most useful reviews by all members

InyaKarta
parent of 2 and 4 year old

an enjoyable learning site

this is a wonderfull learning site and because we live in a society were children need to learn more than on language i love it and so does my daughter