This isKinderCompby Spinnaker Software for Atari 400/800.It is NEW, SEALED in highly collectible condition.DESCRIPTION:KINDERCOMP is a collection of fun learning exercises that asks young children to match shapes and letters. write their names. draw pictures. and fill in missing numbers.And KinderComp will delight kids with colorful rewards. as the screen comes to life when correct answers are given.It\'s fun and exciting. And that\'s why kids love KINDERCOMP.
COMPUTE! ISSUE 36 / MAY 1983 Review:
Two other excellent software packages areKinderCompandRhymes & Riddles,distributed by Spinnaker Software Corporation of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Both packages employ several teaching philosophies. They are so attractive and fun to use that they have captivated my entire family, including three-year-old Eric, seven-year-old Catie, and their parents.
KinderCompwas written by Doug Davis for his daughter Amy. The name makes it sound like a collection of arithmetic programs, but it is really six programs that teach a diverse group of numerical and alphabet-oriented skills.
One of the programs is called \"Draw.\" It can be used by even the youngest children (say, kids under two). To work the program, the child twists a joystick and creates multicolored, musical pictures on the display screen.
My three-year-old had no problem using Draw to create all sorts of shapes. When I asked him to tell me what he was drawing, I was boggled. \"Up here, Daddy,\" he said, \"is an upside-down two. Over here is a house. These are steps. This is the roof. This here is the room where the doggie lives. This is a hotel. That\'s a big swimming pool. Over here is the fire escape. This green stuff is Hulk Grass. It\'s bigger than the hotel.\"
Draw is a super program because of its visual and auditory response, because it\'s so easy to use, and because it stimulates a child\'s manual dexterity, creativity, and artistic skills.
The otherKinderCompprograms are more focused and less open-ended. But they are original and exciting. \"Scribble\" amplifies and animates a child\'s random scribbles. \"Names\" turns a child\'s name into a fascinating sound and light show. (Boy, was I jealous when Eric turned his name into a hilarious musical cartoon. I never got that kind of reinforcement with my name \"Fred.\")
\"Sequence\" helps kids learn number sequence; \"Letters\" teaches them lowercase letters and the location of letters on the keyboard; and \"Match\" is a great pattern-matching game.
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