Starfall website for the young learner

Starfall . com is a fun website that uses animated characters, bright colors and cheerful music to teach children as they play games, build animals and sing songs.  The site provides games for children from roughly 2 to kindergarten or older but the magic of the website is that parents can use it to refresh their memories as well.

A few of the fun features of Starfall include nursery rhymes, colors, a talking library that highlights the word as it reads, plus math and reading skills from very basic to kindergarten level.

When looking at the front page of the site, parents will note the member site information at the top.  Starfall does have a paysite and the price is reasonable for the benefits received but no one should fell it necessary to invest. The website is one of many that provide opportunities for toddlers and pre-schoolers to learn reading skills and computer skills at the same time.

Overall this website is helpful for parents, teachers and caregivers as an idea source, game source and if they want, to give learning experiences in basic computing to little ones while learning and having fun.

Starfall's Learn to Read with phonics. (n.d.). Starfall's Learn to Read with phonics. Retrieved November 7, 2011, from http://starfall.com