Encyclopaedia Britannica® presents Excelling at Maths/Reading/Spelling Pack 4 Disc Set - FFB074 - SaverSoftware

Encyclopaedia Britannica® presents Excelling at Maths/Reading/Spelling Pack 4 Disc Set

Manufacturer - FOCUS MULTIMEDIA

Price £ 14.99    (£ 12.76 exc. VAT )


FOCUS MULTIMEDIA - Encyclopaedia Britannica® presents Excelling at Maths/Reading/Spelling Pack 4 Disc Set

Description

The most fun and engaging way to help your child excel at….

MATHS
Take a magical journey through the fairy tale forest, where children’s favourite characters will guide them to various exercises that introduce fundamental maths skills, including counting, comparing, grouping, adding and subtracting numbers.

Supports Key Stage 1 of the National Curriculum.
Learn to count, compare, group, add and subtract numbers up to 10.
Complete 16 challenging and fun-filled learning activities.
Explore 4 enchanting fairy tales with your favourite characters.
Interactive games let children learn by experience and play.
Introduces progressive difficulty.
Develops visual thinking and perception.
Develops concentration skills.

READING
Explore the Friendly Forest, where enchanting characters will guide children through a step-by-step early literacy program. Watch at they learn matching skills, letter-sound recognition, vocabulary and writing concepts, before playing exciting, interactive games.

Supports Key Stage 1 of the National Curriculum.
Contains 2 CD-ROMs featuring sequential learning.
3 separate libraries containing progressive reading books.
Interactive games that practise letter formation and recognition.
Over 120 hours of activities and step-by-step lessons.
Interactive games that practise letter formation and recognition.
34 storybooks to practise reading aloud.
Entertaining video clips strengthen your child’s grasp of phonics.
Creative writing book.
Record and listen to your child's reading success.
Entertaining video clips strengthen your child’s grasp of phonics.

SPELLING
Choose from five interactive games and encourage children to learn new words, build up vocabulary and gain confidence in spelling as they progress through 10 levels of difficulty. Featuring fun and exciting mini-crosswords, anagrams, ‘wordmaker’ and much more.

Supports Key Stage 1, 2 and 3 of the National Curriculum.
Contains over 3,500 words ranging in difficulty.
5 fun and interactive spelling games. ·10 difficulty levels.
Includes the UK government’s published Key Stage 3 wordlist.
Customise the word list by adding your own words.


Features



PARENT GUIDE

MATHS
Children are encouraged to learn:

Counting
Addition
Subtraction
Grouping
Comparing
Identifying numbers as greater than or less than
Visual perception
Shape recognition
Problem solving
Pattern creation and sequencing

READING
Children are encouraged to learn:

Phonetic awareness
Letter-sound recognition
Picture-word association
Word recognition
Vocabulary
Matching skills
Letter formation
Contextual understanding
Stories and poems
Visual discrimination
Writing skills

SPELLING
Children are encouraged to learn:

Common words
Hand-to-eye co-ordination
Logical reasoning
IT skills
Memory recognition
Problem solving
Listening skills
Word-sound association
Reading skills

System Requirements

PC Operating System: Windows® 98 / Me / 2000 / XP
PC CPU Type and Speed: Pentium® II 400 or equivalent
Hard Drive Space (MB): 110MB
Memory: 128MB
Graphics: Any 4MB DirectX 7 compatible graphics card (800x600x16 bit colours)
CD-ROM Speed: 8x or faster
Audio: Any 100% DirectX 7 compatible soundcard
Printer: Optional (recommended)
Multiplayer: N/A
Internet: N/A
Extra Info: Microphone – Optional
Age rating: PEGI 3+

Release Date: Wednesday, 23rd August 2006