Speekee is a Spanish language learn course for children ages 2-10. Previously offered only on DVD, it is now available to watch online for $7.50 a month, making it handy for families on the go.
- 10 episodes, over 150 minutes of pure Spanish learning
- Learn Spanish from real Spanish children in real Spanish locations
- Features songs, animation and puppets
- Optional subtitles in Spanish and English
- Free activity sheet downloads
- Great fun and extremely effective
- Created by specialist language teachers
The program is full of songs and phrases repeated over and over by children and puppets. There are corresponding worksheets to copy Spanish words and draw pictures. It looks like a well put-together program that from the testimonials on the site seems to work for a lot of people. Unfortnately... it didn't work for us.
My children were excited to try the program the first time, and were still optimistic about it a second time, but it got harder and harder to get them to sit through it. Meanwhile, the songs were driving me absolutely batty from across the room. After 4 lessons, my children could recall exactly 3 Spanish words. (Granted, there are sensory and attention problems among the group, so it's not necessarily your "average" group of children.) However, for us... it's not a program we would continue to use.
I would have to recommend it may be a good option for the toddler and preschool crowd. (My 7-year old reviewed it as "babyish.") Since our experience may be different from yours, you may want to try their 2 week free trial to see how your children like it.
Thank you very much for taking the time to review Speekee TV. I send you all my best wishes today from sunny Spain - Jim, one of the Speekee team
Posted by: Jim | 02/08/2011 at 12:22 AM