June 3, 2018
DuoLingo
I like tools that make education fun.
This little application is fun, comprehensive, and easy to use. Louis found it, as he’s the language nut in our household. (Seriously, seven languages plus ASL?) I thought I was good with fluency in two and working knowledge in three others.
We’d been trying to get the girls interested in learning a second language. They’ve been around French and Spanish because of family, but never had a desire to really learn any specific second language. They can all count, identify colors, and speak simple phrases in both. (I mean, they know “hello” in several languages because of a song!)
We’ve tried several programs from CDs to Rosetta Stone (I love that one) to books and interactive games. Nothing was helping to get a second language to stick with any of them.
This DuoLingo application gave them speaking, writing, and reading exercises with lessons as short as 5 minutes a day (My level is “insane” which is only 20 minutes.) incorporating a bit of healthy competition as they can “follow” each other and try to have more points than the other! (Kimberly and Rebeccah keep passing each other!)
I like that it tracks your progress and has a “teacher/classroom” section where the “teacher” can access detailed reports for those in her “classroom” and assign lessons, set goals, etc. This makes homeschool record-keeping easy!
So, if you are looking for a fun, user-friendly language application, try DuoLingo! You can always email me and I’ll send you a link!
Thanks for reading!
Type at you next time…
~Nancy Tart