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[sgchew99]

Hello, I have downloaded the trial version of Little Reader for 14 days. Is it the 14 days period is counted from the day I have downloaded from brillkids website? I noticed that the flash card for alphabet a is written as 'a'. However, when we write it is as 'α'. Will it make the child confuse with this alphabet? Please advise, thank you.

[Kezia]

Hi sgchew99,

The Little Reader trial period starts "counting days" from when you installed the software (not from when you downloaded the installer file). For example you downloaded the installer on Monday, but installed it only on Wednesday -- day 1 of the trial will be Wednesday, and not Monday.

About the alphabet lesson, the 'a' with a hook is because of the font used for the lesson when you played it. Little Reader allows you to change the font used in your lessons, but you'll notice that most lessons in the trial will show a different font when you play it back again, like Comic Sans which uses the 'a' without the hook on top.

You will also notice that the font color and letter casing may change, and for the other lessons that have pictures and videos in them, a different image is shown when you play the same lesson at another time. Playback variety not only helps maintain your child's attention, but it also teaches words more effectively because your child will learn that a word may be shown in different ways, but it is still the same word that carries the same meaning. In your case, the different fonts used will help your child understand that 'a' is the same as 'a'

However, if you find that the font is confusing your child, you may choose to set your lesson to keep using only a specific font. To do this:
 - Go to Little Reader's Advanced Play/Edit screen
 - Select the Course, Playlist, or Category you want to edit (for "Alphabet," you'll find it in the Categories view)
 - Toggle the "Playback Settings" tab and in the "Words" section, set Font Type to the one you ant to use

** Note: Of the default fonts included in Little Reader, Comic Sans MS is the only one that uses the 'a' without the hook. You may also choose to use another font you have in your computer by selecting "Custom Font" from the Font Type dropdown menu.

To apply this font setting to ALL of your lessons, you may use the Override function instead (make sure you turn Override ON, and then customize the override settings by clicking on the cog wheel button beside "Override")

I hope this helps! 

[sgchew99]

Hello Kezia,
Thank you for your assistance. The alphabet 'a' that I meant is referring to the flash card that I have printed it from the website. I have seen from one of the kids exhibition that flash card also come with the Little Reader if I purchase in a set. How long we need to spend with our child to learn this Little Reader DVD in Computer? Some of people said not good to let the child watch too long by using the Computer.  Thank you.

[Kezia]

I see, well in the case of flash cards downloaded from our website, most of those are in PDF format so you might be unable to edit the 'a' from there. What you can try is print out your own 'a' flash card in a similar font size and color as the rest of the flash cards so you can show that one instead of the 'a' card from the original set.

Yes, if you meant Little Reader Deluxe, it does come with the Starter Flap Card Kit which includes a few printouts too (http://www.brillkids.com/teaching-tools/starter-flap-card-kit.php). You may also use your own word or picture printouts with the Flap Cards simply by replacing the original printouts that come with the kit.

About Little Reader itself, I'd like to clarify that it is a software-based program which is very different from the DVDs you play in a DVD player. It is true that there are some who believe babies must not be exposed to television sets and computer screens, but we believe that:

Modern computer screens are not harmful for babies (or adults). Flash lessons, which move at a pace of one word or image per second, are much slower than the fast-paced children's programs believed by some experts to be detrimental to children's developing attention spans.
 
However, it is important to limit very young children's screen time - whether in front of the television or computer. This is particularly important with the TV, since there is the temptation to use it as an "electronic babysitter" - i.e. unsupervised. Of course, your baby cannot use the computer without you, making it much less likely to be used to excess. By using the computer to teach, you are also guaranteed to interact with your baby over his lessons. This will mean that your child learns more - and more importantly, you will both enjoy bonding over the wonderful game of learning.

Little Reader lessons themselves last only 10 minutes (or less) each day, depending on how long you'd like to spend interacting with your child during the lesson. It is also up to you if you'd like to play a few more lessons than what is recommended in the Little Reader curriculum as a review or perhaps a reward for doing well that day, or if you feel your child is "in the mood" to learn more. In cases like this you'll need to watch or observe your child's reactions -- if she seems to be losing interest, simply stop the lesson and go back to it later.

I recommend that you visit our BrillBaby.com website for more information about teaching babies or very young children. Here's a link for the article on "Babies and Computers" for you:
http://www.brillbaby.com/early-learning/related-topics/babies-and-computers.php

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