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1  BrillKids Software / Tech Support / Little Reader Touch keeps shutting down on: January 03, 2015, 06:25:00 PM
I haven't been using Little Reader Touch till my latest baby. Now that I try to use the app, it keeps shutting down. I have the latest iOS on my iPad.

Will appreciate help.

Thanks.
Nancy
2  BrillKids Software / Little Reader - General Discussion / Confused! Recent update of LR ... has problems on: April 08, 2013, 02:40:21 PM
Help!
I am not sure why ... when I install the recent update on LR PRO 3.1 took away the Word Split, Game at the end ... and also all the files I previously downloaded with the updated version. Now, I cannot even download any files from the library?

Is there something wrong? When I try to install the first updated version .... the pop up box says my current version is more updated.

Did I miss anything?

Nancy
3  The BrillKids Forum / BrillKids Announcements / Re: Check out the *NEW* BrillKids Downloads Library! on: February 08, 2013, 02:33:11 AM
sorry ... LR doesn't recognise the file type. Can't get it to work in LR. Thanks
4  BrillKids Software / Little Musician - General Discussion / Re: LITTLE MUSICIAN - BETA TESTING - SIGN-UP on: September 01, 2011, 06:07:27 PM
Hi I am interested in the BETA testing.

Currently a part-time piano teacher ... teaching students from age 2 (my son) to 61 years old.

Qualification - A-levels (Music), Licentiate of Trinity College of London (piano)

Is the Beta testing still open?

Thanks.

Nancy big grin
5  The BrillKids Forum / BrillKids Announcements / Re: Piano Wizard Academy Offer - Exclusive to BrillKids Members! on: November 09, 2010, 09:11:21 AM
Hello Chris

I have been waiting for this special offer! Thank you for working it out. However, I would just like to find out if I could buy the Piano Wizard Academy (without keyboard) together with 2 more copies of the software. How could the shipping be done so that I would not incur more cost? I know there is the option of buying the software with the midi-USB cable at $134 on your website. But if I order 2 from your website and 1 from the special offer ... the shipping will cost more? Is there also the option of buying just the software with downloadable sheet music to reduce cost of shipping? (books are heavy) Also I am exploring if it is cheaper to use a third party shipping (that is - ship to US address and from there they will ship to Singapore) ... is it possible to give me the weight of PW without keyboard? Thanks a lot!

Nancy
6  EARLY LEARNING / Teaching Your Child Music / Re: How can music dramatically affect your child's development and lifetime success? on: November 02, 2010, 04:48:16 PM
Hi Chris

I am really impressed by the Piano Wizard Academy method of teaching. I have started my son on keyboard at 3 years old. He is now (4yrs 1 mth old) trying to learn In the Hall of the Mountain King by Edvard Grieg. He really loves the song ...  But getting a 3 year old to practise (esp when the learning gets tough) can be quite demanding ... :P I usually bribe him with a short pink panther cartoon should he be able to focus and concentrate.

I really hope music would be his motivation and not have to resort to Pink Panther cartoon! :p Will you be offering this system to Brillkids member at discounted price? Thanks ...
7  Products Marketplace / Second-Hand Sell + Swap / For Sale in S'pore:Brand New Britannica's Discover English with Ben & Bella on: November 02, 2010, 04:39:08 PM
Hi

I am selling Britannica's Discover English with Ben & Bella. Full Set Unopened. PM me if you are interested!

Britannica's Discover English with Ben & Bella uses an immersive language approach to introduce children to English pronunciation, vocabulary, and essential phrases. Language learning is presented through fun and engaging lessons, which cover topics that are familiar to children using animations, live action, chants, and songs. The program's two main characters, Ben (a bear) and Bella (a hippo), learn along with children as they experience a variety of everyday adventures. Supplementary materials, which include an Activity Book, a Storybook, and Instructor's Guide for each lesson, make language learning easy and enjoyable for children. By encouraging children to actively participate with mind, voice, and body, this delightful and effective program provides an engaging and dynamic setting for teaching the fundamentals of English.

An Entertaining Tour Guide Makes Learning an Adventure
Pete the Parrot, the "virtual tutor," introduces the focus for each lesson and reinforces it with an array of activities. He keeps kids watching and listening for what comes next and helps explain some of Ben's and Bella's actions.

Creative Methods Help Improve Comprehension
Each activity combines oral comprehension with hands-on participation but also encourages creative expression, allowing children to learn at a flexible, comfortable pace. The content objectives for each lesson develop cognitive, motor, and affective learning skills, establishing a foundation for future English-language education.

Appropriate for Various Stages of Learning
Activities vary in difficulty to accommodate a range of ages and language familiarity and are suited to the child's progression of knowledge over time.

Check out: http://benundbella.de/shop/infocenter.php?language=en

http://info.eb.com/PDFs/Curriculum_Overview.pdf

http://info.eb.com/PDFs/Ben_Bella2010.pdf
8  BrillKids Software / Tech Support / Cannot add video on: June 24, 2010, 06:32:50 PM
Hi LR

I can't add my video to the slides .... it says the video format is not supported although it is a common .mp4 file. It can be played on my computer though ....

Thanks a lot!

Nancy
9  EARLY LEARNING / Teaching Your Child Music / Re: Teaching to play keyboard?? on: June 02, 2010, 01:45:02 PM
Hi DrPrimo

Thanks for the advice. I started learning piano at 5 but have never been taught solfege. I picked it up later myself ... however I am much faster at reading score than trying to read it in solfege. I have perfect pitch ... so I can pick up a piece of music by sight without solfege.  nowink

I do have problems teaching solfege as I have never been taught myself. I supposed if solfege is well taught, it is helpful. That's why Suzuki method uses it.

Not sure how to teach it. If you do have advice, I'll be glad to learn more!  LOL  big grin  laugh  yes

Thanks!

Nancy
10  EARLY LEARNING / Teaching Your Child Music / Re: Teaching to play keyboard?? on: May 29, 2010, 05:40:24 PM
Hi Niniedney

I have taught my boy (starting from 3yrs 2 months) how to play the keyboard using the Soft Mozart software ... It's great! Because he knows his alphabets, I did not use solfege but went straight to notes. Currently, he still has problems reading score ... but with the software that shows him the note names, he is able to play up to 6 songs with both hands. In fact, he is able to play with both hands after 1 month of teaching with the software. It's keeping him motivated to play new songs. I do theory with him ... and he is able to write notes with lots of guidance and can recognize time value of the notes. However, differentiating the spaces and lines on the grand staff is still difficult for him. I think he can take his time to read ... as long as he enjoys playing the instrument (which he does). After he memorized the song on the keyboard .... he could play on the full size piano without stickers on the keys. He only needs a bit of help with placing his left hand.

You may want to check out this website for the software ...  they have fun games too (although some are too difficult for a 3 year old). I believe parents who do not know music still can help their children to learn piano using this software.

http://www.doremifasoft.com/

Hope this helps!
11  BrillKids Software / Little Reader - General Discussion / Re: Mac, Linux, 64-bit Windows users - Please raise your hands! on: May 14, 2010, 08:12:43 AM
Hi all

I am a Mac user and have run LR and LM successfully on parallel platform.

But will still prefer a Mac version because LR and LM run a lot slower on the virtual Windows 7 OS.
Can be frustrating when I have a 20 mth old and a 3 1/2 year old impatiently waiting ... sometimes scrolling can be slow ... maybe it's a RAM problem ... still thinking if upgrading my Mac RAM will be helpful (now it's 1 GB)

Also, switching platform is a nuisance!

I also have problems installing video files on LR and getting the files printed ... maybe I have some connection issues ...

So to run LR on Mac OS would be wonderful ... I'm sure LR and LM will run a lot faster!

Hope there are enough users to warrant a Mac version!

Nancy
12  EARLY LEARNING / Teaching Your Child to Read / Re: MP4 Files for Mobile Device to Teach Baby to Read on: April 13, 2010, 11:26:44 PM
Sorry ..... can it be played on ipod touch? i mean ... not a phone

my phone is nokia 6600i ... the screen is quite small .... but i have an i pod touch.

Thanks

Nancy
13  BrillKids Software / Little Reader - General Discussion / Re: Little Reader Testimonials (Please claim!) on: May 10, 2009, 05:51:39 PM
Hi~ I'm Nancy ...

I started out with Glenn Doman flashcards on my first boy when he was about 6 months. His interest was not in viewing the cards but in snatching it from me! Then we move on the Baby Brain Workout Flash Card that trains both the right and left brain. He loves the flashcards but the only gripe I had was that words and pictures are shown together ... obviously he focused more on the pictures! When I stumbled on LR when I googled, I was amazed to find such a versatile system in teaching reading. Alas by then, I have my second baby ... I could not do much to customize the content. However, the inputs from the forum and the downloadable files everyone provided were really fantastic and really amazing in helping my son learn to read.

My first boy was able to read by 2 years old ... the words that he was exposed to in LR. It has been his great favorite. Some rather difficult words in eg. the different kinds of clouds ... he could also read. And he would try to identify the kinds of clouds in the sky when we are traveling by car. He also learned Bible verses from the wonderful files put up under the "religion" category. With that knowledge, I quote him on the relevant bible verses he has learned in different situations. Now, when he is fearful, he would recall the relevant verses and quote them as well. When he is naughty, he would also recall the relevant Bible verses on how he should behave.

As I started to train him on holding pens to write from 6 months old and subsequently writing on Kumon alphabet cards, now that he is 2.5 years old, he surprised me by writing his very first word COW spontaneously 4 days ago. I did not have to teach him spelling. He recalled the image of the word and wrote it out on his own ... reading it at the first time. I am truly thankful to God for how he make babies so amazing ... and I'm awed by how much a baby can learn!

Currently I am getting him to learn phonics from starfall.com ... a website a mother provided on the forum. He really loves the phonics program ... I hope to help him advance from mere reading of words he has seen before in flashcards to read words he has not been exposed to before thru phonics. And this, I must thank the articles on your website that gave me the awareness of whole language learning vs phonics.

Keep up the good work and I look forward to the new changes to the software.
14  EARLY LEARNING / Teaching Your Child to Read / Re: Bible Readeez on: February 05, 2009, 04:10:41 PM
Hi Joan
 laugh Thanks for the Readeez Info. May I know where to obtain Bible Readeez? Thanks

Nancy
Singapore Mum
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