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Prevent Summer Slide! Fun Interactive Sets Encourage Language Learning

July 14, 2020 by Valarie Budayr

{Guest post from Language Lizard}

Every summer, parents, and teachers find themselves worrying about the dreaded “summer learning slide,” when kids potentially lose some progress they made during the school year. This year, there are even more concerns stemming from lengthy pandemic-related school closures across the country.

A long break from language learning exposure can erode some of a student’s hard-earned achievement gains. For parents and teachers looking for a fun way for kids to continue their language learning over the summer, Language Lizard has 3 fun, interactive language sets: A new Spanish learning set, an English early learning literacy pack, and an English phonics set. 

Each set uses a PENpal Audio Recorder Pen that lets kids tap images and hear the target language spoken. They will love exploring the charts and cards, independently or with an adult, while developing their sound discrimination skills. Kids and adults can make their own custom recordings, too!

Interactive Spanish Learning Set

With these interactive learning charts, kids can tap images to hear words in Spanish. Each chart features its own theme and lets kids practice their knowledge with fun learning games. 

Interactive Spanish Learning Set

This set can be used as a stand-alone resource, or in combination with other teaching materials. Children can play the games independently, in small groups, or with a whole class. This set is ideal for learners 7 to 12 years old.

The Spanish set includes 31 large (11.69 x 16.54 inches) sound-enabled, interactive charts. The charts begin with simple words and build up in skill level. All of the recorded Spanish is spoken by native speakers.

 

Early Learning Literacy Pack

Language Lizard Early Learning Literacy Pack

The Touch, Listen & Learn pack is a unique chart set that helps kids learn critical English words and themes by adding a sound element. 

The set is an ideal resource for early learners (ages 3-6), new arrivals, or special needs students. It’s easy to use, so children can work independently with the set, just by tapping pictures with the PENpal Audio Recorder Pen.

The Touch, Listen & Learn pack

This set features 11 large, interactive charts that reinforce listening, speaking and reading skills. Kids can explore the following themes: Home, Fruit & Vegetables, Animals, Transportation, In the Classroom, Colors, Numbers, Shapes, Parts of the Body, Clothes, and Family.

The interactive audio games challenge children to identify and recall specific words and provide immediate reinforcement. There are also opportunities for self-correction – a vital skill for language learning.

Talking Phonics Set

Language Lizard talking phonics set

The award-winning Talking Phonics Set comes with beautifully illustrated charts, games, and books, all designed to support educators and parents of children who are developing early phonics skills. 

Children can explore the charts and cards with the PENpal Audio Recorder Pen, independently or with an adult while developing their sound discrimination skills. You can also use the included PENpal labels to make your own recordings!

Language Lizard talking phonics set

The Talking Phonics Set includes:

  • 8 Talking Charts
  • 6 Game boards
  • 36 Flash Cards
  • 2 Talking Books
  • 1 Set of Recordable Labels
  • Frog Puppet
  • 16 page Guide Booklet

This set complements existing phonics resources and teaching methods. The packs are designed to support early learners (ages 3-6), new arrivals, or special needs students.

PENpal Audio Recorder Pen

PENpal Audio Recorder Pen

The sets featured here require the use of a PENpal Audio Recorder Pen. If you do not already own one, you can add a PENpal (with over 100 recordable stickers) to your purchase of these sets at a discounted price.

With the PENpal, children can listen to content in many languages by simply touching the pen to interactive books, charts, labels, and other learning resources.  Custom narrative, music, or sound effects can be recorded with the Recordable Labels.

Check out Language Lizard’s videos and other support resources to learn more about the PENpal Audio Recorder Pen, and all of their PENpal products and literacy value sets.

These interactive language sets are a great way to keep the learning going over the long summer break. What are your favorite ways to encourage learning and reading over the summer? Comment below and share your ideas!


***Support the diverse children’s literacy initiative Multicultural Children’s Book Day! Our 8th celebration will take place on January 29, 2021. Creators can donate books that will be reviewed and shared on social media. We also have sponsorships at a variety of price points.***

**If you have questions about Multicultural Children’s Book Day, how to get involved, or how to get free books for your school or classroom, email Kristi at Admin (at) MulticulturalChildrensBookDay (dot) com **

Filed Under: Guest Posts, Language, Multicultural Booklist, Teacher Tools Tagged With: dual-language children's books, early learning, Foreign Language in Elementary School, language learning over the summer, Language Lizard, Language Lizard Early Learning Literacy Pack, PENpal Audio Recorder Pen

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