LearnEnglish Kids: Playtime app for iPhone and iPad
Developer: British Council
First release : 13 Nov 2014
App size: 263.89 Mb
Learn English through fun, animated song and story videos. Safe, ad-free games and activities help your child develop in these key areas in English: reading, listening, speaking and grammar.
Recommended ages: 6–11
OVER 100 QUALITY VIDEOS
Our animated songs and stories are created by the British Council’s language learning experts and grouped into themes like fairy tales, classic children’s songs and grammar chants. Each video comes with subtitles that can be turned on or off to help children read and listen. Download all the videos to watch them whenever you want, even offline!
Videos include: Little Red Riding Hood, Goldilocks, Jack and the Beanstalk, Old MacDonald, The Wheels on the Bus, Incy Wincy Spider and the Tales of Shakespeare.
A LISTEN-AND-RECORD ACTIVITY ENCOURAGES SPEAKING
Each animated video comes with an engaging listen-and-record activity that encourages your child to say and repeat the words from the video, building confidence in speaking over time. Children can listen to the narrator, record themselves and compare their pronunciation with the narrator’s.
GAMES TO IMPROVE SPELLING, UNDERSTANDING AND GRAMMAR
Each pack of animated videos comes with challenging word, grammar and spelling games to help children learn and understand the language they see in the videos.
FOLLOW YOUR CHILD’S PROGRESS
In each pack you can see how your child is progressing in five areas: Videos, Speaking, Spelling, Understanding and Grammar.
AVAILABLE IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES
The app is available in English, French, Simplified Chinese and Spanish. Go to the Parents’ area to change the language.
SAFETY AND DATA PRIVACY
Your child’s privacy is very important to us. The app provides a completely safe and ad-free learning environment. We do track how the app is used, such as which games/videos are most popular, but we only use this information to make the app better for your child. We do not collect any information about your child or your family.
MANAGE YOUR CONTENT TO REDUCE THE SIZE OF THE APP
LearnEnglish Kids: Playtime has a simple way of managing content. Simply delete any unwanted packs. All videos, games and progress will be deleted, but unlocked bonus items will remain in the Monster Village.
LearnEnglish Kids: Playtime SUBSCRIPTION:
Subscribe to unlock UNLIMITED access to all songs, stories and games.
One-month and six-month subscription periods available.
Price of subscription will vary depending on plan selected and region.
Payment is charged to iTunes account at confirmation of purchase.
Your iTunes account will be charged at the same price for renewal within the 24-hour period prior to the end of the current payment period unless auto-renewal is turned off in your iTunes account settings.
Manage your subscriptions or turn off subscriptions anytime by going into the iTunes account settings after purchase.
Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable.
PRIVACY POLICY http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/apps/learnenglish-kids-playtime/privacy
TERMS OF USE
http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/apps/learnenglish-kids-playtime/terms
Contact [email protected] for feedback and help.
ABOUT THE BRITISH COUNCIL
The British Council creates top English learning apps for learners of all ages, from pre-school and primary school children to adults. Our apps for children help them use English with confidence!
Visit our website to see all our apps: http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/parents/apps.
Latest reviews of LearnEnglish Kids: Playtime app for iPhone and iPad
Its a well designed application overall. However, I was extremely disappointed to find spelling and punctuation errors in the subtitles for "The bird king" in Story Time .... eg. the higest; the Eagles wing. I expected the highest standards from the British Council when it comes to spelling and punctuation.
A very high quality education App for the young ones!
This is basically a beefed up video jukebox. Great for my 5 year old! Seeing her practicing pronunciation with the the app is quite enjoyable. “Porridge? Porridge. Porridge? PORRIDGE!” Recommended. Plus: The movies are mostly cartoons. Not the highest quality, but still every bit as engaging. Word games are fun for kids and adult. Minus: Only about 10 or so free videos are included. The rest need to be purchased. Need different game for each pack. Right now only 1 or 2.