The graphical and spoken explanations make the concepts easy to understand and it is very useful to have a program that recaps on work that children have already done to give a firm foundation on which to build the next stage of learning. The program teaches the children the new concept and they are then able to present their numbers in the same way. Children can also go back and repeat a teaching point if they haven t quite understood it or need extra reinforcement after a class lesson has been taught. Children are able to test themselves in each section in a non-threatening way they are allowed three attempts before losing a point. They are also given pointers to find the right answer if they make a mistake.
Children can change the speed of the program or switch off the sound.
In each section there is lots of variation. Fractions and decimals are described, with the aid of pictures, in a way that all children should understand. Having understood Place Value, Fractions, Decimals and dividing by ten the program builds on this knowledge to teach decimals in length and money. The children are shown a ruler, divided into ten parts, each labelled a tenth and ten centimetres long. This is a good visual way of showing one tenth and how to write it then showing the tenths as a decimal.