Published by Edmark, these software programs actively engage children in learning and provide a friendly, supportive environment for beginning readers. The activities offer both guided and self-directed learning to help students develop skills at their own pace. An Island Adventure includes over 175 lessons and 12 progressively leveled interactive books. First, children are introduced to letters and their sounds, and then learn to recognize individual sounds within words. An Ocean Adventure picks up where An Island Adventure leaves off by introducing children to long vowel sounds, digraphs, and consonant blends.
Children can read aloud and the computer listens and responds.
Children can command the computer with their voices in certain activities. Children can hear themselves read. Disclaimer CAST does not necessarily endorse this product or consider it fully universally designed. CAST applauds the inclusion of universally designed features in this product and wishes to illustrate some of those features for educational purposes. Read other comments in the forums .