Testimonials
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Thank you so much for replacing the first CD for French Level 1. It is working great! The service has been above and beyond my expectations. I really appreciate all of the help and my daughters are excited to begin their class!
"We have been using The Learnables to study Spanish for over a year now and we thoroughly enjoy the program. Both parent and child like the animated visual display and the accompanying audio very much. Our comprehension has grown exponentially. After viewing examples of the Rosetta Stone program, we decided to stay with The Learnables program because we prefer the entertaining and engaging animated video and audio sound effects. The Learnables Level 2 has additional resources that accompany the program (Grammar Enhancement, etc.) and I highly recommend them."
Love this! My kids just watch and listen then after 3-5 times of watching they take an exercise. If they pass they keep going. Very easy to use and fun learning a language without really doing much effort. Definitely will continue to use this from now on.
”Six of my kids ages 6-17 are using The Learnables for our foreign language class. I like that it is simple enough for them all to run on their own, and has no age limits. (Actually, my 2 year old likes to sneak it in on his own too!) It's only been 5-6 weeks but the kids are having some great conversations about, and in Spanish. I'm just sitting back enjoying all this. So much progress, so little work!”
”We are on our 3rd year using The Learnables and are amazed at the breadth of vocabulary that we have acquired. Our reading comprehension of Spanish has increased exponentially with this program. We are very satisfied with it and intend on continuing with The Learnables until we've completed the entire program. It will more than satisfy High School language requirements and will be a superb preparation for college.”
”The Learnables is an excellent program for learning a foreign language. The materials for the program (books and audio cds) seem simplistic in this high tech world, but the program is highly effective. This program emphasizes listening, understanding, thinking, and writing in the foreign language. I have used other Spanish programs before trying The Learnables four years ago. With the other programs the acquisition of the language did not seem natural, and there was always the constant need to translate the language to English to understand it. With The Learnables, you are not trying to translate the language to English, but you are actually understanding it in that language and thinking in that language. My son and I are now on level 5 of the program! The Learnables is an extremely effective language program and I highly recommend it!”
”We have just recently started using Learnables Spanish 1 on CD/DVD and Spanish 2 on CD and book. They both are much easier for the student at this point than any traditional language program. We are enjoying it. The only downside is that we find the CD/DVD version a bit confusing to use. Overall we do like the program and I will likely be purchasing Spanish 3 when we get to that point.”
”We are very happy with our Learnables German Language purchase. I researched several foreign language companies and checked out sites that report on curriculum for learning challenged kids. The Learnables was one of those recommended. My son enjoys the teaching method they use and is absorbing words almost without being aware of it. We plan to continue with this curriculum and hopefully even learn other languages as well.”
”We have been using The Learnables to study Spanish for over a year now and we thoroughly enjoy the program. Both parent and child like the animated visual display and the accompanying audio very much. Our comprehension has grown exponentially. After viewing examples of the Rosetta Stone program, we decided to stay with The Learnables program because we prefer the entertaining and engaging animated video and audio sound effects. The Learnables Level 2 has additional resources that accompany the program (Grammar Enhancement, etc.) and I highly recommend them.”
”My family LOVES the Learnables. This is the first foreign language that has really resonated with myself AND my children. The first ten weeks or so, which we are currently in the middle of, involve watching lessons with spoken words and phrases that correspond to pictures. There are short quizzes you can take after watching each lesson several times to see if you comprehend what you are hearing. This eliminates the usual pattern of immediately reading/writing/speaking component of learning a language with other programs and simplifies the learning process, especially for younger children. And don't get me wrong, this is not a simple curriculum. We are on lesson 4, and lessons are already introducing vocabulary not usually introduced until second year french! (I studied French for 8 years). My kids are staying interested because as more vocabulary is learned, the slideshows are evolving into sequential stories that keep them involved in learning and decoding the language. The Learnables is letting my children focus on UNDERSTANDING the language first before introducing reading, speaking or worksheets. The result? My kids are actually enjoying french, don't feel like the are being tested and are using French words and phrases around the house on their own! One suggestion I would have is to make this program available online. It seems like the next logical step technology wise and would be a good time to improve some of the games to make the more challenging.”
”I wanted to send a shout out for a language program that we're using that's absolutely fantastic. I have recommended this program to many others - homeschoolers and regular bricks and mortar kids. As someone who took languages in college (German and Arabic), took languages through the DoD and State Department programs (Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese), and used other programs including Rosetta Stone (Arabic and German) and Mango Languages (German, Spanish) I have a bit of experience in this area. I was also able to observe what passed for language instruction at the elementary level in several private schools. The Learnables is by far the best language program I've ever encountered. It's not flashy, it's expensive, and some of the stories are very old school (spanking the baby for throwing eggs at the window systematically prompts outrage in my child). However, the process is fantastic and my child likes it. The first level starts out with a DVD that makes you look at pictures and obtain vocabulary. You repeat each level three to five times. It's tedious. It's painful. It works. Then you move onto a workbook and audio CDs. By this stage, kids get to see what words look like on paper and connect written language to spoken and inferred language. The depth of knowledge is immediate and pretty amazing. We're finishing up level one right now and preparing for level two next month. We started a bit late in the fall when I finally stumbled on this program and bit the bullet and bought it. So glad I did. I have zero doubt that my child will be fluent in German before heading to high school. Then we'll move to Spanish and be ready to roll with that before college. If your'e interested in a very effective (but with the caveats listed above) language program for yourself and/or your kids, check this out. The co-op offers occasional deals on this program - I highly encourage you to use them!”
”I recently purchased The Learnables on Computer: French Level I. So far, I am very pleased with the product. I studied French for six years many years ago, at a prestigious university, and while I learned a lot about French grammar, I never really learned how to speak, nor did I understand most of what I heard. I am working through the program at a fast pace, and my daughter is studying French for the first time. I love that my daughter is learning to think directly in French, instead of memorizing and translating French and English words and tons of grammar rules. There will be time for that later. We will be supplementing the program with French films. So far I am impressed. I may finally learn how to speak French after all these years!!!”
”We love this program! My 8 year old son and I are picking up everything wonderfully. We just finished Level 1 Spanish and are currently working on Level 2. We look forward to progressing through all the levels they offer.”
”I purchased the Spanish Learnables for my 3 boys grades 11, 10 and 3rd. Each one has loved the easy but solid lessons. It is at each grade level and I have heard each of my sons voluntarily speaking Spanish. We will continue to use this curriculum. Thank you”
”We have used the French 1 and Spanish 1 & 2 Learnables programs and have loved them. The cds and accompanying books are clear to understand, and the grammar programs make them a step above other computer based language learning programs.”
"The Learnables® approach to foreign language works well for homeschooling families for at least four reasons: flexibility for different age learners from elementary grades through high school (and even adults!) does not require the parent to know or teach the language multisensory format works for many different learning styles inductive, experiential methodology is a more natural learning method than traditional approaches to foreign language acquisition Lessons are presented either in books along with audio CDs or on CD-ROMs. This approach builds vocabulary and teaches sentence structure from extensive listening. The methodology aims to develop understanding and comprehension first, then follow with reading, speaking, and writing skills in that order…. The Learnables® emphasis is on vocabulary and understanding and, most importantly, learning to think in the foreign language. This approach is more enjoyable than typical programs of either the textbook variety or the audio CDs that have you simply repeat the foreign language phrases after the speaker. The learner must think about what is happening in the pictures to understand the meaning. The illustrations used in The Learnables® also add visual memory association to the words students hear, increasing vocabulary retention. The computer versions work just like the book and CD versions, but they also feature some games, photographs, and movies that enhance the learning process. The Learnables® are continuing to update their courses by adding games, movies and advanced books and digital versions. Christians might want to use the supplemental Bible Stories in Spanish, French, or German (includes a book and CD for $25 each) after completion of Level 2. These incorporate all major biblical terms."