Children can also have lots of fun navigating around Science City and learning lots of facts along the way. For example, they can have a go at the science quiz and find out about roots, leaves and flowers. The progress tracker clearly shows how each child is getting on with a system of green and red lights. This would quickly show parents where more help is needed. --Amanda York

Learning Ladder Yr 4   January 20, 2005

He has voluntarily gone back onto it many times too, so it must be fun.


Learning Ladder Year 4   April 10, 2004
  12 out of 15 found this review helpful

Brilliant - my child loves it can't get her off the computer!!! Very well laid out and very interesting almost like not learning when you are!!


Learning Ladder Year 4   May 19, 2003
  41 out of 41 found this review helpful

I have recently purchased this item, and my 8 year old has been steadily working through the exercises. The Navigation through the system, and the exercises themselves are well structured, with appropriate questions at the right level. The downside is the lack of intelligence in the progression from one exercise to another and to the rewards section: While working on any given question, the programme advises the user "For the next exercise click on the roller skate" - unfortunately it does this at 5 second intervals even when the user is trying to do the exercise - eventually you have to turn the sound off or go mad. My son finds this very offputting. The explanation of how the reward system works, by giving the user a picture and how to use it, is repeated in full every time, rather than just once - again very irritating.