One stop learning. That's what Time4Learning provides. Over the past few weeks my son and I have been reviewing a program called Time4Learning. My son has been learning math, science, language arts and social studies. I received six months access to the program in exchange for letting you know what I think about it. :)
Vendor: Time4Learning
Product: I tested grade 3
Age range: k-8, they also have a new highschool section. :)
Price:
K-8 $19.95/month, each additional student $14.95/month.
For highschool $30/month each student
Product: I tested grade 3
Age range: k-8, they also have a new highschool section. :)
Price:
K-8 $19.95/month, each additional student $14.95/month.
For highschool $30/month each student
Time4Learning is an award-winning, automated, web-based learning system that provides interactive education to students in grades preschool - high school. Students can use it as a complete or supplemental homeschool curriculum, as an after school program, or as a summer school program.
Some of the facts about Time4Learning.
But what do you get?
You get a child learning.
We started out with everything at grade three, found some sections too difficult so I simply switched them to grade two. It was so easy. If you sign up for a level you can go up or down a grade level for each specific area. This worked well in our household. :)
You get helpful staff.
We got such immediate assistance anytime I asked for help with something. I found that quite impressive.
Detailed Lessons.
It was good to see how much my son could learn. One day we learned about measurements and he was running around looking for things to measure. And you do get the option to print some lessons out to do them. This caused my lad to grin. The lessons are short, one lesson feeds into the next. I could say "son, I want you to do three lessons today" and he would simply work across until he completed them. Sometimes he was so interested that he simply kept going, but having the lessons short meant that when he wanted to go feed his bugs or take a break he could do so easily.
Some of the facts about Time4Learning.
- 24/7 access to 1000's of interactive lessons for prek-12th grade
- A safe, private, ad-free, online learning environment
- Detailed lesson plans, automated reporting and guides for parents
- Flexibility to start, pause, and cancel your account without penalties
- Time4Learning staff will answer questions by phone or email
But what do you get?
You get a child learning.
We started out with everything at grade three, found some sections too difficult so I simply switched them to grade two. It was so easy. If you sign up for a level you can go up or down a grade level for each specific area. This worked well in our household. :)
You get helpful staff.
We got such immediate assistance anytime I asked for help with something. I found that quite impressive.
Detailed Lessons.
It was good to see how much my son could learn. One day we learned about measurements and he was running around looking for things to measure. And you do get the option to print some lessons out to do them. This caused my lad to grin. The lessons are short, one lesson feeds into the next. I could say "son, I want you to do three lessons today" and he would simply work across until he completed them. Sometimes he was so interested that he simply kept going, but having the lessons short meant that when he wanted to go feed his bugs or take a break he could do so easily.
From the ease of login for the student, to the variety of lesson plans (see below) this is a comprehensive program for children of a variety of ages. They use a variety of characters and methods of teaching. Some pages are animated, others are straight reading, quizzes, tests, affirmation when correct and removal of wrong answers when incorrect. Parental reports and so much more. I can't think of a whole lot this program doesn't have. It is well done.
We really liked the LA extensions because they covered language while combining the learning with the different subject areas.
One day the lad learned a valuable skill. Reading something over and over again helps you to read it better. He saw his speed increase amazingly. He was so astonished. (see pic below) I LOVED this lesson for the affect that it had on my son. He was so close to the goal he was "Mom, LOOK! no mom, LOOK GOOD, you have to see it mom!" (I was sitting right with him so it's not like I needed the insistence...but it did show how happy he was). :)
Look mom look, I'm almost at the line. LOOK!
Time4Learning has a playground section. It's a place where children can go after they finish their lessons. It is seen as a good reward area. BUT my son had absolutely no interest in it at all. I had him check it out, but he was mom, can I go do something else now?? His own reward of being able to get out of the house and hunt bugs or go for a walk was way more intriguing to him than playing games on the computer. :) I know from checking out other reviews that my son was not the norm in this. Most children loved the playground section. :)
I loved how, for doing lessons, when you were completed it would show a check mark over the area that was finished. it was a good indicator for my son and a quick visual for me to know when he completed what I asked of him.
I loved how, for doing lessons, when you were completed it would show a check mark over the area that was finished. it was a good indicator for my son and a quick visual for me to know when he completed what I asked of him.
see how you get a checkmark for where you completed a task?
it is a program that you can use as is, but I plan to continue to use Time4Learning as a supplemental program, where I can plug my boy on to do his language arts in a different way, and to pick up on some science type things that it can do in an easier or different way that I can. Variety is the spice of life you know. :) This is a good program that will fit well into how you do your schooling, either as a comprehensive program, or as a supplement.
If you'd like, you can try a personalized Time4Learning demo. Time4Learning was reviewed by a group of people from the Schoolhouse review crew. There are some amazing reviews. You can click to read more reviews from the Schoolhouse Review Crew or click on the link below.
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