Montessori Crosswords - Teach and Learn Spelling with Fun Puzzles for Children for PC and Mac

Software Reviews and Criticism

• By Maber

  Great educationally, needs a couple of practical improvements

  I would definitely recommend this app for it's educational value. My daughter is 3 and has been playing for two days and is already on Level 3 (multiple and complicated words). I wish it had more levels, but that alone was definitely worth the $3. However, it needs the following features: 1. "Hit" spots need to be expanded. It can be difficult to get the mouse to go riiiiight over the right spot to hit the square where the letter should be, causing the letter to fall back down. This can be frustrating if they know they have the right letter and just can't get it to "stick." 2. The letter sounds are wrong/inadequate. This is confusing and requires almost constant parental intervention to "correct" the sounds. It needs to either not have the sounds at all, or give all the different sounds a letter can make. Other than that, this is a fantastic game and my daughter really likes playing it when she's not incredibly frustrated at it's practical problems. If these minor problems are fixed in an update, I will happily change my review to 5 stars. As it stands, the game is fantastic concept, but a few minor details make the execution enough that the game is a bit difficult to play.

  
  
• By MontessoriMama

  From a Montessori parent

  All of my children attend Montessori school, but they have yet to see this app. I wanted to play around with it first and so far I agree with the other reviewers and think that some of the pronounciations are off. For example, the 'i' and the 'e' both make the same sound in this app, which is incorrect. The 'e' should sound like the the 'e' sound in 'egg' and the 'i' should sound like the 'i' in the word 'insect'. I'm hoping that there will be an update to correct this. For now, I will explain the mistake to my children, but for $3 I was hoping for a bit more accuracy from an app that is calling itself MONTESSORI. However, overall I am thankful for this company to be releasing Montessori apps using the moveable alphabet and other Montessori materials found in a Montessori classroom. :)

  
  
• By Pilgrimhere

  Excellent Concept

  The concept seems fairly solid. The vowels are colored differently from the consonants and the letters say their sounds and not their name. It is also alot of fun. I do wish for more parental controls. The fireworks/animations are indefinite. It would be good to have the reward on a timer. I would also like the option to toggle off the ability to simply reveal the answer. The ultimate would be being able to add your own word list.

  
  
• By Sodone

  Fun program

  My 6 yo daughter loves this program and uses it to test her spelling. I like that there is the option of not having to click and drag, but i wish it would remember the last setting. My daughter is old enough to click and drag and i would like her to practice mouse use. I used to be able to let her navigate this program even if I was busy and now I wonder if I should change the setting, etc. Just another layer to think about that I did not have to before. Overall, good program and I highly recommend it!

  
  

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