JumpStart Advanced 1st Grade [OLD VERSION]

by Vivendi Universal

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00008OE6J
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 25, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,762 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

JumpStart Advanced 1st Grade has more fun and enriching learning activities than ever in its new sports themed 3-CD set designed to prepare your child for 1st grade and beyond.

Product Description

4 Skill-Building Favorites That Make Learning Fun! Product Information The perfect blend of learning and entertainment.  JumpStart Advanced 1st Grade presents fundamental skills in a variety of fun-filled formats to help your child learn through his or her natural learning style.  Experts have identified seven learning styles.  For example, some kids respond best to songs, some to pictures, and others to words and rhymes.  JumpStart Advanced uses your child's natural learning style to teach everything from reading and spelling to mathematics.  Your child sets the pace.  Activities automatically adjust so they are never too hard, never to easy.  Kids will learn over 60 skills and have fun with over 100 activities! Product Features Develop Skills for Success in 1st Grade Catch the Correct Numbers Soar Through Word Recognition Enhance Reading Skills Collect Letters to Build Words Classify the Vowels Build Confidence in Math Match the Fractions Blast Through Basic Math Master Spelling Rules and Patterns Identify Proper Spelling Choose the Letters and Spell   Windows Requirements Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 Pentium III (or equivalent) 1 GHZ or faster processor 256 MB dedicated RAM (512 MB recommended) 1 GB RAM for Windows Vista and Windows 7 1.4 GB available on Hard Drive space 3D Video Card with 32 MB dedicated memory with DirectX 9.0 compatible driver 16-bit color, 800x600 screen resolution DirectX 9.0 compatible Sound Card DirectX 9.0c (included with install) QuickTime 7.1 (included with install) 24X CD-ROM drive Windows Media Player 10 (included with install) Broadband Internet Connection

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

67 of 79 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars JumpStart Advanced 1st Grade, April 21, 2004

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Sara Thacker (Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: JumpStart Advanced 1st Grade [OLD VERSION] (CD-ROM)

Amazon does a disservice to JumpStart products by putting all of the reviews for JumpStart products under this product. The Advanced 1st Grade product is fun. My son, age 7, enjoys playing it. My daughter, age 5, isn't ready for it yet because it is a bit more difficult than the other games she has been playing. I would recommend this program for anyone who has a child at or near the 1st grade level.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Jump Start Advance 1st Grade, August 31, 2005

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theologymom "theophilus1970" (Upland, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: JumpStart Advanced 1st Grade [OLD VERSION] (CD-ROM)

In my opinion, this program is a little on the expensive side. Even so, many parents may find it a helpful supplement to reinforce basic skills.

Children take an assessment test the first time they use the program in order to determine what levels they need to begin at in each subject. This actually is a pretty good idea because the program can "grow" with the child. However, it will probably require the parent to sit with the child through the assessment in order to interpret the instructions.

The program can also supposedly becustomized to the child's individual learning style. I'm not real sure how effective this is, since, in my opinion, the computer environment is somewhat limiting in and of itself.

One good feature is that there are separate volume controls for the narration track and the music. Personally, I find the music completely obnoxious, so it's nice to be able to mute it. Otherwise, keep some headphones handy.

Overall, I think this is worth the money. And, by the way, it runs fine on both our OS X enabled Mac as well as our Windows XP machine.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Beginnings, October 2, 2005

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C. Salcido - See all my reviews
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This review is from: JumpStart Advanced 1st Grade [OLD VERSION] (CD-ROM)

I have a First Grader who has difficulty being taught anything by family members so Jump Start First Grade is great for him. The program was easy for him to use and he stayed with it for over an hour the first time he sat down with it. Now he loves it and asks to play all the time. He really lit up when I told him once he learned all the things on the cd he'd be one of the smartest kids in his class and be able to help some of the other kids. I wish I would have gotten this during the summer before he started first grade