Jumpstart for 2nd grade- an excellent economical resource for homeschooler and public schooler alike

At the beginning of this school year my 2^nd grader was having problems with reading. I had previously used several different cd-rom games for my older kids in the mid-90’s so I looked around and found that several of those titles weren’t around anymore. One of the titles that were still around was Jumpstart. After comparing all the new types of software, I decided to try it because the price was less and the features looked to be better than the others out on the market. I brought it home and she has not stopped playing it every chance she gets since. It offers multiple skill levels in phonics, math skills, and art. All of this together with customizable characters, a cd of music and an interactive DVD game makes it a great way to help any child improve skills. I can see that her reading has improved thanks to the learning content. I love the fact that because she thinks it’s a game there’s no struggle to get her to work on improving skills. Put that with the emailed progress reports we get from Jumpstart and the extra online add-on games and you have a very nice combination.