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I have a similar aged lad who uses his pad just like all the other much older kids do. Just want to say what an amazing thing it is to see kids so young so easily and comprehensively using these touch screen devices. As an example, he can search YouTube for The Number Song, which has already taught him to count to 100. Alphabet 90% reliably correct too, not to mention shapes and colours. He has been using pads since he was about 15-16 months, something like that, he is now 2 years 3 months, and I still find it incredible. Way ahead of my other kids. In an ideal world, I would love for every child to get one of these, plus an internet connection, free from what ever education department, when the hit, say, 18 months. Yeah, I know..... What I don't know though is whether its a good thing or a bad thing? To this 40yo Dad, something seems sad about seeing him there, on the sofa, with his face lit up by his "Samsung". But equally, it seems like a modern miracle. Even though he still like books,, actual toys, running about in the garden, pulling the cat's tail, giving his food to the scrounging dogs, it still feels like he is being robbed of something. I suppose thats my age or generation, or something stupid. As for the pad hanging, he now has patience, and simply waits. He used to tap away, then hold the pad out for one of us to fix it, but now he just waits. If he gets no response after a while, he restarts the pad. |
Mine is a little older (3 years 4 months) and has graduated to spelling and skip-counting, mostly on the "havefunteaching" youtube channel.
He's also learned which apps seem to respond well to extra taps. There are a few that do, and a few that just require patience.