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- ABC's For Toddlers Shareware version 3.0
- RICKERS SOFTWARE
- Copyright(c) 1991, 1992
- Richard C. Johns
- 239 Buna Rd
- Ft Ord, CA 93941
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- DISCLAIMER: All precautions have been taken to insure that this
- program is of the highest caliber. Even so the Author assumes NO
- RESPONSIBILITY for anything that may happen as a result of using it.
- If there is some question as to whether you may have received an
- altered version of this program please contact the author and you will
- be provided an original version.
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- LICENSING: The program is the sole property of the author. You are
- granted a limited license upon registration. Non-registered users are
- granted a trial period of 10 days. at which time they must decide if
- this program is of great enough value for them to register.
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- PHILOSOPHY: The reason for writing this program is purely personal.
- I have a strong commitment to early education and that was my primary
- concern throughout its development. The major difference between this
- and many other children's programs is that it is mandatory that it be
- a cooperative effort with both parent and child in order to get the
- maximum effect. That is not to say that a child cannot have fun
- playing it by him or herself, only that at least initially it is
- designed to be guided by the adult.
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- PROGRAM: This version was written in Turbo Pascal 5.5, ABCs,
- numbers, Shapes, Colors and Music each make their own separate
- contribution to the overall value of the program. It is important to
- keep in mind that much has been intentionally left to the imagination.
- This is done because I have learned that when you are to specific you
- can actually degrade the confidence of a child. For example;
- If you gave a 3 year old a vocabulary test by showing him 50 pictures
- of common things you think he should know. The outcome of the test
- depends on a lot of things, like, quality of the pictures, his socio-
- economic group, time of day, person giving the test, and so on. You
- could very likely get a false result. What I have done is purposely
- is not create a right answer. That is up to the person who knows the
- child best to decide.
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- PROGRAM SUMMARY: The whole program is intended as a fun tool to
- learning. I have decided not to dissect the program but to recommend
- that you just play with it. I offer the following suggestion for its
- use;
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- * With the ABCs use the pictures to practice sounds in relation
- to letter.
- * Sing the ABCs with a finger on the screen.
- * With the ABC flash Cards point out Big and little letters.
- * With Numbers incorporate the pictures in the Flashcard area with
- the numbers itself.
- * In all the areas its easy to do the " where's the ?"
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- I'd guess there are several hundred variations. Some of which would only
- work for you and your child. But then that's the point you know your
- child best.
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- FUTURE: There will be future versions. The frequency will depend
- on increased programming skills, input from users and demand for these
- types of programs. Special note; Input is very important to these
- types of programs.
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- REGISTRATION: A registration form can be printed from within the
- Program for which you will receive the Registered version. Or you
- can send $15.00 to the below address. Specify disk size so I can
- send you the next version which your registration entitles you to.
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- NOTE: If an educator or educational institution finds a use for ABC's for
- Toddlers or would wish to discuss a variation please contact the author.
- It is possible to modify this program to meet any specific needs.
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- RICHARD JOHNS
- 239 Buna Rd
- Ft Ord, CA 93941
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- Compuserve ID# 70410,412
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- Thank You...
- Rick
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