We had a chance to meet Julie Campbell, the force and brains behind the Kids Love Spanish series, at the ABC Kids show in Las Vegas where all the new kids’ products are introduced. Her new series, created with her sister, looks like a great introduction for kids to play around learning a language and at least basic words to help them navigate colors, alphabet, number, shapes and basic phrases. Learning a language can be a fun activity for both dads and kids, and an opportunity to show them that you’re willing to start at zero and learn something new with them. While a DVD set isn’t a substitute for real language immersion, and despite all the hype with rapid learning systems, language acquisition is not easy, this still can be a fun way to prepare for a trip south of the border, or to understand the increasing amount of Spanish being spoken in the United States.
Viewers or PBS learning shows will feel comfortable with the graphics and motion in the series. While these may be the best Spanish videos, on the market for children, as indicated by several product reviews, viewers may have concerns that a vast majority of the speakers in the series are not native speakers. Some examples are spoken by Spanish speakers with poor accents that you won’t want your children to emulate. That said, these are a good introduction to the language for very young viewers (3-6).
Other Spanish for children options are available on Amazon if you search on “Spanish for Children” or click this link.
