The app helps children learn Persian through the magic of interactive stories. The lovable animated characters immerse children in captivating stories about the world around them, encouraging creativity, problem-solving, and empathy. Through stories and games, children learn Persian vocabulary and grammatical structures while having opportunities to revisit and retrieve knowledge from previous lessons.
The gamified activities encourage children to practice new words and grammatical structures. They focus on the most common and useful words, expressions, and grammatical structures that children encounter in everyday situations. Activities for preschool children emphasize listening and speaking skills, while the app also incorporates reading and writing skills for primary school children.
The content is fun and relevant for young children. The app includes stories that address children’s social and emotional challenges, such as the first day of preschool and losing a favorite toy. These stories also explore relationships, including interactions with parents, grandparents, and siblings. Additionally, the app features stories that integrate science topics, like exploring animals’ needs and habitats. In other stories, characters solve problems using mathematical concepts, including numbers, counting, shapes, and sizes.
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Based on Important Principles of Language Learning
The app applies several key principles of language learning: frequency (selecting frequently used words and grammatical structures), spaced repeated retrieval (providing numerous opportunities for children to revisit and retrieve previously learned words and grammatical structures), language systems (using regular, generalizable language items to encourage creative language use), motivation (making the app content exciting for children), large amounts of comprehensible input (offering many stories that children can easily understand), fluency (encouraging children to listen to the stories and use the learned language items repeatedly over time), output (providing opportunities for children to use the language), and deliberate learning (including activities for children to learn new words and grammatical structures; Macalister and Nation, 2020).
Bilingual
The stories and activities are available in both Persian and English to help children understand the meaning.
Letters and Numbers
The app features a section on Persian sounds and letters, allowing children to become familiar with them while in preschool. This helps establish a solid foundation for reading and writing later on. Additionally, the app includes a section on Persian numbers, covering single-digit numbers for preschool children and higher numbers for older children.
Children can listen to stories and complete activities anywhere, anytime, and at their own pace. They can choose from a variety of stories at each level.
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