With this disc, reading and writing Maori go hand in hand. It has long been recognised by psychologists that part of our memory is closely associated with the functioning of the motor nerves, and that carrying out an activity - such as writing - directly assists the memory of letters and word-outlines. For many children in the early stages of reading and writing either English or Maori, the problem has often been inadequate muscular co-ordination for the production of good-looking writing.

With computer, the problem of muscular co-ordination is usually greatly reduced. A mere press of the key produces a beautiful letter of the alphabet every time - and the hidden plus point is this: as your children use computer to learn to read and write Maori with this disc, they are also acquiring keyboard skills which may well prove to be an invaluable asset to them in later life! However, the main thing is the immediate satisfaction and pleasure which children can derive from finding themselves able to key in correctly fine-looking Maori words, phrases and sentences related to pictures they understand. Pleasure and satisfaction lead to the foundation of a positive attitude towards Maori Language learning!

Full run-instructions are provided on the disc, but once the parent or teacher has read these through and shown the child how to operate the program, the disc can later be run WITHOUT the instructions appearing on screen, especially as a HELP KEY [TAB] plays a major role in this highly user-friendly software - not only supplying the missing answers when your child needs them, but also slowing the program down or speeding it up AUTOMATICALLY to match the child's performance in the program. The basic structure of each of the nine sections into which the program is divided is similar, so that once a child has mastered Level 1, INTUITIVE LEARNING soon comes into play and rapidly enables most young students to progress to Levels 2, 3, 4, etc., with a MINIMUM of adult help and supervision.