The app (as of May 2019 anyway, maybe it'll turn evil in the future) doesn't seem to have advertising, in-app purchases, streaks (instead, it only records how many days in total you've made progress in the app), or leaderboards comparing you with other people. I assume that this approach has been chosen because the children using this may be too young to be fluent in English.Īnother difference is that Duolingo Kids seems to have taken a philosophy of "Don't be evil. Using images, rather than translations, is something that's been advocated by Fluent Forever. Rather than being given a Spanish sentence and being asked to translate it into English, or vice versa, it uses icons of nouns, adjectives or verbs - for example, an icon of someone with lots of muscles successfully lifting weights for strong, and someone with no muscle unsuccessfully lifting weights for weak, and an animated icon of someone drinking a glass of liquid for "to drink". One of the biggest differences between Duolingo Kids and the ordinary app is the lack of translation. We know that teaching people to read and write can change lives and by taking everything we know about how people learn languages, with Duolingo ABC we want to use our expertise in encouraging and motivating kids to build a strong literacy foundation with gamification and positively impact lives.I've been using Duolingo Kids for a week or three, and have completed the entire course for at least the easiest level, and have been using conventional Duolingo for years on and off. To avoid problems in kids like low reading levels, behavioural issues, school-year repetitions and school dropouts, a strong literacy foundation is very important. We wanted to cater to the educational needs of children and offer a free tool that helps them in their early education and enables them to form a strong literacy foundation.
Built on a tried and tested teaching methodologyĬommenting on the launch of Duolingo ABC in India, Karandeep Singh Kapany, Country Marketing Manager, Duolingo said, “Duolingo’s mission is to make learning free, fun and accessible to everyone. Instill the love for reading in kids with gamification
A fun and friendly companion for independent and effective learning The platform offers a differentiated learning model with 9 different levels to start from allowing kids to learn at their own pace and build confidence. Developed by learning scientists, Duolingo ABC is a free-to-use app for kids that includes over 700 bite-sized lessons, teaching the alphabet, phonics, and sight words in a fun gamified manner. Duolingo, a popular language learning app – today launched 'Duolingo ABC' in India, an app designed to help children between age groups of 3-8 years to learn how to read and write in English.
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