Time 4 Learning Reviews

Time for learning is cool and all but they need to adress the problems that they have some times my son couldent get on his school work for 6 MONTHS SHRIGHT and finally they fixed it and now he needs to do like 12 hours a day just to make up that 6 months that he couldent get it

Its a great resourse and incredibly affordable. My oldest loved learning on the computer and each subject is broken down to multipe sections which is nice:)

My oldest is 12 and we use Time4Learning. She’s really enjoying it! She’s very verbal and enjoys reading and writing. She enjoys the independence of it, and working at her own pace. Her favorite subject is langauge arts, so of course she’s flown right throught the 7th grade lessons and is now doing 8th grade. I had to start limiting her to only one langauge arts lesson per day!

I also have a 10 yr old son with severe dyslexia and he uses Time4Learning too. I highly recommend this program for dyslexic kids. They have a little parrot icon that you can drag and drop to whatever you want him to read for you, and you can also use the more sophisticated Natural Reader software in conjunction with the lessons too. (free!) You don’t have to enable those functions if you don’t want your kids using them, but for a dyslexic child this is wonderful!

The only downside I see is the cost. The value for your money is great, but I have 5 kids and this really adds up. They do have a plan where you save a bit when you add more than one child to your account, and I’m going to give that a try.

I wish this system was cheaper. During the trial my kids did well and they loved it. I definitely could not keep up with all 5 of my kids. I would go back if it were cheaper

I signed up for Time 4 Learning my first year homeschooling as I wanted something to back up on days when I was carrying for my infant and 2 other children. I thought it would be a great way to supplement and it was. On days that I couldn’t get to “school” or was sick or the weekends when I wanted extra, we have used it. Even after I no longer had an infant and we had more time for formal school, there were still days when we used it for a supplement.
I liked that you can be in one grade for Science, another for Math, and another for Language Arts. Parents can set the amount of time that a child works on subjects before the “playground” opens up and there is a limit to how much “playground” time they can use too. It’s nice because you don’t have to make sure they don’t skip lessons and play if you walk away. However, it would be nice if there was an “unlimited” playground time available because we monitor it pretty heavily and there were times when the game would switch off in the middle and she was crushed.
Otherwise, it was good. The math was a little jumpy in my opinion, in that it moved away at an odd pace but otherwise, I thought it was good.
We began using it less and less so we had to discontinue our subscription because we weren’t using it enough for the price. If there was a discount for using it just so many hours a week or something we would still have it. We will likely pick it up for the summer. That part is great because you can turn it on and off as often as you want. However, you have to pay a monthly charge if you want the program to remember where you were and retain your records but you can easily print them out so it isn’t a problem.
My daughter loves it and the playground is nice because its all kid friends and education sites in one place so you don’t have to worry about the sites they are going to.
Overall good program as a supplement.

I liked it at 1st-but, when the kids kept needing my help and even though they took the test etc at the end-I could see the rating but, I was not happy w/their actual retention. I feel like I lost a yr.
could have been a good supplement-I just should not have relied so much on it.

Easy to set up and keep records of child’s progress.
The History was incomplete and the Math was hard to follow.
I didn’t like some of the views that were expressed in the Language Arts and Reading sections. Also some of the stories were troubling to my child. Even though the price was right, the record keeping was great,
and there was much work to put into their portfolio I left it. Mainly due to the tolerance message that was in some of the L.A. and Reading lessons. It was just as well for it bored my child. My child likes the workbook approach.

I was very leary of this program when I first came across it because I thought my 7th grader wouldn’t like the animation. I signed up for the trial period just to review and surprisingly my daughter LOVES it!

I don’t think it is good to use as a complete curriculum however, I do believe it is a great supplemental program for Language Arts and Math. I use it on our light days…or to reinforce a new skill learned. THere is a learn2write program also and I plan to sign up for that as well.

One drawback…the science and social studies program. I keep wanting more. My daughter does too.

I have been recommending this site for everyone..it’s great for homeschoolers and afterschoolers.

We used this succesfully for two years but we had to pull out because it became expensive to have three children using it. I’m hoping we can sign up again for at least one child. We live in New Zealand and loved it.

My son loves this program, he gets to do school on his own. the graphics are simple but engaging. The math concepts are great and broken out into small chunks so you can get them. And they score each section so you can check on assignments and repeat topics as much as necessary. I also found out that its a little less expensive if you pay annually rather than monthly. We use this program in conjunction with My Father’s World.

My son who is in 7th grade really enjoys the Math on Time4learning. The ease of usage is a plus as is the visual format it is presented in. That feature really helps to hold his attention and keeps things fresh. The concepts are explained in several ways to ensure that all types of learners can grasp the concepts. The review work and the many different examples are explored very well prior to the quizes and test. I really enjoy the lesson plans being very detailed and the assessment reports available to track and monitor his progress or struggles. The flexibility is a big help, If I feel he needs to review a specific area, we can, he is not pressured to perform. The ease of use allows me time to work with my younger child. This is our first year using the program and I’m sure I will continue to do so.
Thank You

My daughter enjoyed Time4Learning, and learned a lot with it. She loved playing the educational games, and begged me to play often. I liked the parent reports, too – they were very convenient. The games are fun and rewarding for the child. I have a M.Ed. degree and the program definitely receives my approval for educational value. The visual learning experiences provide helpful reinforcement for certain reading and math concepts, especially in the early elementary grades. I wouldn’t use it as a whole curriculum, as it’s really too basic, but it’s excellent for supplementation.