Daughter just turned 2. Wife can't really speak much English (yet) but between me and the usual English stuff for toddlers on Youtube, my daughter is learning some English, though still primarily speaking Japanese.
Yesterday my wife had the saleswoman from DWE show up to explain the program. Daughter was really in to it. We already knew it would be super expensive but I've also been told by most people that kids that used DWE actually tend to be better off than dragging the kiddos to English lessons. Seems like they've managed to adapt the usual Disney crack for kids into easily digestible formats with a tablet and all these cute tools. Of course you can buy older versions of most of the books, materials, tools, etc. on mericari for quite cheap. The saleswoman said she doesn't think the materials really change much, just the format…but the catch seems to be the latest tablet they released requires a login….and of course kiddos love the tablets so that is quite a big disadvantage if that is what engages the kids the best. I'm not against going all in and I understand it makes more financial sense the more children you have (we plan on 4) but I'm just trying to understand how much benefit there is in signing up with the latest stuff vs. the older materials that seem to have earned it such a good reputation. (for example, the older, tactile material being more effective vs. the tablet)
If any of you used DWE, do you have any advice?
What's your take on the club and all the additional services?
by BananaTacoZ