1. Whale Teacher Training

Pros: live class, many people around the evaluation is good.

Cons: less fun elements compared to AI classes; more difficult for zero-based kids.

This is the only live class we have tried so far. Because the child had zero foundation at that time, he couldn't keep up with the teacher's progress at all. The teacher tried to arouse the child's interest, but the child found it difficult, plus compared to those AI classes, this class also did not have so many animations, the child found it very boring, and she could not stick to the 25-minute trial class at all.

So, really, as everyone said, for children with a weak English foundation, it is not recommended to go directly to the live class.

2. Zebra English

Pros: very popular course and well made.

Cons: too much like watching little cartoons, no teacher to explain the process, we were feeling difficult.

Many people I know have recommended this class to me. Each lesson is set up with 8 sessions such as Music, Video, Word, Story, Speaking, Quiz, Report, Zebra Call, etc. It's quite informative and has nice graphics.

Especially the Video section, which is a 5-minute short story, is quite childish, and the kids love it. For example, the lesson about animal words is the story of the foreign teacher and Zebra who found the little animals missing and later found them through their footprints.

Here in Video, the teacher is participating as a character, not giving any explanations, or pretending to stop and ask the child to follow along like in some AI classes. There is no interaction and it really feels like the child is just watching a cartoon.

My concern was that the sentences in Video were difficult, and it felt like it would be hard for the child to understand them, and that this would be ineffective - in retrospect, I think I was a bit arbitrary in thinking that, because of the images, it was possible for the child to actually understand them by relying on the images, but that's an afterthought.

The situation was that, although I was a bit worried, after all, the child liked it, and if we hadn't come across a cheaper, seemingly less difficult class later on that the child liked better, I think we might have gone with Zebra as well.

3. Grape English

Pros: There is a teacher to explain the lessons (both Chinese and foreign), so it is easier for the child to understand.

Disadvantages: there has always been a teacher on the side of the screen to explain the model, a single form.

A friend said their kids love Grape English, so we bought a 2-week experience class.

It is a real AI class with a teacher constantly explaining on the left side of the screen to guide the child's learning. There are not only foreign teachers, but also Chinese teachers, which is friendly to small children with weak English foundation. I know many moms prefer an all-English environment and think it's good for the development of English thinking, but I personally have no obsession with all-English.

After two weeks of study, my child was able to memorize the words and sentences in the program, which was a good result. However, every day the teacher sits there and explains things, and the child finds it monotonous. Moreover, my child was a bit confused as to whether it was live or recorded, so she thought there was really a teacher on site talking to her all the time, which made her feel quite nervous ...... So, on the whole, my child didn't like this format.

Moreover, Grape English helps children memorize by following along, which is very frequent and makes children impatient. In addition, I personally think that the teacher of Grape English is also quite plain, not so funny and interesting, which may be the reason why my child doesn't like it too much.

Of course, I have to say that my personal opinion about any class is based on my child's performance. But every child is really different, so the experience is for reference, and I suggest you try to try the class yourself when you have the chance.

4. Little Beaver English Thinking Class

Pros: There are teachers who explain, and they are interesting.

Weaknesses: The format of the teacher on the side of the screen all the time is a bit monotonous.

The format of this class is similar to Grape English, in that it mimics a live class where the teacher appears on one side of the screen and explains.

But compared to Grape English, the teacher often uses exaggerated expressions and gestures to guide the child, and the child loves the teacher and feels that the teacher is playing a game with her - I have seen some people complaining about Zebra's teacher's awkward performances on the Once Selected App, but in fact, for small children, they often really like exaggerated performances!

Despite liking the teacher, the child slowly became less interested because it was like this every day. One more thing, this class is actually from Palm Education, we took the 5-day experience class first, and then for some reason, stocked up on classes, and are slowly clocking in, but the child's interest level really isn't too high - I'm feeling weak as I write this, and so many moms have actually suggested not stocking up on classes... ...

5, Reed Enlightenment

Pros: the teacher explains in animation, feel more relaxed and interesting.

Cons: The animation content itself is rather monotonous.

Unlike Grape, Little Beaver, and Zebra English, the teachers are involved in the animation to explain to the children, and take the children to follow the reading and do the questions. Moreover, with four foreign teachers taking turns, the monotony is reduced a lot. Relatively speaking, this is our preferred way of interaction.

I also think the program is good, with four sessions a week: a letter starter class, a letter vocabulary class, a science cognition class, and more classes on natural spelling at a later stage.