A = Announcer
J = Jennifer Bilyew
C = Cosmo
Ch = Child

A: Cosmo's Learning Systems: an innovation in learning that inspires your child to learn, laugh, and thrive.

J: I'm a speech language pathologist and I practice with children... I've been practicing speech therapy for about nine years now. I feel that I can use Cosmo's Learning Systems with almost all of the kids I see. The great thing about Cosmo's Learning System is that I can take it wherever I go to. I have my Mission Control and I have my laptop, and I can go from the clinic and I can go to someone's house in the same day. It takes me no time at all to set up. It takes me less time than, sometimes, it takes me to set up other materials.

C: Come on, kids! Let's go! Hi, I'm Cosmo, and together we're going to explore brand new worlds.

J (to child): What should we do? Should we do bubbles? Should we play hide and seek? Or should we do numbers and puzzles?

C: Where would you like to go?

Ch: Uh... do numbers and puzzles.

J: Okay, go ahead. Remember what planet that's on?

Ch: Red.

J: Yeah.

J: My very favorite thing about Cosmo's Learning Systems software is the prompt system... and I like it so much because it is a no-fail learning system for children. And they love Cosmo, this character that they can associate with somehow, and they're always very drawn to him. One of the best things about the product is that I can individualize it for all of my children. And I can very easily adapt the software or the hardware to meet those needs.

J (to child): What's after yellow?

Ch: Um, green.

J: One of the features about Mission Control that is really powerful for our children is the aFFx activators.

C: Yay! Three colors in a row.

J: The aFFx activators are a different kind of technology, and it's more like a dimmer switch... so when you press it just a little bit, like a light will come on just a little bit, a small action will happen on the screen. If you press it harder, more of an action will happen on the screen. The aFFx activator technology is fantastic, and I've never seen anything else like it.

Ch: Two!

J (to child): Two red bubbles, good job!

J: So he can get the full effects of using Mission Control and the aFFx activators and the interactiveness of the software program even if he can only press just a little bit, because of the way that we're able to match the child's needs with the aFFx activators. As a speech therapist, the microphone is extremely helpful. There are not a lot of ways to show a child that they're using their voice on a computer system that is this playful and this interactive.

C: Excellent! That's three. One, two, three!

J: I feel like this software is extremely appropriate for the kids that I see, in all the different settings, because it allows me to work on different goals in different settings, communicate what I need to communicate with the parents or teachers, depending on the setting. I really like the data system, because I'm able to keep track of all of my sessions for all of my different children. I'm able to print out the sessions and be able to compare data from one session to the next, so it really does help me, not only in private practice, but in a school system, where I need to report certain data on each different individualized child. The goals and the objectives that are already built in to the system, to Cosmo's Learning Systems software, are goals that can be directly related to the child's IEP. And so, you can find in the data how the child's meeting their IEP goals. The curriculum guide is fantastic, and I like it because it does many things. One is it steps you through how to use the program, how to plug in Mission Control and how to use it, step by step, so there's no confusion. It's very easy to understand.

J (to child): And now it's my turn.

J: I feel that the magnetic manipulatives are such a great feature to have in therapy. During a session, I will use the magnets to reinforce the learning that just took place using the software. So it really reinforces this learning concept in all different atmospheres.

A: Cosmo's Learning Systems consists of Mission Control, an easy-to-use computer interface device with four aFFx Activators and a built-in microphone. It also includes Cosmo's Play and Learn software that can be customized for each individual child and has comprehensive data collection. It also includes a curriculum guide and a set of magnetic manipulatives with a reversible magnetic white board and over 65 magnets. For more information on Cosmo's Learning Systems, visit www.atkidsystems.com.