KidSpace is a parallel website to Internet Public Library with topics of interest to children at a level that children can understand. The website consists of various collections of more websites organized in groups such as "Health & Nutrition," "Reading Zone" and "Math & Science." The links that are provided within each grouping are also at a level appropriate for children and the sites I looked at were mostly well.
It seems obvious that some thought has gone into checking the links in this site for reading level and appropriateness. I only found one inactive link, and most of the linked sites are approprite for a higher reading level. I only found one link that I would say was for younger children. The site is colourful, nicely laid out with little scrolling and clicking to do to get where you want to go. There is also a function that allows children to ask a question which I did not test for speed or accuracy. The main criticism I had was with the search function which seem to take children to the parent site to do the search over again. So, in effect there is no search on the KidsSpace site.
It seems obvious that some thought has gone into checking the links in this site for reading level and appropriateness. I only found one inactive link, and most of the linked sites are approprite for a higher reading level. I only found one link that I would say was for younger children. The site is colourful, nicely laid out with little scrolling and clicking to do to get where you want to go. There is also a function that allows children to ask a question which I did not test for speed or accuracy. The main criticism I had was with the search function which seem to take children to the parent site to do the search over again. So, in effect there is no search on the KidsSpace site.
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