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 Teaches Kids 2-8 French, Spanish, Chinese, Italian & German Animated DVDs • Song-Filled CDs • Colorful Playbooks |
FAQ Frequently Asked Questions
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What forms of payment do you accept?
Pay by credit card through our secure shopping cart. You may also send a personal or corporate check or money order made payable to The Language Workshop for Children, along with your order details and mailed to: |
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What are my shipping, handling, and international import costs?
The cost of shipping and handling Professor Toto is added to your online order and depends upon your delivery address (please see shipping costs below). Shipping and handling fees for delivery outside the US, Canada or Mexico do not show on your online order. We determine the amount and add it to your order. (Please see shipping costs below).
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I'd like to take advantage of my 30-day money back guarantee on my Full Professor Toto Multimedia kit. How do I do that?
Address and deliver returns within 30 days of original receipt to: Do not return to any other address. |
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What is your privacy policy?
Professor Toto values your trust so we only collect the information we need to fulfill your order and don't share information with outside parties. But we may need to share information with credit card processing, mailing, or web host companies, however, these firms are not authorized to use the information we share with them for any other purpose. |
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Is my credit card information secure?
We have appropriate security safeguards to protect and secure the information we collect. Our Web sites use Secure Sockets Layering (SSL) to encrypt your personal credit information, including your credit card number, before it travels over the Internet. SSL technology is the industry standard for secure online transactions. Because we use SSL, placing an order online at one of our Web sites is just as safe as giving your credit card number over the phone. |
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How is Professor Toto different from other children's language programs? Professor Toto's producer, the Language Workshop for Children, has specialized in teaching languages to children of all ages since 1973. CNN called Francois Thibaut "...one of a very few experts in teaching languages to small children." Only Professor Toto gives your child the same top-quality technique and materials that has been successfully used, in LWFC classrooms, to teach tens of thousands of children for more than 37 years. No other children's language educational media producer has a comparable track record or the expertise of François Thibaut's Language Workshop for Children. |
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Why is it important to learn a language at such a young age?
Children possess a unique neurological capacity to absorb and remember the sounds of many different languages. This ability diminishes over time. A child's critical language learning period typically ends at about the age of 13. The sooner you begin, the easier it will be for your child to learn. |
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How should my child use Professor Toto?
Children ages 6 to 12 may probably feel more comfortable watching the English version before they watch the Target language (French, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, or German). A ten-year-old might read the foreign language script as he watches the foreign language Toto DVD or the Eric's Day English script, and then alternate between the picture book and a CD. As he or she develops more understanding of the language, he can eliminate the English script and continue with the CD and DVD. Another way that children may enjoy the kit is by alternating the DVDs with the music CDs. Not only do youngsters enjoy variety, but they exercise a different set of learning skills when focusing on the audio CDs. Finally, we recommend that you spread out the varying elements of the Full Professor Toto Educational Kit over a period of time. Professor Toto is a lifetime investment for your child, and there's no need to rush. |
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How is Word Power used?
All children benefit from Word Power, which reviews all basic vocabulary learned in Professor Toto Parts I (including Eric's Day) and II. Younger children might get more out of Word Power if they begin with Sing & Learn and Professor Toto Parts I and II. Then, they can wait a few weeks as they become familiar with the new sounds and words in the DVDs before starting Word Power. Older children may be ready to begin reviewing the terms in Word Power after just one or two viewings of Professor Toto. |
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Why do you teach with songs?
They are immensely valuable tools with which to teach children a new language, songs:
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Which language should I choose?
Since the United States is rapidly becoming a bilingual nation, Spanish-English speakers command a premium in the US workplace. French is melodious, romantic, spoken by 80 million people, and remains one of the major languages of diplomacy: Mandarin Chinese, the business language of China, is spoken by about 875 million people and requisite to do business with one of the world's major economies. About 60 million people speak Italian, and although it is quantitatively less important, Italian remains one of the world's most beautiful cultures and important for fashion, home decor manufacturing, and other fields. Finally, since Germany remains a world-leader in engineering, medicine, chemicals and a host of other specialties, German is another sensible choice. |
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My child already speaks both English and Spanish; should I add French?
That depends upon how well he is speaking Spanish. For example if he acquired most of his Spanish intermittently through a housekeeper and could use more work building vocabulary, learning grammar, and practicing pronunciation, I would choose Spanish. But if the child became fluent by only speaking Spanish with a parent, his Spanish is probably strong enough to select a new language. It should be easier for him to learn a third language because he already understands the fundamentals of his first two. Generally if a child is under three, it is easier for him to acquire a fourth language. Children who have already developed the ability to store and process one or two languages can more easily acquire a third or fourth. We store our talents in our brain. So, like a sports skill, if our brains already hold the hand-eye and motor skills we need to play tennis, it is easier for us to learn play lacrosse or basketball. |
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General Advice
When introducing your child to Professor Toto, it's important to remember that learning another language should be fun. Please don't make Professor Toto a chore or homework. Every child is unique and Professor Toto is designed to accommodate different learning styles. Mix the elements of the kit to best suit your child's interest. |
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More questions?
We're always happy to help. Contact us at 1-877-444-9595 or at 1-212-396-0830 (for international callers) or at info@professortoto.com with your questions during the regular business hours of 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (USA-EST). |
- What forms of payment do you accept?
- What are my shipping, handling, and international import costs?
- I'd like to take advantage of my 30-day money back gurantee, how do I do that?
- What is your privacy policy?
- Is my credit card information secure?
- How is Professor Toto different from other children's language programs?
- Why is it important to learn a language at such a young age?
- How does my child use Professor Toto?
- How is word power used?
- Why do you teach with songs?
- Which language should I choose?
- My child already speaks both English and Spanish; should I add French?
- General Advice
- More questions?
