When discussing with several Finnish teachers 
the benefits of Shipcat -program were confirmed:

• It offers you a possibility to teach both single individuals and teams.
• It improves your skills in using it-technology and the Internet.
• It motivates the children:

• .. .to train their reading skills to match the speed of a cheetah
• ... to read over and over a fairy tale not read once as a book
• ... to experience the  literature
• ....to understand the contents of texts better
• ... to critical reading with thought
• ... to increase vocabulary (especially helpful for immigrants)
• ... to exercise difficult spelling (especially helpful for immigrants)
• ... to train interactive communication skills