LeapFrog: Letter Factory
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Movie Reviews of LeapFrog: Letter Factory
Movie Review: Excellent learning tool
Summary: 5 Stars
We bought this video after my son's kindergarten teacher sent it home to help him learn the alphabet. At first I was a little put off - My husband and I try to limit TV and we were not excited about playing a video for learning. I soon changed my mind! My 5 year old, who had resisted many of my attempts to learn letters (books, letter magnets and more), loved this video. He learned his letters and the sounds that they made in no time, and he went from behind in his class to a little above average in the first quarter. We have five of the Leap Frog videos total and my boys love them all. My three year old knows many letters and their sounds, and is already showing interest in writing them too. I give all of the credit to Leap Frog Letter Factory.
One thing to know is that the song that they use to teach the letters and their sounds is VERY catchy. You will be hearing it in your sleep after you play this video. Fortunately, I didn't mind the song and the fact that the tune is so catchy ensures that your little one remembers the letters and their sounds.
Highly recommended!
Movie Review: Just what we needed...
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this for my 6 yr old. We homeschool and I had gone through one reading curriculum and tried two other approaches on my own. We were most recently doing Hooked on Phonics but with the old version and he wasn't progressing very well with that. He was stuck with the letter sounds. He was frustrated beause his twin brother was doing great with his reading and was moving forward quickly. So, I got the new version of HOP and got this video, too, because he likes to watch movies. Well, the DVD arrived first and, even though it is a touch too "young" for him, he has enjoyed it very much and has watched it every day. By the time we got the new HOP in the mail, he knew every letter sound just from watching the movie! He is enjoying learning to read again and was so excited to get the new HOP in the mail. The only complaint I have is how they sound the letter "P." But he remembers it now, can see there is a difference between "P" and "B" sounds (both my boys had problems distinguishing that) and I can easily correct him in saying it properly- not a huge negative, IMO.Movie Review: Great DVDs ... all Leapfrog collection
Summary: 5 Stars
I've a 2 and 4 years old children, and they just love to watch the DVDs.
The two years old already knows the alphabet and the sounds of all the letters, the older one is spelling words now...
I'm not a native English speaker, and I've learned from them too! speacially from the "Complex words complex" DVD.
My kids watch few programs on TV, but they ask to watch one of the Leapfrog DVDs every day... and it's nice to have them sitting quiet for 30 minutes while they have fun and learn something!
I also have the fridge magnets, and the 2 years old is trying to sing the songs from the letter factory DVD as soon as he touches a letter... the words of the song are not clear, only the melody, but the letters and sounds are correct!!!
I'm a fan of all LEAPFROG Products!!! kids much younger that the age range specified on the products can use and learn from them. I can see that with the little one trying to do everything the older brother does... and he can... sometimes with a little help from mom or dad...
Movie Review: 2-year-old learned the alphabet in 2 weeks!
Summary: 5 Stars
What an engaging, educational product this is! I've taken this dvd on many long road trips and my daughter never tires. Within TWO WEEKS, she identified with all the letters. Not simply the sounds but she knows what each and every letter is. I was blown away.
The only negative I can think of is for the "w" letter, the letter speaks in slang with "waz happenin' dude!" (I'm no fan of the word "dude"!) In another clip, the professor was tasting popcorn and commented that it needed salt. As a result, in a later scene, the student frog mentioned salt, obviously having learned "salt" is a treat. With childhood obesity on the rise, I'm not sure it's too keen promoting salt! But by no means would this land my review one less star.
I can't rave enough of this product. My review title says it all. I have spread word among playground chatter and to all my parent friends. This is not to be passed up. If your child doesn't know the alphabet, this dvd will surely teach them. The Leap Frog Fridge Phonics are a great accompaniment to it.
Movie Review: My 2-year-old learned every sound in only 2 weeks!
Summary: 5 Stars
My son received this DVD as a gift from "Grandmother" 1 week before his 2nd Birthday. Now he is 2 years and 2 weeks old and can recognize EVERY letter in the alphabet AND say the corresponding phonetic sound. I am amazed at how quickly he picked it up. We are a bilingual family (English and Thai/Lao) and thus far in his life he hasn't been extremely "verbal" yet (he walked at 10 months and is great with all the physical stunts, but so far doesn't have a very large vocabulary).
I thought this DVD would be something a 2-year-old would need time to "grow into", but it has been great for him. It is proven that the mind can recall information more easily when we learn things in a certain context. For example, the "K" says "kuh", while at the same time doing a "kick" and singing the "K" song. All of these cues, visual, audile, and kinesthetic, help seal the information in your child's memory.
As a professional English as a Second Language teacher and a Master's Degree holder, I highly recommend this DVD for preschoolers.