LeapFrog: Letter Factory
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Movie Reviews of LeapFrog: Letter Factory
Movie Review: Helped it all click for 3-yr. old
Summary: 5 Stars
My 3-yr. old has the Fridge Phonics and the Phonics Library and played with them randomly UNTIL we bought the Letter Factory dvd, which he watches over and over again. He then revisited the phonics library (which has 6 or 7 different settings: press the letter and hear the letter's name; child is asked to find the letter with the sound "buh" and when child is correct, child is praised; spell the word.and so forth..) none of this captured my child's attention until after we watched the Letter Factory, these toys were revisited and (with reinforcement from me doing some of the activities suggested in the included pamphlet, such as tracing the letters and physically acting out the letters) it seemed then that it all came together for my child. In this dvd, all the letters of the alphabet are shown with their corresponding sounds. There is a distinction made between: "Capital letters and lower-case letters." I liked the phrasing and that the narrator did not dumb down his speech by saying "Big A, Little A." Nicely done.Movie Review: Great
Summary: 5 Stars
Our two-year old daughter loves this video. I highly recommend it.
It's primary strength is introducing the alphabet in a memorable way. But it also introduces basic phonics/letter sounds. She has started to go around the house singing, "The A says `a', the A says `a'...." But you will need more than this video to teach all the sounds that letters can make.
As an adult, I found the frog characters and the "PR" theme of the main frame story a little annoying. But I think it's a good video for kids.
If your kids see a lot of TV, they might have a different reaction than our daughter did to this video. We don't let her watch a lot of TV unless it's educational for her (studies show TV and rapidly changing video images are not healthy for kids' brain development, especially before age 3).
By the way, this is a standalone DVD that plays in your regular DVD player. You don't need the LeapPad or any special Leapfrog products to view it.
Movie Review: Terrific for letter sounds / phonics
Summary: 5 Stars
My PreK child (5 y/o) was slowly but surely learning his letter sounds at school, but he still struggled with them. He wanted to write words, but he couldn't recall the letter sounds easily. Then we rented this video from the library, and he seems to have mastered his letter sounds overnight.
Additionally, his 3 y/o sibling, who knew his letters but not their sounds, is almost on par with his older brother now.
My children really, really enjoy this video--despite the fact that our library copy has multiple scratches and gets "stuck" 7-8 times during the story! I have been impressed with how easily that this video can teach letter sounds, so I went and bought a (unscratched!) copy. It is worth the investment!
Only one negative--some letters have two sounds, like the letter "c" or the vowels. This video only covers one sound per letter, which is different from the LeapFrog toy products, which mention both sounds for each letter.
Movie Review: AMAZING LEARNING OPPORTUNITY
Summary: 5 Stars
Okay, I admit, I was skeptical. 2 year olds learning the alphabet in a day? Come on, I have a bridge to sell in Brooklyn. But....we have several other Leap Frog items and our daughter loves them. So, I bought this DVD for our Daughter for her second birthday. After the first viewing, my daughter was running through the house pointing and calling out letters. During the second viewing, she was calling out the next letter in the alphabet as each letter was being shown.
I have only two concerns:
-- Only one sound is taught for letters like C, A, O, E, G etc...a little confusing, but I can deal.
--How to convince family and friends that kids really ENJOY watching this even though it could be perceived as 'flashcardy'.
This is a 'must buy' for toddlers and preschoolers! And, it has the added bonus of not being too annoying for parents. We have had this for 3 days and I know I have watched it 15 times. IT IS GREAT!
Movie Review: THIS REALLY WORKS!
Summary: 5 Stars
OK. I'm a believer. My (just turned) two-year-old son knew absolutely NOTHING about the alphabet before this video. In fact, when we tried to teach him things, he seemed somewhat disinterested.
However, on his very first viewing of this video, he began repeating the letter sounds with the characters on the video. He sat completely spellbound watching the program in its entirety and then begged to watch it over and over again, each time becomming more and more involved in making the letter sounds. It was like a light came on for him and he now is excited to learn and to use his new found knowledge.
We've only had the video for a couple of months now and he almost knows his entire alphabet and can spell his name. He can read letters on signs. It's just amazing.
Other reviews speak to the content, so I'll leave it at our personal testimonial. We highly recommend this and all the Leapfrog "Letter Factory" products.