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LeapFrog WordLaunch Learn-to-Read-It System

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Manufacturer: LeapFrog
Brand: LeapFrog
List Price: $39.99
Our Price: $14.10
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Word Launch is the sound-it, build-it, learn-to-read-it system. Children build words and see them come to life on TV in this action-packed carnival adventure. 13 hands-on learning games help kids progress from sounding out letters to building and reading 3 and 4-letter words with confidence. What it Teaches: *Phonics *Word Building *Consonant Blends *Short Vowels and Long Vowels


DESCRIPTION:

Amazon Maximum Age: 7
Manufacturer Maximum Age: 7
Amazon Minimum Age: 48
Batteries Included: 0
Batteries: 4
Battery Description: 4 AA
Binding: Toy
Brand: LeapFrog
EAN: 0708431211513
Feature: WordLaunch system combines tactile play with onscreen learning activities
Is Autographed: 0
Is Memorabilia: 0
Label: LeapFrog
Manufacturer: LeapFrog
Manufacturer Minimum Age: 48
Model: 21151
Publisher: LeapFrog
Release Date: 2007-06-07
Studio: LeapFrog


FEATURES:

• WordLaunch system combines tactile play with onscreen learning activities
• Teaches phonics, word building, consonant blends, short vowels, and long vowels
• Carnival-theme game makes learning exciting for ages 4 through 8
• Features thirteen hands-on learning games
• Includes WordLaunch machine, 32 letter tiles, tile storage tray, and TV connector cable



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CUSTOMER REVIEWS:

Customer Rating:
Summary: leap frong word launch
Comment: My daughter is nonverbal with cognitive and fine motor problems. this toy is great for her to learn her letters, to spell, for attention, and easy to help her working with fine motor skills. It holds her attention with the colors, music, matching, and the ease of the game. I'm so happy that I purchased this for her. Parents, etc., should be aware of the advantages this toy has for special needs children right along with our non-special needs children.

Customer Rating:
Summary: 3 year old loves it
Comment: My son received this toy for Christmas. The graphics are not the best. However, he has so much fun with it. He has quickly figured out how to navigate around the game. I like the fact that the game progresses through levels as he learns. The games hold his attention, and challenges him at the same time. I think the purchase of this product depends on the individual child. Some children will like it, and some won't. My son certainly has benefited from this product.

Customer Rating:
Summary: Wonderful for learning tool
Comment: I bought this item for my two year old grandson who was already learning his letters. He will play on this toy for hours if aloud to! And is learning while playing a video type game! It is a great Pre K learning tool.

Customer Rating:
Summary: Only beneficial for lower case letter recognition (NOT for letter sounds)
Comment: This product is advertised to be beneficial for learning sounds and reading. It is not for one reason. It is beneficial for lower case letter recognition only. It tells you what letter to go and get, that helps you learn and enforce lower case letters, which is good if that is where you are at. The instructions are spoke out slowly and that is clear.

BUT the reason it is NOT the least bit helpful for learning sounds is because the toy has a circus theme and the circus music in the background is equal volume to the voice telling you the sounds. If you lower or raise the volume it does not matter because the two sounds play at once and they are just about equal. You can barely HEAR the instructions clearly which gives you the sounds of the letter. This is because you can't hear it over the circus music in the background.

Another complaint is that they give you a grid or palette in which to place the letters and select them from, but it is cardboard.. I am sure it will get destroyed .. they should have made that from plastic.

Another ANNOYING THING is that these letters are NOT the same size as fridge phonics and also not the same size as the word builder shaped like a jet airplane. So now I have 3 leapfrog letters and none of them work any game but their own. It would be nice because kids loose letters, that would have been nice. But now all 3 games are useless without a full letter set and having bought their other game did not help you out.

Customer Rating:
Summary: A great toy
Comment: My kids (4 and 6) have had this for over a year now, and still enjoy playing it. As with any LeapFrog product I have tried, I think it is very educational.

It's nice to have some toys that they are actually learning something from.

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