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Now my son is that age (3) and he's having particular trouble with speech and letter sounds. This DVD is not fun for parents, it's incredibly repetitive, but it's perfect for pre-schoolers. I rented this DVD from Netflix some years ago, knowing next to nothing about it. I have high hopes that this DVD will be just the help he needs. Highly recommended. While the medley was incredibly annoying to me, my daughter was riveted and actually learned the sounds of all the letters in no time. She always wanted to watch it and it really got her through that particular step a child takes before learning how to read.
(we have only watched it a few times, but I can see the affect already). The letter factory is a great dvd for my children to learn their letter sounds. Even my 2 yr old sings the song all day, and recognized some letters.
He enjoys story-based programs (Curious George, Little Polar Bear, etc). This DVD is not one of the better learning tools out there. I think it was just too much unnecessary noise and action. and lesson-based programs (Brainy Baby ABCs), so it's not a matter of his not being able to follow along. The audio and visuals are overstimulating and distracting from the message, the story line is contrived and hard for little ones to follow and the characters pronounce the letters incorrectly in many cases.I can see that it might be entertaining for some kids, if they are used to fast pace animation and the unfortunate jump-cut editing pervasive in children's programming. But my 2.5-year-old was bored with it and didn't want to watch it again.
Actually, we hadn't really done much with the alphabet when we got this (at around 20 months), so this was his first introduction to the alphabet other than singing the alphabet song and a few flash card sessions. What's more impressive is that he can do this out of order, and he is beginning to decode words using the sounds.
Doesn't every mom). This is something that many kindergartners are just learning.Of course, I think my son is brilliant (lol.
I was a first grade teacher before my son was born, so I have a pretty good handle on teaching letter sounds, etc. After around 2 months of off and on viewing, he can now say all of the letter sounds just by seeing the letter.
but I'm more than happy to announce that this video is extremely well done, and I don't think that my son would be as far along without it, despite my teaching background.When you use this video (and the others in the series, which we will start in on shortly) in conjunction with flash cards, teachable moments around the home/outside the home, etc.your child will be well prepared for school.Go leapfrog. I'm all about having children learn from many different angles, so thought this video would be a great addition to our learning routine.
Much to my surprise, within a few times of viewing this video my son was able to say all his letter sounds.
A+ I've bought many videos including elmo, disney, and dora. This video is by far my daughter favorite and has helped her identify letters and their sounds.
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