Leapfrog: Letter Factory

THE BEST INVESTMENT YOU CAN MAKE FOR YOUR CHILD, THEY GET ALL THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO BEGIN LEARNING TO READ IN AN ENJOYABLE FORMAT! IT GETS THEM EXCITED ABOUT THE LETTERS AND LEARNING TO READ. THE WHOLE FAMILY WILL LOVE IT!THIS DVD IS THE FIRST DVD OF THE ORIGNAL LEAPFROG SERIES- produced to help children gain reading skills starting out with the ABC's and learning their sounds. THE VIDEO IS VERY ENGAGING AND CHILDREN LOVE THE ENERGY OF IT'S PRESENTATION!My granddaughter started watching this as soon as she showed interest in TV. Her Mom let her watch a DVD of this series until she was so solid in the material presented and she was thouroughly grounded in all the information that series had to offer before she went to the Next DVD.BY THE AGE OF 2, SHE WAS READING! The FIRST LEAPFROG SERIES IS THE BEST- START WITH THAT ONE, IT HAS MORE INFORMATION PRESENTED. THE 2ND SERIES IS GOOD TO START AFTER YOU CHILD IS COMPLETELY SOLID IN THE FIRST SERIES. THE NEWER-2ND SERIES IS GOOD FOR A REVIEW, IT HAS SOME OTHER INFORMATION AND STORY BUT IT IS NOT AS GROUNDING IN READING SKILLS AS THE FIRST SERIES! AMAZON CARRIES BOTH LEAPFORG DVD SERIES.NETFLICKS HAS THESE 2 SERIES BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE THIS ONE DVD, THE FIRST DVD OF THE FIRST SERIES-WHICH IS THE MOST IMPORTANT DVD TO START OUT WITH - THIS ONE HERE: LEAPFROG LETTER FACTORY!I BUY THIS SERIES FOR EVERY CHILD I KNOW! at Walmart for $9 dollars (NO LONGER AVAILBLE AT WALMART)- So I HUNTED DOWN THIS FIRST DVD AND FOUND IT FOR LESS AT AMAZON!. I DID NOT FIND THE 2ND SERIES AT WALMART EITHER THE LAST TIME I PURCHASED A GIFT.I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS FIRST SERIES. ONE CHILD I GAVE IT TO WAS FLOUNDERING IN SCHOOL, SHE WAS LOSING HER SELF CONFIDENCE, IT TURNS OUT SHE NEEDED GLASSES TO EVEN SEE THE BOARD. SHE WAS SO FAR BEHIND, WITH THIS SERIES SHE WAS ABLE TO CATCH UP QUICKLY AND EASILY, HER CONFIDENCE RETURNED IMMEDIATELLY.THIS IS A MUST AND MAKES A WONDERFUL GIFT FOR CHILDREN THAT KEEPS ON GIVING....FROM HERE YOU CAN VIEW THE REST OF THE FIRST SERIES OF LETTER FACTORY ON NETFLICKS AND SERIES #2 IS THERE TOO. WONDERFUL INVESTMENT, GREAT FOR MOM AND YOUR KIDS!

I have a 3 year old son. he was good with his alphabet recognition and names since a very long time and i was wanting him to learn phonics and then eventually start reading, as he is crazily attracted to books.I had a concern that he very picky about what interests him and i certainly did not want phonics to be something he does'nt like learning. So it was important for me to make acorrect choice of DVD which entertains him thorougly while making him learn.Leap frog letter factory gave him the perfect first introduction to phonics. It clicked with him so well that he wants to watch it over and over again. To my surprise he has already started sounding letters specilly the ones he like.Tedd and prof uigley actually visit the various letter rooms to learn the sounds. In these rooms the letters (from letter factory)are learning their own sounds. During each room visit, the letter sound is taught, prof quigley gives a few words starting from that sound, he also writes the letter on a slate (this helps children know how the letter is written and helps when they eventually learn writing), also the catchy jingle after every letter. The letters and sounds are repeated after every 4 new letters are taught. while in particular letter room, many words starting with that particular letter are deliberately used to give children a discreet sense of what the letter sounds like.The best part about this DVD is that they have made the most perfect pronunciation / sounds of letters, along with associting them with mnay real life situations, where you hear those sounds. hence it becomes very easy for the child to associate the sound with something, rather than learning it as a stand sound of the letter. vowels which are particularly dificult to remember (soundwise) even for adults have been so beautifully sounded in the dvd, associating them with different things.for example the sound of a (as pronounced in apple) is taught as a response when someone scares you. It is funny for children to see tedd getting scared with the 'ae' sound and they instantly register it.similarly the sound of O is taught through a jungle theme, tarzan sound.Children can easily differentiate between sounds through these associations.To begin with you might find the DVD going fast from one letter to another but I think the sped is perfect for children, as if too much time is invetsed on each letter, children may loose interest. After watching it a few times you will find the speed appropriate.It is for me the bets way to teach phonics at home.

I had heard great things about this DVD, but I was skeptical of some of the glowing reviews. Still, I figured it was worth a try.After my three and four-year-old watched it the first time, they begged to watch it again. For several days, they immersed themselves in it. That has subsided, but this DVD is still a favorite in our house, and even if they never watched it again, I would still say we got our money's worth because of how much they were able to learn from it. By the second day of watching it, they knew every letter sound on the DVD! Now, when we go places, they will point to signs, identify, the letters, and I will start singing the song that goes with every letter in this DVD (to the tune of the Farmer in the Dell), "The A says...," they will say, "Ahhh," and then we are on our way to sounding out a word. It is absolutely amazing! I like to think I have particularly bright kids, but they have never been identified as child prodigies or anything, just typical kids with a love of learning.We are a homeschooling family and use it to supplement Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons, which I also recommend, although that book is not as fun as the Letter Factory DVD for them, and I think it would have taken them a lot longer to grasp phonics if we had not supplemented with the DVD. Even if your child is not yet in school or attends a preschool outside of the home, I still highly recommend this DVD. It is both entertaining (for its intended audience, anyway...even for parents, it's not so bad you'll be wanting to stab your ears with Q-tips to make the singing go away like with some children's programming) and educational.My only regret is that we did not get it sooner.