LeapFrog: Learning DVD Set

As my son was headed to Pre-K, he had not shown a great interest in learning letters or sounds. We had done lots of activities to spark an interest, but it never lasted long and we hadn't gotten very far. A friend recommended the Letter Factory DVD after her son had learned all of his letters and sounds by watching it. I was HESITANT to go in the DVD direction to do this, but I knew it would motivate him because he does love to watch TV (even though he only watches 1-2 hours a week)and I thought this would be a great way to make those minutes more valuable than just entertainment. I am so glad I didn't let my hesitation get the better of me because within a week, he knew all of the letter sounds. The letter names took a little bit longer, maybe 3 weeks. He LOVED practicing with the flashcards that came with it. I liked that the flashcards had the visual from the DVD on one side and the standard type on the back. The flashcards also have all sorts of extension ideas for each of the letters, like making the letter with your body, naming something that you wear that starts with the letter, etc. As a reading teacher, these "real world" connections are so important in developing true understanding. He has now started watching the Word Factory and is already starting to sound out words. He has also picked up on rhyming from watching the DVD. He takes a lot of pride in knowing and sounding out letters and words and it was all sparked from watching the DVDs and practicing with the flashcards. The only thing that I didn't love with the Letter Factory was the pronunciation of the "L" sound. It was more of an "uhl" sound instead of just an "L". I may be picky because I'm a reading teacher. I was really happy that most of the letters that are sometimes incorrectly said with an extra sound "duh" for D, "buh" for B)were said correctly in the video. Overall, I couldn't be happier with the results of the DVDs. My son still sings the songs from the Letter Factory and his 16 month old sister is catching on! Truly a great investment if you want to give your child a head start in reading!

All three of these videos are great the first day of school video is about the froglets going to preschool and being nervous. They walk into the classroom and realize the classroom supplies are nervous too. This video introduces number order and value, letter sounds, and animal family names. In Letter factory Tad roams the letter factory and runs into Professor Quiggly who introduces him and your child to all the sounds of the alphabet. Each letter has its own special training room. At the end Tad gets to present the letter sounds to the letter factory owner. The word factory has Professor Quiggly again helping Tad make words with the talking letters for a newspaper fill in the blank contest. Each video has an interesting story line and keeps our son entertained while he is learning foundational concepts. He loves the songs and often repeats the information long after the video is over. My only critique is the videos are short. I would like all three to be on one dvd so they can play back to back.

Leapfrog products are so effective. I first bought Word Factory about a year ago, which I found very good, however, it was at the time too advanced for my 2 year old. In the summer in preparing for Pre-School, I decided to get the Leapfrog DVDs as I bought several leapfrog toys and found them so educational. I had also bought other educational DVDs and found the Word Factory more engaging. In a week, my son who could interestingly sound the alphabet but could not name them, could identify them. The flashcards that came with the Learning DVD set was a big hit. He would match the letters with the ones on the screen. He then wanted to play the Alphabet Game. He would hold up a card and we would take turns naming and sounding the letter; then he would turn it around and identify the capitalised and lower case versions of the letter. He enjoys this and his face is aglow! He is now writing the alphabet. It is a delight to see the joy and excitement for learning. He has watched the Letter Factory a hundred times or more, and this is no exaggeration! He can identify it from his huge collection. He is now ready for Word Factory. He has picked up very well from the Word Factory, since he has been exposed to it for quite a while and since he knows all the letters and sounds. He will soon be reading. He has lots of books which he loves and this will only increase his love for reading and books. I love the Let's Go to Preschool as it explores colours, shapes and numbers, however my son is more interested in the Letter Factory and Let's go to the Moon which is part of another Leapfrog Collection. I highly recommend this Set to parents who want to give their children a head start to learning, and kindle and maintain their love for learning.

I gave these to my 3 year old for christmas. He absolutely loves them. I love them as well. The Letter Factory has been an amazing resource in learning his letter sounds. I had never practiced letter sounds with him before this. After about 3 days, he knew all his sounds. Everywhere we go he is practicing his sounds. The song and animations are extremely helpful. There are games on the DVD as well. He has even started spelling words by sounding them out (and we're only a week into watching it)!!! The flashcards have been amazing. We take them in the car with us. And I think they really helped to gain his interest in watching the movie the first time. The school DVD is fun to watch. Although not as AMAZING as the letter factory, definitely good reinforcement for my son who has never been in daycare or preschool. We've watched the Talking Words factory a couple times. It is really cute. It has helped him grasp the concept of words. he has learned his vowels. These are must haves. There is no way I could have taught him this information alone and so quickly and have gotten this much enthusiasm from him.

I'm very happy with this purchase. Although I'm a fan of Leapfrog Leapster2 and Explorer, I never ever taught of buying these Leapfrog DVD's, or even the corresponding Explorer/Leapster2 games. Simply because I wasn't familiar with the characters. Somehow the characters (Tad and Lilly) on the covers of the games and DVD's, and the whole cover itself, did not appeal to me. Nor to our son, since he never asked for any of them. It seemed perhaps a bit too "scholastic" to me, I guess. Not interesting enough. With all the popular characters from TV and movies around, like SpongeBob, Penguins of Madagascar, Go Diego Go, Cars, Toy Story, etc. etc.., these games and dvd's certainly did not jump out to me. I taught our son would not be much interested in these simple frog-like scholastic characters while all those very popular characters are available. So it never ever even cross my mind to get nor a game or a dvd of these characters. Till one day, one very good day, I got a mail from Amazon with a deal on this set. The deal was very good, so I decided to go ahead and try it anyway. Although I had the feeling that this good very well be just waisted money, since our son (just 6) would probably not be very interested in it anyway. Especially since he's pretty much into SpongeBob lately. But since it was 3 dvd's for a very good deal, I decided to go for it anyway. Thank you so much Amazon! If it weren't for your deal, I would never ever get any of these dvd's, nor look at the games of Tad and Lilly. Now I'm thinking quite different. Here's why. Any dvd or character that wins over SpongeBob, is a hero to me! At the moment we got these dvd's, our son was very much into SpongeBob. He has a couple of SpongeBob dvd's and lately it has been the only thing he's watching. He was watching the same SpongeBob dvd's each and every day. Sometimes even over and over on the same day. Also on tv looking for when SpongeBob would be on. So when I got these dvd's, I really had very low hope, he would be interested in them. Actually no hope at all. But boy, was I wrong. I still can't believe it, and actually I don't really understand it either. I mean SpongeBob is quite an interesting character. Extremely entertaining, especially to kids, but with no educational value whatsoever, unless of course incorporated in an educational game. But I say again on TV and dvd,... no educational value. So how could Tad and Lilly win over SpongeBob dvds??? I don't know. Beats me. But they did. When I received these dvd's at home, I told our 6 year old, we were going to watch something different today. I showed him the covers of the new dvds, and he was slightly interested, since they were new. But once we played the 1st dvd of the set, he was not interested in SpongeBob anymore. At least not for now. It has been two weeks now and the only thing he's been watching are these Tad and Lilly dvd's. The Letter Factory one is his favorite for now and the one he's watching over and over. He's very exited about the letters, the words, the songs, the story line,... and he's learning a lot. Imagine my surprise (for putting SpongeBob aside) and my excitement (for him to be really learning and having fun at the same time). The flash cards that came with the set are also great. He loves them, and plays a lot with them. Repeating what he learned from each letter from the dvds, singing the songs, and making words! We are really happy with this set of dvd. Now I'm already looking for the other dvds from Leapfrog and also the Leapster2/Explorer games of Tad and Lilly.

We love the Letter Factory. Definitely one of the Best Educational DVDs out there for the 2-3 crowd. The Word factory is the next step to help little ones put the words together. I was disappointed with the quality of the Let's go to school dvd. I like what it teaches, it just isn't as good a production as the other ones. Overall, I am glad we got the set. It was also much cheaper for us to buy the 3 together on Amazon then to buy them separately. I love the other Leap Frog Products out there, too. We have the matching school bus that sings along. I like how this set comes with the pack of cards. I can see us using those to build words down the road.

Since my daughter (3) already knew her letters, but not the sounds, I wanted to purchase something that would help with that and The Letter Factory really did! Although a child wouldn't need to know the letters first, since they teach that along with the sounds. My daughter has consistantly enjoyed watching The Letter Factory and she's even enjoyed Talking Words Factory. I'm not sure if she liked the Let's Go to School DVD since I think she was "T.V.'d" out when she watched it. The songs on these DVDs are great and stick in your head! I find myself singing the sounds of the letters with her while we're getting her ready for bed or in the car or at play dates. My daughter also really enjoyed the addition of the letter flashcards. As she watches the show she goes through the cards and finds the letter, then makes the sound. I love the fact that she can watch a video and I know she's learning/strengthening her understanding of the English language/alphabet.

I highly recommend the Leapfrog DVD set and all the Leapfrog phonics brand toys that go with the movie. It’s amazing. My son went from struggling to remember letters and hating homework to remembering them and having fun building words. Of course, I’m also reinforcing his learning in other ways, but his attitude about it has changed. He is so proud of himself. This is such a boon.

3歳と５ヶ月の娘のために買いました。３０分くらいの内容ですが、子供がハマってます。英語やりたーいといって、３ヶ月間、ほぼ毎日見てます。音楽のリズムがよく、すぐにA〜Zの読みと音を覚えました。カードも活躍しており、並べたり、組み合わせたりして単語をつくってあそんでいます。買って大正解でした。このシリーズの他のDVDも購入しました。リージョンフリーのDVDレコーダーが必要です。Amazonで3000円くらいのを買って使ってますが、全く問題ないです。

My kids watched it again and again, they love it. They learnt the alphabet and words from these DVD. It is amazing.

This product doesn't need any further praise. So much has been said about it. My both children LOVE it, both under 5. They ask for it to be put on (we've got the whole set), knowing of all the programmes I encourage this and they truly enjoy it. My daughter's reading has improved significantly. Complex words is a good one as well. Best children's DVD I've ever bought!

Very nice

フォニックスが楽しく学べます 飽きずに楽しく見ています 付属で付いているアルファベットカードをめくりながら、発音していました。 安いしいい買い物でした。 インポートなので、リージョンフリーのプレイヤーが必要になるので注意が必要です。