Customer Reviews

Leap Frog Gift Set - Letter Factory/Talking Word Factory (+ Plush)

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I have always read to my son, now 4 since he was an infant. He loves it, and knew all of his letters by sight, but that was about it. After watching Letter Factory and then later, Word Factory, he was making phonic sounds and understanding vowels/consonants in a matter of hours! He went around singing the Leapfrog phonics songs, how words are 'stuck together' by vowels and basically reading 3 letter words after a few days of this. And people say videos/DVD's are bad for kids! These two videos are a PERFECT way for absolute beginners to grasp their phonics and letter sounds in a very fast way, and be on their way to not only reading words but spelling them! I am so impressed with the Leap Frog letter/word factory videos..absolute jewels for young childhood learning. Now my son will excel and learn faster once he gets into formal preschool and kindergarten.

My kids, ages 3 and 5, love these videos. My three year old is now making the letter sounds and recognizing letters and my five year old is sounding out words after watching the videos. That's money well spent.

This is such a great DVD. I wanted to get my stubborn three-year-old ready for Pre-K next September. He's not very easy to sit down and teach and he frustrates easily. Since viewing the Letter Factory, he's surprisingly familiar with many of the letters and their sounds. Kudos Leap Frog! Thanks a bunch for such a fundamental start.

We have all of the Leapfrog videos and I can not recommend them enough. Certainly it is some of the best educational programming out there. [Read the individual reviews for each product to see how many 5 Star votes and thumbs up these products get.]

In the Letter Factory, children are introduced to all of the letters in the alphabet and their sounds. In the Talking Word Factory, children are taught how words are formed using vowels and consonants.

Five Stars. My children and their friends simply love these videos. And what amazes me is that my 2.5 year old went from having no knowledge of the alphabet, to being able to identify all of the capital letters and their sounds in under 2 weeks. Great gift.

Leap Frog products have been my favorite teaching toys for my twins but I have to say, they have absolutely outdone themselves with these 2 videos! After watching The Letter Factory 3 times in one day, my twins learned the sounds for every letter and are now putting 3 letter words together!!! This video is very entertaining, maintains their attention, and delivers a wonderful presentation that allows your child to learn the letters and their sounds. These videos actually encourage your child to want to learn to read. They are just phenomenal! My twins want to watch them over and over again. I have never been this enthusiastic about a product but I can assure you this is MONEY WELL SPENT! You will not be disappointed with this purchase. It really is a must have for all parents and it definitely compliments the other Leap Frog toys. 5 STARS FOR THIS ITEM!!!!!!!

WHAT A GREAT PRODUCT - I WILL RECOMMEND THIS PRODUCT TO EVERYBODY. THESE ARE DVD'S EVERY MOTHER AND CHILD WILL LOVE.

Add me to the list of folks raving about these videos. Our 2.5 year old son is sounding out words. We don't let him watch much TV but these videos pass the test with flying colors. They are entertaining, well-crafted with good production value and educationally sound. I did my graduate work in children's educational media and I give these highest honors.

Also worth checking out: the "Little Leap" frog that teaches letter names and phonics. Our son's been playing with that since before his 1st birthday and he learned letters and phonics from it long before we started letting him watch videos.

Although we haven't seen the magical results that some have reported, I'm happy to say that both my 19mo and my 3yo will sit and watch these DVDs... they even REQUEST them! This is a major accomplishment! The little one likes the songs and simple graphics, and the older child will sing along with the phonics songs and practice the letters and sounds.

At first I was a little disappointed by some things that are not covered (long and short vowel sounds, silent letters, etc), but I think those would've made the concepts too complicated for a beginner, and the scope is appropriate for children just being introduced to phonics... there's plenty of time for exceptions and complexity later!

This was our first experience with any Leap Frog products, and we are very impressed!

My son is 2 1/2 and he loves the Letter Factory Dvd (the 2nd dvd Talking Word Factory is still a little advanced for him) He watched it at least 3 times a day for the first 3 days and now can recognize all the letters and know the sounds they make. The audio and visuals they use for each letter are so catchy that ALL kids will love it and will be repeating the letters in no time!!!!! A must for every parent with a pre-schooler!

My son and daughter both knew the alphabet phonetically before they were four by merely watching this video (I hadn't even gone over the letter's sounds yet!). They make have a catchy song for each letter. And the word factory gives them a head-start into reading with a great explaination of vowels. I was recommended this video by a friend who raved about it and now I sing it's praises. I've even just donated the set to my daughter's Kindergarten class and the teacher loves it!