Customer Reviews

LeapFrog Leapster® Educational Video: Talking Words Factory

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This is absolutely the best leapster cartridge! It includes a video about putting words together that my 4 year old son watches over and over and sings along with. There are also many word games that are easy enough for my son but will also challenge him as he learns more! Great product!

My son has been in speach therapy for 1 1/2 years. He did not start talking till he was 2 1/2. Now a 4 year old, he is as stubborn as I am and wouldn't sing the alphabet song with me, nothing I did could encourage him to learn his letters or his numbers. I stumbled onto this at our base exchange and he loved it. I would let him play with the sample one when we came into the store. I brought my husband to show him how interested he was in the system. So we made the investment. I am amazed. He got this system from Santa for Christmas with the letter factory cartridge and by the beginning of February, he knew all his letters of the alphabet and what sounds they make! He learned the proper way to make the L sound (hard for him)and when I correct him he starts singing the leapster song. He loves this game. I have since (March) purchased the Word factory and he is trying to READ!! He loves the "sticky letters" concept. I can't believe how well these games are made as to hold the attention of a very busy 4 year old! Who is no longer in speach therapy :)

My 3 year old is starting to sound out words and spell them - all thanks to this cartridge. I take the lessons he's learned and use them in every day life - this is amazing, I believe my son will be an early reader, and this is giving him an amazing boost.

My son received this video for his 4th birthday from his aunt. After watching it over and over for 2 days straight, not only did our son know the sound of every letter, but had also learned to create words. I only wish there was another video to continue after this one, however, it taught my son to start creating words on his own, and within a few short months, he was reading on a 1st grade level. He is not yet 5 and is reading 2nd grade books with little to no help. Definitely worth the price.

I bought this and another new cartridge for a long plane trip. My almost 4 year old played this one over and over and over again. She LOVES it. She played it all the way across the country, most of the week while we traveled, and all the way back. And she's still playing it. HINT: I only allow the Leapster for travel, never in the house. It's the one toy that she never tires of after over a year.

My 4 year old and 5 1/2 year old both LOVE this cartridge!! My 4 yr old is already learning to read and it is partly due to this cartridge and the Letter Factory cartridge.

Our kids take their leapsters in the car on trips and we don't hear a peep out of them except as they are winning or figuring out words!

I was hesitant to get this for my daughter. She was 4 1/2 and I thought I should wait until she's in Kindergarten... WRONG! She wanted it so we got it and it is her FAVORITE! She has about 14 Leapster games and this one was BY FAR the one she plays with the most. And the best part is shes learning upper and lowercase letters and their sounds... its just such a great reinforcer to what she kind of knew already. Awesome.

We have purchased many of the Leap Frog videos, CDs, and Leapster cartridges. I have found them very beneficial in helping my daughter (2 1/2) learn her letter sounds and CVC words. I thought the Talking Word Factory would be very similar to the Talking Letter Factory, but was disappointed. While she can watch the video (we have the video that corresponds to the game) on the Leapster, the games to reinforce the making of words are not very beneficial. The games for the Talking Letters Factory were great and I believe really helped her. It is nice to be able to have an educational "game" to take along, rather than just watching movies on the ipod. I would recommend the cartridge for viewing, but don't expect too much if you are hoping that this will teach your child how to make words.

My son received this on his 4th birthday, and plays this game the most of all 6 Leapster cartridges. He plays them games, repeats the words, and then he took it a step farther...He has a fridge phonics, lowercase letters, and a word whammer (that didn't get used until he got this game), and he is constantly going into the kitchen to spell the words that he learned from this game and then he writes them on a dry erase board. He does the same thing in the tub with foam letters and bath crayons.

It is a great game for pre-reading skills and makes learning to read basic words fun. He actually recognizes words from this game to words in all sorts of printed material.

As for the durability...my son accidently put it in the kitchen sink full of water. We let the game dry out for a few days, and when we put it in the leapster it still worked...no damage to the leapster nor the game.

And it is hard to hold his attention. But he loves this cartridge. he will watch it for 45 minutes straight. That, to me is amazing.