Reading Blaster Mission 2: Planet of the Lost Things (Ages 6-7)

by Vivendi

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005KB39
• Item model number: 71293
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 10, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,138 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #65 in Software > Children's Software > Reading & Language
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Lost your marbles? You're not alone. The intergalactic lost and found is full of missing things that need to be returned to their rightful owners. Jump into action and help chase down lost socks, go after flyaway balloons, and corral the caboose that got loose. There are lots of lost toys, and so little time. Get ready, get set, and start clicking.

Reading Blaster is part of the Blaster Learning System, an integrated line of game-based learning software. Blaster Learning System missions use gameplay to teach fundamental math and reading skills to kids ages 5 to 9. After mastering the essentials, kids move on to Cross Terrain Challenge, created to sharpen critical-thinking skills through extreme game adventures.

Reading Blaster's unique motivational learning system recognizes each child's achievement with points that can be redeemed for rewards. The Blaster Learning System goes the extra step with SmartPoints to provide an incentive to play, practice, and learn.

Product Description

Reading Blaster Mission 2: Planet of the Lost Things

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

60 of 62 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mother of a beginner reader, January 30, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Reading Blaster Mission 2: Planet of the Lost Things (Ages 6-7) (CD-ROM)

My son is enjoying this CD-Rom very much. He is a beginner reader and is learning his phonics and how to put sound combinations together. This is an extremely helpful tool for him as he progresses in his reading ability. And as a parent, this takes the pressure off a little when I sit with him to help him read as he is mastering a lot of the skills himself. Which in turn does wonders for his self-esteem as he learns to read.

36 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Eager to Learn, November 12, 2002

By 

I. F. Walker (Milwaukee, WI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Reading Blaster Mission 2: Planet of the Lost Things (Ages 6-7) (CD-ROM)

I am a teacher tutoring a student on the side. I was looking for software that would help my weekend student become an eager reader. He loves Reading Blaster. His regular teacher has stated that he is trying to figure out more words on his own. This is only after using the game for a week!

I love the way it helps with phonics development and the games are fun. The games help to increase reading speed and encourage the user to find the correct answer.

The program also contains 10 stories that can be read aloud by the program

Another great part of the software is the "B-Mail". The user can put together an e-mail with a pre-made form. the "B-Mail" is answered by one of the characters. There is even a function that will read it for the child who is not yet ready.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars really fun and amazingly good, January 3, 2003

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K. Abernethy (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Reading Blaster Mission 2: Planet of the Lost Things (Ages 6-7) (CD-ROM)

great for reading skill building! My 5 year old is computer literate and is a beginning reader with basic phonics skills and very limited word recognition. This game provides a truly fun way to enhance sentence structure understanding, phonetic spelling, punctuation and word recognition. I think it will be a challenge for a LONG time.