Reader Rabbit 1st Grade

by The Learning Company

Product Features

• Grade-based software teaches essential developmental skills
• Combines learning techniques and complementary learning aids
• Multi-subject CD with dozens of fun games and lessons
• Printable-activities CD with more than 100 projects
• Sing-along CD with original songs; 50+ flashcards and stickers

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0002H6SD4
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 30, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,892 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Reader Rabbit Learning System– Preschool, Kindergarten and 1st Grade are three new grade-based products from the number 1 educational software brand! They are an integrated program designed to teach your child essential developmental skills through a unique combination of proven learning techniques and complementary learning aids such as flash cards, printable activities and stickers.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun and entertaining software!, March 13, 2006

By 

Jenny J.J.I. "A New Yorker" (That Lives in Carolinas) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)   

This review is from: Reader Rabbit 1st Grade (CD-ROM)

Reader Rabbit's 1st Grade is lively and entertaining, with a nice mix of grade-appropriate skill-building activities and just plain fun. My 7 year old daughter does enjoy this software.
Although the skill-building portion of this program isn't as hefty as some other programs but this includes plenty to stimulate the young learner. Skills addressed include: reading comprehension, spelling, phonics, addition and subtraction, counting money, days of the week, problem solving, measuring and estimating, animal traits, similarities and differences, and creativity and music. Activities illustrate real-world uses of each of the skills, making them both attractive and non-threatening to the learner.

In many cases the activity itself actually helps teach the required skill through concrete illustration. In the costume counting activity, for example, the problems are shown in numerical form on a clipboard, while the costumes themselves are shown attached to a pegboard. The color of each item matches the color of the corresponding number in the equation. This helps the child understand the relationship between the adding and subtracting of real-world objects and the adding and subtracting of numbers.

Activities have progressive levels that adjust automatically with user success. The program's 'Options Pad' lets the parent or teacher read about the program's educational benefits and views the user's progress. Because of the simplicity of this program, it works best with young students at the pre- or early 1st-Grade level. It is not recommended for students who have completed 1st Grade or want exposure to more advanced skills.

1.0 out of 5 stars Not Mac OS X, August 4, 2010

By 

Robert Hedrock - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Reader Rabbit 1st Grade (CD-ROM)

This software is advertised as Mac OS X, but it's not. It's for the older Mac OS7.1 to 9.x OS.

If you have the OS 9 install disks you can run the older software in emulation on OS X, but it's not true OS X.