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Bugsby Reading System

Published
by
john
on May 31, 2009
in Educational Games, For Parents & Teachers, Reading Games, Reviews and Toy Reviews
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Vtech Bugsby Reading System - Pen and Starter BookArriving this fall 2009, is the well anticipated: VTech Bugsby reading system. This state of the art reading system, which is in all reality a talking book, included with it is an electronic stylus. All one has to do is point and touch a particular word or picture in the book and it is read aloud for the young reader by the device.

This particular reading system is another addition to three others systems that all employ dotted media technology developed by Poingo Publications International along with Tag and Tag Junior available from the Leapfrog Corporation. This is the technology that allows the stylus when placed over a particular word to sound it out by de-coding the printed symbols.

The books are only able to work properly with one of the above mentioned stylus. For the price of $30 you will get the stylus and one of the books. Any additional books that will work with the stylus will cost you an additional $13.

You’ll want to start by getting whatever book you have synched with Bugsby. This process is often different than with other systems. You start by installing the batteries and then place the ROM driver, which is of thumb-size and is located in the back cover of the book to be used into the Bugsby unit. It must be remembered that if this cartridge is missing the system won’t function.

Once the simple installation is completed and the system is turned on, which will likely require the help of an adult, the young participant is free to read along with the help of the stylus as it can be dragged along the sentences and the audible narration is heard aloud. The young reader may choose to only pick out particular words if that’s what they want to do.

There are more options of reading material for the young reader like; Wow Wow Wubbzy, Olivia, Dora the Explorer and many more. There is an optional soundtrack that plays along with the narration but that can be muted the reader prefers. Bugsby is due to hit stores this Fall season 2009.

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Anyone can learn to read with Reader Rabbit

Published
by
admin
on April 30, 2009
in Educational Games, For Parents & Teachers, Game Reviews, Reading Games and Reviews
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Reader Rabbit educational games were originally made available back in 1986 and are still to this day are a very popular form of reading educational material.
The edutainment (entertainment & education) game; Reader Rabbit for preschool kindergarten, allows children aged 3 to 6 to go on a fun adventure with the main character Reader Rabbit and meet all of his animated friends along the way.

The Reader Rabbit series starts out at the post infant level of the series from the beginning level which will take the child all the way through the second grade level. The young players begin the game by becoming acquainted with the many character like; Matt the Mouse, Sam the Lion, Wonder Pony and Mimi Rabbit who just happens to be Reader’s sister.

There are also a number of minor characters that your child will meet on his/her journey to becoming a competent reader.

If you want to see improvements in you child’s reading skills or introduce them to reading for the first time then Reader Rabbit is an excellent choice. From the very basic sounding out of the letters to the more advanced sentence formations, the Reader Rabbit series has it all.

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