Reader Rabbit I Can Read With Phonics 1st and 2nd Grade
from: The Learning Company
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Product Description:
Children will take afascinating ride to Wordville Station!Product InformationA step toward fostering a lifelong love of stories reading and language. Playful language colorful animations and engaging sound effects provide adelightful environment for
Amazon.com Review:
Reader Rabbit takes a road trip, and kids who go along for the ride willlearn everything from homonyms to alphabetizing with this occasionally inspiredCD-ROM. Kids can follow the Road to Imagination to 15 different reading lands,or visit Wordville Station for straightforward access to word games. Both ofthese multilevel elements are designed for kids who already have a grasp of thealphabet.
Each stop along the Road to Imagination has a reading-related theme, such as anowl looking for words with long and short vowel sounds for the letter e.Animated hot spots reinforce the theme, as well as activities that involverhyming, syllabication, listening to letter sounds, and word recognition. Thereare also a couple of books to be found at each stop along the road (30 in all),with questions at the end that inspire both reading comprehension andimaginative flights of fancy. An easy-to-use recording program enables kids toread the books out loud and play back their words. Wordville Station has fourgames that teach compound words, vowel sounds, alphabetizing, and matchingopposites, homonyms, and rhyming words.
I Can Read has some bright moments: Reader Rabbit loosens up a bit andimitates Ed Sullivan, Dick Clark, and former president Clinton as he emcees analphabetization exercise called the Alphabet Dance. The vagaries of the Englishlanguage are exposed when a bird of paradise plant transforms into an exoticallyplumed bird of paradise, and then that same bird rolls a pair of dice. A tinybit of sophistication seems to have seeped into the wide-eyed world of ReaderRabbit, and it will probably be appreciated by kids who have cut theirpop-culture teeth on the rapid-fire fare provided by Nickelodeon and Nintendo.
Fear not, Reader Rabbit and Mat the Mouse still run a pretty straight-lacedestablishment, with plenty of opportunities for parents to check progress,control gameplay and levels, and educate themselves about educating their youngreaders. But there's a bit more sass here than in the Reader Rabbit programsdesigned for younger kids--an intelligent way for the series to adjust to itsincreasingly sophisticated audience. (Ages 5 to 8) --Anne Erickson
Amazon.com Product Description:
This title is designed to teach critical reading and writing skills with phonics-based word puzzles, animated storybooks, and reading comprehension games. Kids will follow the Road to Imagination, then catch the train for Wordville Station, where they'll join Reader Rabbit and friends in an action-packed adventure. The activities in this colorful reading program build confidence and pleasure in reading, in addition to helping your child learn critical reading skills.
Children will take afascinating ride to Wordville Station!Product InformationA step toward fostering a lifelong love of stories reading and language. Playful language colorful animations and engaging sound effects provide adelightful environment for
Amazon.com Review:
Reader Rabbit takes a road trip, and kids who go along for the ride willlearn everything from homonyms to alphabetizing with this occasionally inspiredCD-ROM. Kids can follow the Road to Imagination to 15 different reading lands,or visit Wordville Station for straightforward access to word games. Both ofthese multilevel elements are designed for kids who already have a grasp of thealphabet.
Each stop along the Road to Imagination has a reading-related theme, such as anowl looking for words with long and short vowel sounds for the letter e.Animated hot spots reinforce the theme, as well as activities that involverhyming, syllabication, listening to letter sounds, and word recognition. Thereare also a couple of books to be found at each stop along the road (30 in all),with questions at the end that inspire both reading comprehension andimaginative flights of fancy. An easy-to-use recording program enables kids toread the books out loud and play back their words. Wordville Station has fourgames that teach compound words, vowel sounds, alphabetizing, and matchingopposites, homonyms, and rhyming words.
I Can Read has some bright moments: Reader Rabbit loosens up a bit andimitates Ed Sullivan, Dick Clark, and former president Clinton as he emcees analphabetization exercise called the Alphabet Dance. The vagaries of the Englishlanguage are exposed when a bird of paradise plant transforms into an exoticallyplumed bird of paradise, and then that same bird rolls a pair of dice. A tinybit of sophistication seems to have seeped into the wide-eyed world of ReaderRabbit, and it will probably be appreciated by kids who have cut theirpop-culture teeth on the rapid-fire fare provided by Nickelodeon and Nintendo.
Fear not, Reader Rabbit and Mat the Mouse still run a pretty straight-lacedestablishment, with plenty of opportunities for parents to check progress,control gameplay and levels, and educate themselves about educating their youngreaders. But there's a bit more sass here than in the Reader Rabbit programsdesigned for younger kids--an intelligent way for the series to adjust to itsincreasingly sophisticated audience. (Ages 5 to 8) --Anne Erickson
Amazon.com Product Description:
This title is designed to teach critical reading and writing skills with phonics-based word puzzles, animated storybooks, and reading comprehension games. Kids will follow the Road to Imagination, then catch the train for Wordville Station, where they'll join Reader Rabbit and friends in an action-packed adventure. The activities in this colorful reading program build confidence and pleasure in reading, in addition to helping your child learn critical reading skills.
Features:
- Children will take a fascinating ride to Wordville Station! Product Information A step toward fostering a lifelong love of stories, reading, and language.Playful language, colorful animations, and engaging sound effects provide adelightful environment for children to explore as they build their reading skills.Follow the road to Imagination, then catch the train for Wordvill
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Rating: 
- Only barely worth the money
After reading many good reviews, I purchased this software for my 4yo who is just starting to read.I am very disappointed in the product.
First, it did not come with installation or use instructions.Installation was pretty standard, so we were able to figure it out.How to use the game, however, was not so standard.We had to figure it out through trial and error.It took perhaps a half hour or so, but having the instructions would have been very helpful.
Second, ... Read More
Rating: - Reader Rabbit Doesn't Work - NO TECH SUPPORT
We were unable to install this on any of 3 computers. The installer has major errors. BAD NEWS There is no tech support for these products. What a total waste of money
Rating: 
- Reader Rabbit
One of the best things is that children are more willing
to participate to play and learn at the same time. They
can learn through playing repeatly until they master on
it.
Rating: - Reader Rabbit I Can Read With Phonics 1st and 2nd Grade
The Learning company puts out a fine product.As a reminder these programs are not meant for long periods of time to spend on the computer.As a suggestion do not allow children to spend no more than a half hours time.Also be with child when using programs.Use constant encouragement to arise their little minds in a job that is well done.If there is trouble in one area, stop what they are doing and go onto one of the many other fun games that are provided.
Rating: - REader Rabit
The graphics are very bad and old (for dos days). Not for 1 or 2 graders, more like a kindergarten or preschool level stuff. Don't waste your money!
- Only barely worth the moneyAfter reading many good reviews, I purchased this software for my 4yo who is just starting to read.I am very disappointed in the product.
First, it did not come with installation or use instructions.Installation was pretty standard, so we were able to figure it out.How to use the game, however, was not so standard.We had to figure it out through trial and error.It took perhaps a half hour or so, but having the instructions would have been very helpful.
Second, ... Read More
- Reader Rabbit Doesn't Work - NO TECH SUPPORTWe were unable to install this on any of 3 computers. The installer has major errors. BAD NEWS There is no tech support for these products. What a total waste of money
- Reader RabbitOne of the best things is that children are more willing
to participate to play and learn at the same time. They
can learn through playing repeatly until they master on
it.
- Reader Rabbit I Can Read With Phonics 1st and 2nd Grade The Learning company puts out a fine product.As a reminder these programs are not meant for long periods of time to spend on the computer.As a suggestion do not allow children to spend no more than a half hours time.Also be with child when using programs.Use constant encouragement to arise their little minds in a job that is well done.If there is trouble in one area, stop what they are doing and go onto one of the many other fun games that are provided.
- REader Rabit The graphics are very bad and old (for dos days). Not for 1 or 2 graders, more like a kindergarten or preschool level stuff. Don't waste your money!
