Leapfrog: Letter Factory

I have a 3 year old son. he was good with his alphabet recognition and names since a very long time and i was wanting him to learn phonics and then eventually start reading, as he is crazily attracted to books. I had a concern that he very picky about what interests him and i certainly did not want phonics to be something he does'nt like learning. So it was important for me to make acorrect choice of DVD which entertains him thorougly while making him learn. Leap frog letter factory gave him the perfect first introduction to phonics. It clicked with him so well that he wants to watch it over and over again. To my surprise he has already started sounding letters specilly the ones he like. Tedd and prof uigley actually visit the various letter rooms to learn the sounds. In these rooms the letters (from letter factory)are learning their own sounds. During each room visit, the letter sound is taught, prof quigley gives a few words starting from that sound, he also writes the letter on a slate (this helps children know how the letter is written and helps when they eventually learn writing), also the catchy jingle after every letter. The letters and sounds are repeated after every 4 new letters are taught. while in particular letter room, many words starting with that particular letter are deliberately used to give children a discreet sense of what the letter sounds like. The best part about this DVD is that they have made the most perfect pronunciation / sounds of letters, along with associting them with mnay real life situations, where you hear those sounds. hence it becomes very easy for the child to associate the sound with something, rather than learning it as a stand sound of the letter. vowels which are particularly dificult to remember (soundwise) even for adults have been so beautifully sounded in the dvd, associating them with different things. for example the sound of a (as pronounced in apple) is taught as a response when someone scares you. It is funny for children to see tedd getting scared with the 'ae' sound and they instantly register it. similarly the sound of O is taught through a jungle theme, tarzan sound. Children can easily differentiate between sounds through these associations. To begin with you might find the DVD going fast from one letter to another but I think the sped is perfect for children, as if too much time is invetsed on each letter, children may loose interest. After watching it a few times you will find the speed appropriate. It is for me the bets way to teach phonics at home.

THE BEST INVESTMENT YOU CAN MAKE FOR YOUR CHILD, THEY GET ALL THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO BEGIN LEARNING TO READ IN AN ENJOYABLE FORMAT! IT GETS THEM EXCITED ABOUT THE LETTERS AND LEARNING TO READ. THE WHOLE FAMILY WILL LOVE IT! THIS DVD IS THE FIRST DVD OF THE ORIGNAL LEAPFROG SERIES- produced to help children gain reading skills starting out with the ABC's and learning their sounds. THE VIDEO IS VERY ENGAGING AND CHILDREN LOVE THE ENERGY OF IT'S PRESENTATION! My granddaughter started watching this as soon as she showed interest in TV. Her Mom let her watch a DVD of this series until she was so solid in the material presented and she was thouroughly grounded in all the information that series had to offer before she went to the Next DVD. BY THE AGE OF 2, SHE WAS READING! The FIRST LEAPFROG SERIES IS THE BEST- START WITH THAT ONE, IT HAS MORE INFORMATION PRESENTED. THE 2ND SERIES IS GOOD TO START AFTER YOU CHILD IS COMPLETELY SOLID IN THE FIRST SERIES. THE NEWER-2ND SERIES IS GOOD FOR A REVIEW, IT HAS SOME OTHER INFORMATION AND STORY BUT IT IS NOT AS GROUNDING IN READING SKILLS AS THE FIRST SERIES! AMAZON CARRIES BOTH LEAPFORG DVD SERIES. NETFLICKS HAS THESE 2 SERIES BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE THIS ONE DVD, THE FIRST DVD OF THE FIRST SERIES-WHICH IS THE MOST IMPORTANT DVD TO START OUT WITH - THIS ONE HERE: LEAPFROG LETTER FACTORY! I BUY THIS SERIES FOR EVERY CHILD I KNOW! at Walmart for $9 dollars (NO LONGER AVAILBLE AT WALMART)- So I HUNTED DOWN THIS FIRST DVD AND FOUND IT FOR LESS AT AMAZON!. I DID NOT FIND THE 2ND SERIES AT WALMART EITHER THE LAST TIME I PURCHASED A GIFT. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS FIRST SERIES. ONE CHILD I GAVE IT TO WAS FLOUNDERING IN SCHOOL, SHE WAS LOSING HER SELF CONFIDENCE, IT TURNS OUT SHE NEEDED GLASSES TO EVEN SEE THE BOARD. SHE WAS SO FAR BEHIND, WITH THIS SERIES SHE WAS ABLE TO CATCH UP QUICKLY AND EASILY, HER CONFIDENCE RETURNED IMMEDIATELLY. THIS IS A MUST AND MAKES A WONDERFUL GIFT FOR CHILDREN THAT KEEPS ON GIVING....FROM HERE YOU CAN VIEW THE REST OF THE FIRST SERIES OF LETTER FACTORY ON NETFLICKS AND SERIES #2 IS THERE TOO. WONDERFUL INVESTMENT, GREAT FOR MOM AND YOUR KIDS!

Bravo! Bravo! Bravo! This is the most fun and creative DVD for teaching Letter recognition and sound. I bought this when my daughter was 18-month old. She doesn't like letters no matter how I present it -- magnetic letters, flash card etc. She loves numbers and can count from 1 to 10 but not consistently correct. She sometimes skip a number. She also cannot recognize numbers yet but she loves it. So what I did, I purchased Numberland and Letter Factory at the same time.I figure if I let her watch Numberland, she'll love it because it's about numbers and get use to the Leapfrog format and sure enough she got addicted to that. Recognize Numbers 1 to 10 in less than a week and was able to count consistently correct from 1 to 10. In the same note, when I presented Letter Factory in the same week, she was hooked to learning letters. In 2 weeks, she was able to recognize about 50% of the alphabet. This is amazing development from a child who has zero interest on letters. I will pick up a letter and she screams excitedly what letter it is. There are few occassions that she was sleeping then she screamed E F G then when I checked her, she was sleeping... LOL. Having this DVD for a month now, she can recognize letters from A to Z. When we read at night, she points to the capital letters in the book and name it to me. Same goes with numbers. She is starting to say the sound of the letters too. I rented at the local library some DVDs about alphabets (after the success of Letter Factory in our house) such as Brainy Baby, Meet the Letters, Babyscape etc etc -- they are also good but not great like Letter Factory. I let my child watch those to present the letters in different way. All the DVDs I named above have very similar presentation -- showing the letters, saying what letter it is and what sound(s) they make. Letter Factory on the otherhand is very creative in their presentation. The song is very catchy. One of those that sticks to your head. The way they teach the sound of the letter is very creative and funny for kids too like for example for letter "A". Tad (the main character) went to the training room of Letter A then Professor Quigley (the one helping Tad learn the letters) put on a monster suit and said "Booga Booga Booga" to scare the Letter A and all the letter "A" along with Tad screamed "AHHHH" in fear. My daughter loves to scream with the letter A when they make their sound "AHHHH". Now, 19-month she thinks sound of letter A is funny. What makes this DVD superior among others is the creative presentation -- not the typical fashion. Rating this a perfect 5 for all the reasons I named above but most importantly for delivering a proven result to my daughter. This DVD helped her and continue to do so.

I got this in a buying frenzy for my 1 yr old in the Philippines...(still had money left after all the baby einstein vidoes LOL)She has an older sister (3yrs)who is very bright, but has not had the benefit of english language upbring. I expect this to balance out later, as she will be bilingual, but I really worried about the selection of english language learning materials for preschoolers that i would find when I went, so I loaded up and hand carried 400 pounds of of phonics materials, videos and workbooks. This was by far the best of the bunch. My 1 yr old is still a bit young for it, but she dances to the songs, and the 3 yr old absolutely loves it. It has even helped her mother and aunts refine thier accents. The baby einstein stuff is pretty slow paced for a 3 yr old, but I expect to get some extra legs out of them since she is really just getting her first exposure to english with them. They are good for the baby, and good to bore the 3yr old away from the TV for awhile(she wants to watch the letter factory 24 hours a day). Although it kills any dreams of limitting TV time, these videos are extra important, becuase I want her to get a solid grounding in english, and especially proper American Standard dialact...something just not available, even in the english speaking prescool I just enrolled her in, since everyone speaks english with an accent - which is to be expected. On a side note, I was pretty ticked off at Disney..although the baby einstein materials are obviously good quality, I do feel like I paid 300 bucks for a total of about 45 minutes of sock puppets and video of toys that I could have bought for less than the cost of the videos. But worst of all, among the ABC stuff that was available in PI...much of it was by Disney Corp...and they had the audacity to use "Disney" for the letter D on an ABC poster...what a shameless stab at cultivating brand loyalty. Not Dog, Duck, Dinner...but Disney. Disgusting. AT any rate, the kids love the video and I got the rest of the set on the way.

I think this is one of the best things a young child could have to learn with. It did great for both my kid and a relative’s kid.

I want to add my comments to the chorus of other parents who love this DVD. I purchased this for my 16 month old daughter for Christmas. When we went to watch it I was initially disappointed. It is poorly animated, and has a pretty lame story line. The characters are predictable and the plot doesn't even make sense at points. But my daughter loved it. I know a 16 month old should not be watching television. But we let her watch this almost every day to wind down before nap time. In about two weeks, our 17 month old new her alphabet. She could say her alphabet, she could tell you what letters made what sounds. When we would show friends and family how great she was at her alphabet they were shocked, and filled us with compliments about what awesome parents we must be. Truth be told, be gave all the credit to the movie. It has a lot of repetition, songs and silliness that appeal to toddlers and work towards a learning goal. Now my daughter is three. She can read small words and is constantly pointing out letters and their sounds, spelling words just for fun, and writing short words, etc. I think her advanced reading and writing skills at this age are a direct result of her coming to love letters so early. I am actually online looking at this product to order a new one for our 17 month old son. Our fist copy broke and I want him to have the same love for letters. I recommend this book to everyone who wants their children to learn letters and sounds.

This is the best way to have your son or daughter learn their letters and sounds. It totally works. I had many mom friends suggest this or would say my kid knows all his letters and sounds. I would ask how and this is the product they used. It is fun to watch. My three year old daughter will request to watch it. After the third time, she almost had it all down. They do a great job of putting music to each sound and letter to help with comprehension of the material. I am a high school special education teacher and was really impressed with this video. I also liked that it is not scary at all and has a good message of working together. My one year old daughter will sit and watch it as well. She can even say some sounds and letters because of it. Anytime you put music to learning the comprehension is so much faster. Very affordable price too! I love that it is under $10. I would recommend this as a great gift for a first birthday or second birthday. This way they have it on hand for when they need to think about teaching letters and sounds.

My 3 year old daughter, her 4 and 8 year old cousins absolutely love this DVD. She has memorized the whole movie because of how catchy it is. It makes it fun for kids because every letter is used as a jingle. Even when it's off, she is singing about letters and the sound they make. I also bought the Numberland DVD and a few others but this has been the one all the kids ask for. The way i starts is with a family of turtles going on a family trip to see the family owned letter factory. It has a happy mood all the way through and keeps children is somewhat of a trance. Very creative way of making kids learn letters and the sounds they make by making it fun and musical. The best movie I have bought for her so far. I never thought I would see the day that my daughter would choose an educational movie over Dora, spongebob and other shows. I've watched all the other Leapfrog movies with her recently because Netflix carries them and this is by far the best.

My son is learning letter recognition and sounds at school, but at home he watches Letter Factory to help him work towards reading. The cute characters act out the sounds and you can see him recalling the sounds from the video as he goes through his cards. It's cute. The music, story and images work together to teach him the (sometimes subtle) differences. He is learning at his own pace, with keen interest.

This dvd is incredible. My 3 1/2 year old daughter loves it and can't have enough of it! She watches it on repeat at least 4 times a day and my 22 month old daughter copies and says the sounds of most of the alphabest! The only downside of this that it is only available in region 1 code so you must have a multi-coded player and it being american I have "arguments" with my daughter on the pronunciation of the "Z" and "letter" pronounced as "ledder"! Never mind! Little details like these can be ironed out in no time! Will recommend it to any one!

I'm happy with my purchase from this seller, it was in good condition and my toddler really likes watching it.

This DVD is the right thing to buy for your kids.It's good and makes learning very simple and fun. My 3 year old daughter now knows the sounds the letters make, and she's trying to read words too.

We bought this video for our 5 year old for Christmas to help with learning the last few letters. Little did we know that our 3 year old would pick them up too! Both kids loved watching the characters move between the various letter rooms and imitating the letters making their sounds. This video teaches through visualization, repetition and music. It is a really ingenious way to help your kids with early reading skills, and is a great supplement to reading books with them. I can't recommend it highly enough.