Does it help with learning the letter sounds?
1512983
It depends which games you have. but they all seem to have several games, each game has a different focus: logic, art, reading/letters, math/numbers, writing both letters and numbers, and a science game. You really can't go wrong with it - your child will have fun with the games and will definitely learn with it!
1084228
Ours says letter. Maybe they rerecorded the audio in newer versions though.
1694031
I think it is worth it. It comes with one game already installed which includes music, a book, and letter writing practice at the very least. I just picked up a bunch of the games for $1.98 at toys r us though if you change your mind.
279570
Not without some help. An adult played with our grand daughter [5] and helped read the cards and it worked well and served as a good introduction to this terrific game that teaches connections between concepts and words.
1503509
It helped me with speech understanding, especially with the speech enhancement feature. I have moderate hearing loss at high frequencies, improved with hearing aids; the Playbar has been a significant help.
1812618
Yes several children as well as adults could use this program to learn the basics of spanish, it is most helpful in learning conversational spanish.
2266985
It's been awhile since I purchased it but I believe it does yes. It shows the way to arrange for numbers, letters, and maybe a few shapes.
836335
The functions on the keyboard do NOT particularly help with learning. They're more like little 'games' - not logical instruction. Still, the keyboard is a great one to learn on, because of the rich sound, assuming some one has a decent learning dvd set.
1838081
the Scribble and Write I bought for my 3 year old granddaughter does pronounce each letter or number chosen. For one in Spanish, I would suggest contacting the company who distributes this product. I am sure you will be very satisfied.
1932503
Yes it does, but you have to buy the upper and lower case letters separately. Each is its own set.
1067230
Did you get it? I have one of them, it doesn't work. Neither do 3 others I have tried in the last week though, so I think I have a bad sound card. Sorry - I think it worked alright before it stopped working, but I could not swear it and I have a PC. Good luck.By the way, try Livemocha.com - beats Rosetta Stone hands-down for many languages, if you are careful about choosing your friends and build good relationships with the better tutors - and it is free.
1413791
I wouldn't feel qualified to answer that because I don't know your child. I'd recommend that you speak with you child's teacher who is familiar with your child's abilities and needs. If you are a home schooler, you could certainly order the software, teach yourself to use it (which is fun and useful anyway), then just try it with your child. If he has no speech or hearing impairment, I would predict that he would pick it up just fine if he's interested.
30644
My son was 2 1/2 when we got the system, and he did amazingly! The day after he got it, he had already learned to write several letters by himself. We had never practiced letters before!But it also depends on the game. Many of the games are geared towards older children.
655279
No. But you will be surprised on how you can figure it out. And you tube has videos in English. The kids had a blast. :)
283313
No. It is an interactive game-style platform. There are letter-sound and spelling games (thus the letter keys) but no program to compose original text that I am aware of.
841152
Yes! Our 7 yr old twin grandsons learned it really fast and have been enjoying it since Christmas. Good buy!
1052548
It certainly helps someone who has to speak softly. I'm not sure how it would filter or improve speech. Good Luck.