Good video for learning to sound out words
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The Talking Words Factory has a bit of a contrived storyline, but the kids seem to like it.  This video is the follow up to Talking Letters Factory, and starts to put the letters together to form words.  I am hoping it will help my son with reading, he really wants to learn how to read!
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We have loved the leapfrog learning dvds.  My kids are twins and late talkers, and since they have started watching letter factory, they have significantly improved in their vocals.  They also now point out letters when they see them and say the phonic that goes with the letter.  They might read before they talk!  Haven't used the other 2 videos in the set yet but are looking forward to them continuing to learn!
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<div id="video-block-RSOTN0K3X7ZDC" class="a-section a-spacing-small a-spacing-top-mini video-block"></div><input type="hidden" name="" value="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/D1efoGizLqS.mp4" class="video-url"><input type="hidden" name="" value="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/A1gIIt2XRVS.png" class="video-slate-img-url">&nbsp;I love how this is written in the Dyslexie Font which makes it easy for dyslexic readers. The child reads the passage, colors in the bubbled words, writes the selected spelling words in the blank spaces, copy passages. It's a great way to learn how to spell because the child is interacting with the words.
Other activities have the student define words, create a comic strip using the selected scripture,write how they are blessed because, room for prayer request, and of course illustrations to color. If your child doesn't want to color them that's fine.

Level C is for Advanced Readers which I think is for those who can read well but has trouble with spelling.

Take a peek via my video. Thank you!
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My 2 year old loves these videos and has already picked up many Spanish words which we repeat during our daily routines. He can't sit still when they start singing and I have to admit I have a hard time myself:)
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My daughter just turned 4 and has been enjoying this video for about a year now.  Almost any child can learn when you put it to music.  Though it is hard to gauge how much she has learned from it since I don't know enough to test her...  I can say that the exposure to another language won't hurt.
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I recently purchased Baby Babble 1 and 2, not quite knowing what to expect.  I have twins who are almost three, one of whom has Autism.  We started speech therapy a few weeks before the dvds arrived.  I was pleasantly surpised to find that many of the techniques in the dvd were ones my son was learning in speech therapy.  Both of the babies love to watch and frequently ask for "more Baby Babble!".  The speech pathologists who made the dvd give parents techniques to go over with your child, including some basic sign language that helps babies while they are developing their words.  I am very pleased with my son's progress, and his twin sister enjoys watching too.
I showed our skeptical speech therapist the video, and she though that it was a great reinforcement tool as well.
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This video & book can help someone like me who did not know anything at all. I'm playing the video all of the time to move my learning skills up on making better home movies. I think you need video to get going and to understand how the software works. This is a basic course and they say this in the video. This video shows you short cut keys to use. The great thing is you can play it over and over again so you can learn on the screen.
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The negative posters definitely hit the mark regarding some of the flaws in the video. 'P' prounounced 'Puh' could be troubling to some, but on the other hand how clearly does your child pronounce their alphabet and how hard is it to clarify a mispronunciation? The value of this video is how it introduces the letters and associates them with objects. The more my child sees that 'Ape' 'ant' and 'apple' share a common thread, the more they learn. Will they learn the alphabet perfectly from this video? Not likely, but they are learning. Well, mine is. She (20 months) LOVES this video and surprises us each day with how many new words she's picked up from it. I will trouble her later about why the object you see from in your head is spelled "E-Y-E" rather than "I", why 'g' and 'j' switch roles for no good reason other than historic precedent, whether 'c' or 'k' should probably be eliminated entirely, why 'c' sometimes wants to be an 's', and why we name our letters with 'e' or 'a' at the end of some 'eh' at the beginning of others or with sounds that have nothing to do with the phonetic pronunciation of the letter (h = aych) rather than one consistent sound at the beginning or end of all (e.g. bah, cah, dah, fah, gah, hah, jah, lah, mah, nah, pah, qwah, rah, sah, tah, vah, wah, yah, zah). Until that time this video is a great starter that she enjoys and is learning from. I haven't seen anything better.
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Good review and basic introduction / instruction booklet. Nice that it has audio to complement and give pronunciation.
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The other reviews are right.  If you like the Talking Words Factory, you should like this follow-on video.

In this episode, children are taught about long vowel sounds, 'silent E", blended letters (such as sh and th), as well as blended vowels (the old when two vowels go walking the first one does the talking).

In addition, children are shown how vowels are forced to say their names when E's are added to their ends.  Fat becomes long-A fate, for example.

Worth the money, for sure.  [Certainly my 2.5 year-old would not know his letters and their sounds without these videos.]
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My son loved these videos and watched them everyday. It has catchy songs and good lessons to learn. I would recommend this product to other mothers with young children.
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My son loves Little Pim.  He asks to watch "The Panda" everyday.  He repeats the words & phrases and really enjoys learning.  If you are serious about your child learning other languages these videos are a great way to get your child interested and learning the basics.
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My mother got the video for us. She is a preschool teacher and she has told me that students in her class (2-4 year olds) who watch this video recognize sight words much better than those who don't. My 2 year old son can't talk yet, but is a very visual learner and does quite well with matching similar items and puzzles. Like many other parents, I too thought this video was strange and boring. I can't say whether the video will be a success for us or not, but the way the words bounce around and repeat seemed to capture my son's attention and he enjoyed the goofy animations. My son was engaged and enjoyed watching it. He even mimicked some of the simpler sounds like "i" and "a."
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My two year old and my 7 month like the video. The words are basic and are repeated enough so my two year old is able to follow with no problem.  My toddler enjoys the video and I noticed that she is starting to repeat what is said in the video. Also she started using the sentences from the video on actual conversation such as pointing to the clouds and saying "Nubes blancas".
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Both my 6 year old and 4 year old love this video.  They have improved their phonics skills and have a great time sounding out letters after watching the video.  Well worth the small price.  Very entertaining as well as educational.
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My kids enjoy this, but I find the voices and songs annoying.

HOWEVER, there are tons of vocab words and they teach them quite effectively. My 3.5 year old has learned them all after viewing this video probably 10-20 times. He does have a few other occasional Chinese influences though my husband and I do not speak Chinese. If they come out with another video I will definitely buy it.

one note: the River Dragon King is a Chinese god and his temple and offerings are involved in the story so if that's not part of your religion you may want to skip this video or prep yourself to answer questions.
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Great for teaching letters and letter sounds. Will also be useful for learning how to spell words. Easy to use.