Your child’s reading journey has already begun, so let’s continue to make it fun!
When a child first begins to read and count, they typically begin learning their ABCs and 123s. You might be wondering, what comes next? LeapFrog® has a variety of children’s learning products that can help take your child on a continuous learning journey, one spark, discovery, and success at a time!
Learning to Read Begins with Sounds and Babbles
Nothing is more fun than playing and reading with our best stuffy friend, Violet! My Pal Violet (or Scout) Smarty Paws is our favorite friend to talk to, read to, and imitate. Our stuffy friend provides a fun way to listen to sounds and music and can be programmed with 15 activities to help your child learn their name while encouraging early learning development.
Violet and Scout say a wide variety of cute phrases, silly sounds, and babbles to encourage your child to say their first words. With their silly reactions, music, games, and mindfulness exercises, your child is sure to enjoy learning!
Language Foundations Lead to Successful Readers
Young children love to play! Finding toys and activities that cater to their specific development needs can help them on their reading journey from the earliest moments. When you hand your child the LeapFrog Learning Friends 100 Words Book, children ages 18 months and older hold 100+ words in their hands and begin the journey to learning those words.
LeapFrog’s 100 Words Book is a family favorite for building a strong vocabulary foundation filled with colors, foods, activities, opposites, outdoors, and more! You can even immerse your child in a bilingual experience by switching between English and French as your child hears words, songs, and instructions.
When we purposefully develop strong vocabularies in our children from a young age, we are giving them the tools for long-term reading success.
My daughter can’t get enough of our LeapFrog Get Ready for Phonics Spin & Learn! Each time she taps, she hears new words and songs that can help expand her vocabulary. She doesn’t know it yet, but this is laying the foundation for learning phonics, which as her mom, I love!
When your child takes a spin on each page, they can explore 44 sounds of the English language. The light up buttons help to hold your child’s attention as they are encouraged to explore with early phonics games and activities. With ten easy-turn pages featuring coloring illustrations, it is the perfect activity at home or on-the-go!
Continue the Journey with Reading Fundamentals
When you play with your own pal, Mr. Pencil’s Scribble, Write & Read by LeapFrog, you will have all the write stuff! Your child will use the stylus to trace dotted lines to write numbers, lowercase, and uppercase letters.
My kids can’t get enough of the exciting letter animations and fun counting activities as they practice writing with Mr. Pencil. You can even personalize Mr. Pencil with your child’s name which will help them learn to identify and practice writing their own name.
Whether your child is ready to write letters or blend sounds into words, they will be able to follow Mr. Pencil’s lead as they continue their reading and writing journey!
Continue Building Reading Skills and Comprehension
As your child grows, LeapFrog will grow with your child! The LeapFrog LeapStart Learning Success Bundle will help your child explore exciting new ways to learn to read.
Beginning at just two years old, your child will enjoy the touch-and-talk pages full of learning activities. They will also begin to learn proper writing grip with the easy-to-hold stylus. Then, you can grab even more activities such as stories, games, puzzles, and creative challenges from the LeapStart library of books (sold separately) to engage your children all the way through first grade!
When your child is ready to read a book, this is where the LeapFrog LeapReader Learn-to-Read 10-Book Mega Pack comes in! It is jam packed with opportunities to build early phonics skills such as letter sounds, vowel sounds, sight words, word blending, spelling skills and more. The best part is, your child can use the LeapReader stylus to interact with each page.
As your child continues their reading journey, you can select from three reading modes to support your child’s reading development at their own pace. First, your child can use the stylus to have the story read out loud with lively character voices. Then, you can select to have your child touch each word to hear it. You can even select to hear words sounded out or spelled to reinforce phonics skills. It is important to expose your child to printed text and each Learn-to-Read book can do just that!
Whether your child is just beginning to speak or is ready to read an entire book independently, LeapFrog has something for everyone! Every time you engage your child’s curiosity, you are helping your child build confidence which can lead to a greater passion for reading. Get ready to watch your child soar in their love for reading with every new adventure they take on their journey to becoming a confident reader.
AUTHOR BIO:
Laurin Brainard, also known as The Primary Brain, began her teaching career in 2011. This was when she found her passion for teaching young children! Today, Laurin enjoys spending time with her three little ones as they learn and play at home! You can connect with Laurin on Instagram @theprimarybrain and find tips and tricks for engaging your children at: www.theprimarybrain.com
