Each book seamlessly blends fun with the reading, math, problem-sovling and creativity skills that are important to a child’s development for a comprehensive introduction to key concepts. The Tag pen device works with specially made books which include an optical pattern of dots too small to disturb the reader.

We really like this product and would only think that a carry bag and a little off the RRP would make it better. Internet connection for parent account and device set-up required to download these items and additional book audio. Soon he was able to learn how the pen worked and let me know how he could listen to the ABC song and how he could switch to story mode. Tag includes a state machine to facilitate game play on specially-designed pages of books, with games like, "Find the letter that makes the sound k. His letter and number formation is a bit sloppy still so I am using the writing books with Mr Pencil to help him improve.Touch the interactive pages using the LeapReader® system to sound out letters and words or follow along with the stories as they’re read out loud. Then you have to register your LeapReader and follow the instructions to download the relevant audio files and LeapReader books. I also found that the reader was a little bit big for my son to hold but on the other hand if it was smaller and less sturdy it probably would not last as long. I bought the Learn To Read vowel book sets and we sit together and he tries to sound out simple 3 letter words then we use the pen to see if he's correct and to explore the sounds. I think if this product stays in one piece it will last my son through his early learning reading years.

Home Retail Group Card Services Limited is registered in England (04007072) at 33 Holborn, London, United Kingdom, EC1N 2HT.Another also taught him all the names of dinosaurs and the last one helped him learn about wild animals and their habitats. Another way to do this is that you can touch a page inside your LeapReader book with your LeapReader pen while it is switched on and it will prompt you to connect it to your computer to LeapFrog Connect to download the companion audio.

Technology [ edit ] The indefinite article "a" in a Tag book is uniquely identified by the pattern of dots all around. LeapFrog, a member of VTech Group, is based in Emeryville, California, and was founded in 1995 by a father who revolutionized technology-based learning solutions to help his child learn how to read.The Tag stylus and the proprietary Tag books are primarily targeted to young children learning to read. If you are interested, the software for the pen also downloads usage data from the pen when charging. If you would like to change your download language preference, you may do so through the LeapReader settings tab.

It is a brilliant system, it works really well and it has definitely helped Syd’s love of books flourish.As children gain reading confidence, they can also practice reading complex sentences and playing games included in LeapReader books, flash cards, and play sets. Now that we have learned our lessons, let me tell you about the LeapReader pen I have been raving about. The 5 stars are for being the best resource for starting to teach him basic reading skills now he's a year older. Was well worth the hassle and the wait as I now have a worth while reading tool to help my 6 year old who struggles with reading and writing and finds it's very hard to engage in anything remotely educational. Infuriatingly as other reviewers have commented I too had a faulty pen that would not connect or download any of the many books I had purchased to go with it.