fun but letter formation and pen handling questionnable, 17 April 2010

My 4 year old son loved this and couldn't waitto get it out of the box. It is lots of fun and great for encouraging children to maintain attention on literacy based activities. As a teacher I am unhappy with how the pen needs to be held and positioned to accurately trace the lights, also the instructions for formation of some of the letters is incorrect. I am possibly being picky because of my teacher background, I love the lowercase magnetic phonic set leapfrog do and I love this product for getting children engaged in literacy based activities.

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Five Stars, 18 May 2016

I got this for our now three year old birthday. It's pretty safe to say that it was her favourite present and she loves playing with it every day. It's a nice size for toddler hands and the pen is attached to the board with sturdy string so the pen can't get lost but still lots of room for the child to be able to operate the pen on the pad. My daughter does have the habit of using this upside down so the writing pad is at the top. I think it's easier for her to write with the pad at the top but it does frustrate me as I don't want her learning letters upside down! We bought this for her as she had been showing an interest in letters and thought this would promote the next step of actually writing letters. She now can do a few letters without having to trace them and when writing with pencils on paper so we are really happy. Their are two noise levels which is great when you need it to be a bit quieter, that's if your child will let you have it one the quite mode that is! There are...

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Poor All Round, 28 Dec. 2011

I got this for my 3.5 year old boy. I read the top 20 review, but wish I had read the bottom 20. They are far more accurate.

1) The screen is a cheap and nasty wipe clean type screen, not a proper screen. Not very good at all.

2) The bar which is supposed to wipe the screen clean sticks, which frustrated me and my boy, and rendered it useless.

3) The screen doesnt even hold the letters, sometimes they disappear as you write! Hugely frustrating.

4) The writing implement is enormous. Not easy to hold and not good practice for pens/pencils.

5) The writing implement is so big compared to the screen you have to hold it at an uncomfortable angle. Not good practice.

6) Some of the letters are taught different to at school and from logic. Who starts a "p" from the bottom of the stick?

7) The fact it doesnt do numbers as well as letter, and that you have to do the shapes in order and cant pick your own is just a con.

8) There is no provision or...

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