I Love Phonics! - XS29459

I Love Phonics is a fully interactive program that teaches phonics in the most fun and effective manner possible: by letting young players discover the principles of phonics for themselves.  Friendly characters and colorful, animated activities introduce your child to letters sounds and phonemes. Includes multiple levels of difficulty and progress tracking.  Kids will have fun with the Letter Bingo, Letter Maker, Word Builder, and much more!

Successful reading begins with a solid phonics foundation. Start your child off right with this thorough program that teaches children, in a step-by-step approach all the elements to reading which is the building block to success in school.  Two options for child's play: The default mode, called "Step by Step" presents the 44 phonemes (units of sound) of the English language in a structured learning plan. The other option is for parents to select specific letters and phonemes to appear in the games that children can then explore on their own.

The learning takes place in the "Phonics Funhouse" where kids meet Alice, Ted, and a cute mouse named Max. With these characters kids explore lessons about phonics and play five interactive games.  In the games, children can build words by using refrigerator magnets, learn letter sounds and rhymes by matching the requested sound or the missing rhyme to a photograph, and practice identifying sounds by playing bingo or dragging letters or sounds to a special "sound box." A special train helps children learn to draw letters.

Build rock solid phonics skills in five fun-filled activities

• Develops phonics skills with a 7-step process
• 7 levels of difficulty
• 5 unique skill-building games
• More than 300 essential vocabulary words
• 18 interactive lessons
• Friendly, animated characters
• Entertaining activities
• Gently introduces letter sounds
• Rhyming and word patterns
• Detailed progress tracking

Listen & Learn!
Which animal goes "quack"? Which one starts with the 'P' sound?  It's the first step towards reading!

Learn Essential Sounds!
Learn phonemes as you slide letter clusters and combinations into place to make over 300 words!

Bingo! You Win!
Compete in this skill-boosting bingo game. And learn to instantly recognize consonants, vowels and blended sounds!

Get On Track!
Green light! Move along the track to learn the correct way to form all 26 letters!

Supervise Learning!
A special parent's section lets you customize the program to match your child's learning needs or school curriculum. Plus, you can access detailed reports on your child's progress.

• Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, NT, XP, Vista, Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)
• Pentium 75MHz or better processor
• 32MB of RAM minimum
• 640x480 display 16-bit color
• 4X or faster CD-ROM drive
• 16-bit sound card mandatory
• Loudspeakers or headphones
• Mouse

• System 7.5.3 8 9 & OS X Classic
• Power PC 120MHz processor
• 24MB of RAM minimum
• 640x480 display thousands of colors
• 4X or faster CD-ROM drive
• 16-bit audio
• Loudspeakers or headphones
• Mouse

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publisher: Dorling Kindersley Multimedia (DK)

UPC: 798936825728