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Learn to Read with Phonics | 
 enlarge | Actor: Various
Studio: Good Times Video
Category: Video
List Price: $7.95
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 43358
Format: Color, Live, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
UPC: 018713065339
EAN: 0018713065339
ASIN: B00005BPXR
Release Date: August 5, 2003
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 Truly (if surprisingly) effective! October 16, 2007
KidBookFan
My daughter (4yo) and her cousin (5yo) first "met" Mrs. Phipps and Snoothy when my mother bought a used copy of Learn to Read volume 1 at a yard sale. After seeing just a few minutes of it, my mother almost threw it away, thinking it seemed too boring and unsophisticated for a modern child. To her surprise, both my daughter (then 3) and her cousin (then 4) absolutely LOVED the video! Whenever they visited grandma they begged to watch the video, and often, when the video finished, they rewound it and started it again. And they would sing the alphabet song from the video over and over too (it's a catchy tune; unfortunately so, as I often find myself unable to get it out of my head).
My niece learned to read within just a few months, before her fifth birthday, due in part to Mrs. Phipps, and now, in kindergarten, she reads 3rd-grade-level "chapter books" (I'm not exaggerating). She reads to her cousin whenever they're together, which has sparked a strong desire to learn to read in my daughter. But my daughter seems to think she should be able to learn it in an afternoon, and if I sit down with her to teach her, even if I try to make it into a game, she gets bored within minutes. I didn't worry about it, knowing she already has the desire to read; there's still plenty of time for her to develop the patience and attention span to learn the mechanics of reading. I figured I'd look into Hooked on Phonics when she enters kindergarten next year.
A few weeks ago, my daughter found volume 4 in this series during our weekly visit to the local library. She wanted to bring it home: "It's like Grandma's movie! It's Mrs. Phipps!" So we've started borrowing the whole series. We brought home volumes 4 and then 3 and 5, while waiting for volume 2 to become available. I worried about her watching them out of order, but she especially loves the later videos where the children act out stories while Mrs. Phipps reads the words as they're highlighted on the screen. These later volumes are still beyond her full grasp but her growing ability to read an occasional word, even though she can't read them all, encourages her desire to learn.
Now four, my daughter can write the alphabet, upper and lower cases, and though she hasn't quite mastered reading, she can sound out simple words (non-blend/short vowel) and knows a few more by sight. I figure she'll be reading within a few months if not weeks (it's an exciting time to watch your child right on the cusp of literacy). The beauty is: I haven't pushed her at all, but she CHOOSES on her OWN to play the Learn to Read videos along with her Dora, Maisy, and other tapes.
I got online today to order the whole set of videos for my daughter so we don't have to rely on their being available at the library (when she outgrows them, we'll donate them to the library). Don't shortchange your child by letting an 80s-style hairdo or a cheesy character costume turn you off of these videos. They may not be suited for every child's learning style, but for some kids at least, they work!
IT KEPT MY SON'S INTEREST! September 11, 2005
Kim (NY, NY)
I liked this video because it teaches kids upper case, lower case, the sounds of each letter, how to group letters together and how to write each letter (something Leapfrog does not do). Don't get me wrong, I swear by Leapfrog, Letter Factory taught my son his alphabets, and now Words Factory is teaching him to group letters together. However, I like having more than one video of the same type (ie. spelling) to prevent my son from getting bored, and this video suits us just fine. It's broken up into 15 minute sessions (with the option of stopping the tape or allowing it to continue to play). The teacher holds up a letter at a time, sounds it out with the help of her students and then teaches the boys and girls how to write it correctly (that's what I like best), then the class sings a little song about the letter. It's not Leapfrog, but for the money IT'S GREAT!
 EXTREMELY BORING September 25, 2004
E. Williams (Williamsburg)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I purchased this video when my now 9 year old son was only 4 and he had a lot of interest in learning phonics and reading. It was too boring for him to sit through more than about 3 minutes. I have since had 2 more children-same results when I put the video in. It is very poor quality-I could certainly have made a better production myself and I have absolutely no knowledge of video production. It is a COMPLETE waste of money. I do second the other reviewer's choice-especially the Leap Frog videos-and especially the Leap Frog Talking Word Factory. Not only are those videos well thought out, they taught my youngest (who started watching them when he was just under 2 years old-he's now 3 years and 3 months)ALL of his letters AND all of the sounds to go with them. He has learned to spell and sound out words. They are captivating, entertaining and yet they do have enough repetition to teach every letter, sound and word construction. Big thumbs up, and I'm anxiously awaiting more quality educational and entertaining videos from Leap Frog-hopefully there will BE more!!
Please don't buy it May 15, 2004
When I reviewed this tape after buying it, I knew right away it would not work out for my kindergarten class. I tried it anyway, and I was right. I've never had the kids say "BORING!" about anything before this. It is incredibly boring, very amateurish, not the least bit multicultural, and a waste of money! My favorites so far... the Leap Frog videos and the Rock N Learn videos.
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