The Letter Factory follows popular LeapFrog characters Leap, Lily, Tad and wacky Professor Quigley on their wild adventure through The Letter Factory. Here, these engaging characters tour various rooms where each letter of... more » the alphabet is learning to pronounce its sound. For example, the letter Cs are in the freezer room where it is "Ccc-Ccc-Ccc-COLD." Featuring original songs designed to educate and entertain, The Letter Factory teaches children ages 2-5 letters, phonics and listening skills while fostering language development. Produced to complement The Letter Factory by LeapFrog, The Talking Words Factory takes the educational process to the next level by focusing on word construction, rhyming and vocabulary. In the video, Leap, Lily and Tad journey to the Talking Words Factory where machines like the Word Whammer and Sticky-Icky-O-Rama make a group of letters into words. The Talking Words Factory also incorporates humorous songs to engage children ages three and up.« less
Genres:Kids & Family, Animation Sub-Genres:Animation, 3-6 Years, Numbers & Letters, Animation Studio:Warner Home Video Format:DVD - Color - Animated DVD Release Date: 12/09/2003 Original Release Date: 01/01/2003 Theatrical Release Date: 01/01/2003 Release Year: 2003 Run Time: 1hr 10min Screens: Color Number of Discs: 2 SwapaDVD Credits: 2 Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 1 MPAA Rating: G (General Audience) Languages:English
Diane Bennack | San Antonio, Texas United States | 07/02/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I have always read to my son, now 4 since he was an infant. He loves it, and knew all of his letters by sight, but that was about it. After watching Letter Factory and then later, Word Factory, he was making phonic sounds and understanding vowels/consonants in a matter of hours! He went around singing the Leapfrog phonics songs, how words are 'stuck together' by vowels and basically reading 3 letter words after a few days of this. And people say videos/DVD's are bad for kids! These two videos are a PERFECT way for absolute beginners to grasp their phonics and letter sounds in a very fast way, and be on their way to not only reading words but spelling them! I am so impressed with the Leap Frog letter/word factory videos..absolute jewels for young childhood learning. Now my son will excel and learn faster once he gets into formal preschool and kindergarten."
Educational and entertaining...........
Diane Bennack | 01/22/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"My kids, ages 3 and 5, love these videos. My three year old is now making the letter sounds and recognizing letters and my five year old is sounding out words after watching the videos. That's money well spent."
A Leap Frog Set EVERY child should have!
Comsats | Philadelphia, PA United States | 02/25/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Leap Frog products have been my favorite teaching toys for my twins but I have to say, they have absolutely outdone themselves with these 2 videos! After watching The Letter Factory 3 times in one day, my twins learned the sounds for every letter and are now putting 3 letter words together!!! This video is very entertaining, maintains their attention, and delivers a wonderful presentation that allows your child to learn the letters and their sounds. These videos actually encourage your child to want to learn to read. They are just phenomenal! My twins want to watch them over and over again. I have never been this enthusiastic about a product but I can assure you this is MONEY WELL SPENT! You will not be disappointed with this purchase. It really is a must have for all parents and it definitely compliments the other Leap Frog toys. 5 STARS FOR THIS ITEM!!!!!!!"
Phonics at its best.
M Melendez | Bronx, NY | 12/24/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is such a great DVD. I wanted to get my stubborn three-year-old ready for Pre-K next September. He's not very easy to sit down and teach and he frustrates easily. Since viewing the Letter Factory, he's surprisingly familiar with many of the letters and their sounds. Kudos Leap Frog! Thanks a bunch for such a fundamental start."
Some of the Best of Edu-tainment You Will Find
Pam Tee | 12/11/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"We have all of the Leapfrog videos and I can not recommend them enough. Certainly it is some of the best educational programming out there. [Read the individual reviews for each product to see how many 5 Star votes and thumbs up these products get.]
In the Letter Factory, children are introduced to all of the letters in the alphabet and their sounds. In the Talking Word Factory, children are taught how words are formed using vowels and consonants.
Five Stars. My children and their friends simply love these videos. And what amazes me is that my 2.5 year old went from having no knowledge of the alphabet, to being able to identify all of the capital letters and their sounds in under 2 weeks. Great gift."