Learn to read with the #1 selling reading system!*
99% of Teachers Recommend Tag**!
Tag brings stories to life with each touch to the pages of specially printed storybooks. Words talk, pictures come to life and stories live out loud, engaging children's senses to make reading a rich, fulfilling experience.
Now re-sized to better fit little hands, the Tag Reader holds audio for up to 10 titles at a time from our library of 60+ books and games! Tag storybooks and learning activities help children build reading skills such as vocabulary, phonics and reading comprehension. Parents can connect the Tag Reader online to collect fun rewards their child has earned and to see their child's play and learning on the LeapFrog® Learning Path!
*U.S. Source: The NPD Group / Consumer Tracking Service; PS Electronic Learning, Electronic Reading Toy Brands as defined by LeapFrog in Dollars, Annual 2010. U.K. Source: The NPD Group/ EPoS Retail Tracking; PS Electronic Learning, Electronic Reading Toy Brands as defined by LeapFrog in Value, Annual 2010. Canada Source: The Nielsen Company, Market Track Closed Group, National Toy Market 2010 (52 weeks ending December 2010).
**Based on a 2010 survey conducted by LeapFrog of teachers participating in its Tag Kindergarten Program who received Tag Reading Systems from LeapFrog for use in their classrooms.
- Listening and Reading Comprehension
- As children develop comprehension of books read aloud or independently, they explore the uses and functions of written language. They begin to construct meaning, eventually applying critical skills to make inferences and draw conclusions.
- Vocabulary
- The larger their vocabulary, the easier it is for children to comprehend what they read and hear and communicate with others.
- Phonics skills
- To read independently, children must understand the relationship between the sounds in spoken words and the letters that represent those sounds.
- Word recognition
- With repeated exposure to commonly used words, word recognition grows and becomes more automatic.
- Book and Print Basics
- A child's early experiences with books greatly influence his ability to learn to read. Reading together helps a child learn how to turn pages one at a time and that text moves from left to right. Advanced readers learn how to use books for research.
- Phonological Awareness
- Along with learning language and letters, phonological awareness - the ability to pick out and play with sounds in words (such as syllables and rhymes)- is essential for learning to read.
- Consonants
- There are more consonants sounds than there are consonants in the alphabet. A consonant digraph is a pair of consonants that stand for a single sound (ch, sh, th, wh).
- Vowels
- Spelling begins with regular short vowel sounds (cap) and long vowel sounds (with silent e, cap becomes cape). Finally, children learn the rules and patterns of vowel pairs (ee), digraphs (ai in train), dipthongs (oi in boil) and r-controlled vowels (farm, bird)
Tag Reading System Awards
2011
Teacher's Choice (Learning Magazine), TCA for the Classroom Winner
2010
National Parenting Publications Product of the Year Award
Oppenheim Toy Portfolio "Gender Free Gifts" Award
GreatSchools Golden Apple Award
Kids at Play Interactive (KAPi) Awards Best Interactive Toy
2009
Toy Industry Association: TOTY Award - Educational Toy of the Year
2008
Buzillions: Reviewers' Choice Award Finalist
Children's Technology Review: Editor's Choice
DEMO: DEMO God Award
FamilyFun Magazine: Toys of the Year Award
FamilyFun Magazine: Top Ten Toy of the Year Award
iParenting Media: Outstanding Products Award
Kaboose.com: Amazing Toy Awards - Toys for Preschoolers
Kaboose.com: Amazing Toy Awards - Toys for Gradeschoolers
National Parenting Publications: Gold Award
Oppenheim Toy Portfolio: Special Needs Adaptable Product Award
Oppenheim Toy Portfolio: Platinum Award
Oppenheim Toy Portfolio: Top Toys for Kids with ADHD Award
Parents' Choice Foundation: Parents' Choice Silver Honors Award
Parents Magazine: Best Toys of the Year Award
The National Parenting Center: Seal of Approval
TimetoPlayMag.com: Top 16 Holiday Must-Have Toys Award
Toy Wishes Magazine: Top Pick Holiday Award
Parenting.com, December 13, 2010
Title: Best Educational Electronic Toy Gift Guide
My Own Leaptop, Tag, and Leapster Explorer were included in Parenting.com’s “Best Educational Electronic Toy” gift guide for the holidays.
http://www.parenting.com/gallery/Child/educational-electronic-toys
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Tag Reading System, the New Learn-to-read Device from LeapFrog
Batteries:
Requires 2 AAA batteries (Batteries not included).
Product Dimensions:
5.0 x 1.0 x 1.0 inches
Package Dimensions:
11.0 x 2.5 x 10.6 inches
Package Weight:
1.8 lbs
PC Requirements:
Internet connection (high-speed connection recommended)
Pentium® III or equivalent (1 GHz processor or faster recommended)
Windows® XP or Windows Vista® operating system
Monitor resolution of 1024 x 768
Available USB port
256 MB of RAM (512 MB recommended)
300 MB free disk space
Microsoft® Internet Explorer® Internet browser version 6 or higher
Adobe® Flash® Player 9
CD reader
Mac Computer Requirements:
Internet connection (high-speed connection recommended)
PowerPC™ G4 or any Intel®-based
Apple computer (1 GHz processor or faster recommended)
Mac OS X 10.4.11+ operating system software
Monitor resolution of 1024 x 768
Available USB port
256 MB of RAM (512 MB recommended)
300 MB free disk space
Safari application program
Adobe® Flash® Player 9
CD reader
