Includes Tag™ Reading System - green, Tag Disney·Pixar Cars: Racing Adventures and Let's Explore…Things That Go! books.
Tag, recommended by 99% of teachers**, 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. The Tag Reader holds audio for up to 10 titles at a time from our library of 80+ books and games! And parents can see details of their child's play and learning with the LeapFrog® Learning Path.
Disney·Pixar Cars: Racing Adventures book - Rev up early reading skills with Lightning McQueen! Use the #1 selling Tag™ Reading System to bring this book to life.
• Take a spin down memory lane to relive Lightning McQueen’s racing adventures all over the world! Find short and long vowel words, and learn about how the sound of a vowel changes when the letter R follows it in a word.
• After the story, play learning activities that help build vocabulary and reading comprehension skills.
• This Early Reading book helps develop core phonics skills by using simple sentences and sounding out words as needed. The Early Reading series is part of the Tag Learn to Read System, and is designed to build upon basic reading skills and support children as they proceed at their own pace toward independent reading.
Let's Explore…Things That Go! book - Get practice reading for information to learn about different things that move. From the early days of horse-drawn buggies and bicycles to the introduction of cars, planes and trains, to the extreme machines that allow people to travel to the moon, learn fascinating facts about things that go! Use the #1 selling Tag™ Reading System to put you in the driver's seat and fully bring this interactive book to life!
• Features photographic images, factual information and fun activities that encourage children's awareness of the world around them and the physical science of how different things move.
Disney/Pixar elements © Disney/Pixar
*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.
- Vocabulary
- The larger their vocabulary, the easier it is for children to comprehend what they read and hear and communicate with others.
- Science facts
- Children learn to consider scientific facts within the domains of life science, physical science, and earth science.
- Fact gathering
- Children learn to remember and use facts from nonfiction articles and passages.
- Sight words
- Sight words are words that cannot be sounded out (the, where, etc.), so they must be learned by sight and memorized.
- Short and long vowels
- Children learn to read and spell words with regular short vowel patterns (bed) and regular long vowel patterns (bake, meet).
- R-controlled vowels
- Children learn to read and spell words with r-controlled vowels (star, burn, germ).
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
Batteries:
Requires 2 AAA batteries. (Batteries not included.)
Tag Reader 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
Book Package Dimensions:
6.80 x 0.50 x 11.30 inches
Product Weight:
0.55 lbs
PC Requirements:
Internet connection (high-speed connection recommended)
Pentium® 4 or equivalent (2 GHz processor or faster recommended)
Windows® XP, Windows Vista® or Windows® 7 operating system with latest service pack
Monitor resolution of 1024 x 768
Available USB port
512 MB of RAM (1 GB recommended)
300 MB free disk space
Latest version of Adobe® Flash® Player
Mac Computer Requirements:
Internet connection (high-speed connection recommended)
Intel®-based Apple computer (1 GHz processor or faster recommended)
Mac OS X 10.5+ operating system software
Monitor resolution of 1024 x 768
Available USB port
512 MB of RAM(1 GB recommended)
300 MB free disk space
Safari® application program
Latest version of Adobe® Flash® Player
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