Leapster Learning Game System
The Leapster Learning Game System for children is not just something that they will play, but benefit from. The game system is recommended for ages 4-10. This is a handheld learning system that can build educational skills. Since kids are so into interactive games today they will stay engaged with this and will learn as they are playing. There was even an article on ABC News, http://abcnews.go.com/WN/ChristmasCountdown/story?id=3932656&page=1, that talked about a lot of kids wanting tech toys for Christmas amd other major holidays. There are numerous games available for different ages groups that incorporate the following educational skills:
Another similar product is the Tag Reading System made by the same parent company as leapster: Leapfrog. Children can move the tag (looks like a pen) across the words on each page the the story will be read to them. The tag can hold up to 5 audio books at a time. The use of technology is to promote learning how to read. The children will be able to see the word and hear it as they are touching it with the tag.
There is an article on ABC News, http://abcnews.go.com/WN/ChristmasCountdown/story?id=3932656&page=1, that talks about a lot of kids wanting tech toys for Christmas. It appears that Leap frog has a variety items for different age groups to satisfy that need.
Teachers can take comfort form a quote found on the leap frog website which states: "In thousands of classrooms across the country, educators are using instructional technology from LeapFrog School to offer engaging, multisensory, standards-based instruction to their students". Teachers can download a free school catalog at: http://www.leapfrogschool.com/do/findpage?pageKey=register_catalog
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