Leap Frog - Talking Words Factory 2 - Code Word Caper Reviews

• Another Great Video from LeapFrog -- Code word caper

  
  By AQ6AGWKWMTY8H on 2004-12-28
  The other reviews are right. If you like the Talking Words Factory, you should like this follow-on video.
  
  In this episode, children are taught about long vowel sounds, 'silent E", blended letters (such as sh and th), as well as blended vowels (the old when two vowels go walking the first one does the talking).
  
  In addition, children are shown how vowels are forced to say their names when E's are added to their ends. Fat becomes long-A fate, for example.
  
  Worth the money, for sure. [Certainly my 2.5 year-old would not know his letters and their sounds without these videos.]
  
  

• You learn something new every day

  
  By A37PV5GMP2ILJC on 2006-05-01
  You DO learn something new every day, and this DVD will give you a few days worth.
  
  While visiting the Complex Words Complex with their Dad and the Professor, Leap, Lily and Tad accidentally cause Mr. Websley to lose his voice in the Silent E Machine, and have to solve a word puzzle to get it back for him.
  
  This DVD teaches three lessons in an easy and fun way that will have kids singing along and actually enjoying an educational program.
  
  First of all, we learn about the silent E, visually depicted by a semi-transparent letter E with band-aids across its mouth. Next, we learn about the sounds CH, SH and TH, and finally, how to pronounce words where two vowels come together.
  
  Of course, given the complexities of the English language, these simple rules don’t work in all cases, but your kids will easily grasp the basic concepts.
  
  My one problem is in the opening sequence, where it sounds as if the Professor is incorrectly singing “the O says Aaaaah”, but that may be a case of either a strange accent or a bad audio transfer, so I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt.
  
  It certainly opened my eyes to a few learning tools, and I would recommend it to the parent or guardian of any child between 2 and 6 years old.
  
  
  Amanda Richards, May 1, 2006
  
  
  

• Excellent DVD Teaching Blends, Vowel Teams, and Silent 'E'

  
  By A3UV7L5ND3EH8T on 2006-02-25
  My son has every Leapfrog DVD and they're all *excellent*. Code Word Caper is no different, showing children long vowel sounds, how the silent "e" changes a word, vowel blends, etc.
  
  This DVD explains how that although there are 26 letters in the alphabet, there are far more sounds than just 26.
  
  Through an engaging caper at the Complex Word Complex, Tad, Leap and Lily learn about A, E, I, O, U and sometimes Y. At the Silent E Machine, it's explained that the silent "e" makes the first vowel say it's "name". For example, cap and cape, pet and Pete, hid and hide, hope and hope, cut and cute, dim and dime, not and note. There's a fun song reinforcing this principle with lots of examples.
  
  Then, at the Ch-Sh-Th Sound Machine, the youngsters are shown how to make blends and how they sound, e.g., chin, chat, ship, shop, thin, and think. Using another fun song, children are shown how consonant combos form blends: "First you take a letter C then you add a letter H--put them both together and a whole new sound you make."
  
  Lastly, Code Word Capers demonstrates "vowel teams"...when two vowels are "stuck" together. For example, oa, ea, and ie. An excellent song (whose lyrics were once on either Sesame Street or the Electric Company...I remember it as a kid!) says "When 2 vowels go walking, the first one does the talking". So the first vowel says its name in a vowel team. E.g. team, tail, leap, pay, pie, goat, boat, bee, and see.
  
  My son really enjoys this DVD and it wasn't long before he was singing the songs around the house! Code Word Caper has helped him read consonant blends, vowel teams, and words with the silent 'e'...the results are very noticeable.
  
  I highly recommend this DVD for children who have mastered short vowel sounds and 3-letter words and are ready to move on to more advanced Phonics.
  
  

• NO More Arguing Over Which Movie To Watch!

  
  By A99XDTY6B9482 on 2005-04-02
  I have never felt strong enough to actually take the time to write a review. I am a certified k-6 teacher who has told everyone I know about Leap Frog's 4 amazing movie and now I am telling you...
  LF Letter Factory: This was the first (out of 4) Leap Frog Movie that my children watched. My 3 1/2 year old and 2 years 2 month old boys are allowed to watch 1 movie a day. Each Day they agreed, in excitement, to watched this movie. Under a week my 3 1/2 year old knew his letter sounds. He could sing the letter sound song almost as fast as he could sing the alphabet. After a week, he amazed us when he sat down on the ground and wrote out the entire alphabet like a 4th grader. Had NO idea he could write like this! Shortly thereafter, the 2 year old knew all his letter sounds and letter recognition.
  
  Talking Words Factory: I was so impressed that I bought them the Talking Words Factory that 2nd week. I wasn't surprised that my 3 1/2 year old began to spell, writing, and sounding out 3 letter words. He told me all about how the vowels were all sticky and their job was to stick letters together to make words. He went around singing the vowel song.
  
  My kids loved the videos so much that for 10 months...My son's (who used to play with Thomas the Trains and puppies) were obsessed with letters and words. They made their own letter and word factory machines out of their toys and tubs, drew each letter cartoon character, and sang the letter and vowel songs, and the older one wrote, yes wrote, many of his own homemade books.
  
  Talking Word Factory 2: It doesn't stop there...They got the Talking Word Factory 2 and Math Circus when they came out this Christmas. In a couple of days, the now 4 year old, was telling me all about sh, ch, th, and other blends. He told me how the silent e at the end of the word made the other vowel say its name (long vowel sound). He went on to tell me also how "when 2 vowels go walking the first one does the talking." And he wrote and read new complex words such as, boat, home, dime, wait, etc. This really increased his ability to read many, many new words - 8 letter words too!
  
  Math Circus: They loved it too! Though it is fast moving for beginners, it is entertaining and has an easy concept. Adding and subtracting now comes pretty easy for my 4 year old. I gave him a math work sheet for addition and subtraction just for kicks. Wouldn't you know it, he did all of them with no problem. He was so interested in adding that he started asking about problems such as 3 + 3 + 3. Which helped him learn the concept of multiplication 3 x 3, 3 x 4, etc. But, we told him that he had plenty of time to learn that later!
  
  The only negative comments that I have to say about these Leap Frog videos: Nothing, Oh, except that I wish my children weren't so obsessed with letters! They eat, breath, and sleep letters. Sometimes I just wish they would play with the trains, cars, and other toys. They will have their entire school life to learn about letters and reading! I just hope that when the time comes for school that they won't have grown board of it!
  
  Other Leap Frog learning tools that reinforce what they learned on the videos:
  
  LF Fridge Phonics Magnets - Love it. It sings each letters song when you put the letter in the hole.
  
  LF Word Whammer Fridge Phonics Set - LF just came out with this. I know that they will love. I bought it for the next birthday! It is like the Fridge Phonics, but you can spell 3 letter words.
  
  LF Letter Factory Board Game - Love it too! It is interactive and the board game talks and sings!
  
  LF Sing Along Letters Flash Cards & CD - Songs from the DVDs. Not that you don't hear the songs sang enough from your children!
  Wish they would make computer CD's too!
  
  LF Leap Pad - Fun but they got board with the same books over & over. $14 a book!
  
  There are many others, but I had to draw the line somewhere!
  
  If you check all the other reviews, I am not alone. Only two out of 121 people gave this movie less than 5 stars! It is about time someone made a movie that parents and children both agree on! Thank you Leap Frog!
  
  
  

• Great Educational Tool!

  
  By A34251E8FF23ML on 2004-11-16
  Okay - we own a LOT of Leap Frog products. We've liked the educational value of all their toys, and they've proven to be quite durable as well.
  We own the first two Leap Frog DVD's (Letter Factory and Word Factory), and we were excited to see new DVD's come out for it. Our 3-year old (almost 4) has loved the first two DVD's, so I thought she would like these new ones too.
  I went out this morning and bought them at a local store, and she wanted to watch them right away. We're now on our second viewing of the movie, and she's already starting to sing and dance along with the Frog family.
  I really like how the content is explained to the kids, and I know our daughter isn't watching some "brain numbing" show on TV.
  Bravo Leap Frog!!! Keep up the great work! I would highly recommend these DVD's to anyone!
  
  
• They don't even know they are learning! Great Videos!
  By A3QHNJBV1M3VV5 on 2004-11-19
  We have had this video for two days and the kids have already memorized the songs. Leapfrog is a great company encorporating fun with learning. I recommend watching the first two videos first if your child is still learning their letters and letter sounds.
  There is now a total of 3 videos on letters and phonics. You must get all three. The songs are catchy and it makes the concepts lots of fun. Both my three and half and five year old love to watch them over and over again, but most importantly, they have really absorbed the concepts.
  I highly recommend these educational videos. Leapfrog has truly done it again.
  
  
• Teacher Recommended
  By A33JKXU3BBA9OI on 2005-11-17
  My 4 and 5 year olds LOVE this video. They watch it all the time. We had our kindergarten conferenaces and my children reference this video. The teacher was surprised by what they knew. i.e. the "Slient e". The teacher said "that video was well worth your money" and is buying the video for her class!!!
  
  
• Educational and loved by kids!
  By A27UO85IFC33E4 on 2005-12-09
  We own four DVDs in this series: Math Circus, Code Word Caper, The Letter Factory, and the Talking Words Factory. We bought them when our boys were ages five and three. We've had them for about a year now, and the boys still enjoy them. We get a lot more use out of them than the Leap Pads, which our kids never really got into. Our younger boy is in speech therapy, and seeing these DVDs has improved his articulation of letters. I love that he requests to watch these. I will hear him sounding out each letter along with the Frog, and know he's developing skills. Our older son has picked up on how to build words and spell with this series. It explains how phonics work, and in a simple-to-understand way. We found all of the DVDs in this series exceptionally educational, and see tangible results from the children watching them. I can't say that about any other toy we own.
  
  
• review
  By A2SS5WW3GXER97 on 2004-11-20
  i wish i could review this item as i ordered it about 2 weeks ago from amazon and it still has not shipped.. it is imposible to get any answers when no one responds to an e mail at this placed...i am one ticked off amazon shopper...soon to be ex-amazon shopper.
  
  
• My daughter just loves it!
  By A1O2FVFY90CRUV on 2005-08-08
  We own all of the DVD's in the leapfrog collection and this one, just like all of the others are a hit with my daughter. She is 3 years old and as we are walking around in the stores, I hear her singing the songs of the leap frog dvd's. "It's a whole new sound".
  
  And these are videos that I don't mind her watching all of the time. They are educationally sound and in a way where it's easily absorbed by the children. People are amazed that my daughter not only knows all of her alphabet, but can sound out and spell simple words at 3 years old. Even though I would like to take all of the credit for what she has learned, I have to tell any and everyone who asks that it's the leapfrog movies that do most of the teaching.
  
  This movie, incorporated with the Letter Factory Game and the Word Whammer fridge toy, did it for me. I would recommend this and all of the other leapfrog products to anyone.
  
  
• Great
  By A1P7XJK3N7LMX1 on 2005-09-06
  My 3-1/2 yr. Grandson loves all the Leap Frog videos. He repeats words back and knows all his letters.....he is a genius, of course.
  
  
• LEAP FROG DELIVERS!
  By A1H82WRBEE1LCR on 2006-02-23
  My 5 yr old high functioning autistic son absolutely loves all the Leapfrog videos they are fun, entertaining, and really teach him valuable material. He has learned to read so quickly which has dramatically increased his connectivity to other people especially to us!
  
  My gift of choice to pre-school children~ LEAPFROG!
  
  THE CLEVER WAY OF INTRODUCING THE SILENT E SHOULD MAKE THIS THE BEST VIDEO EVER MADE!!!
  
  I GIVE IT 10 STARS!
  
  
• Another great Leapfrog product!
  By A22S3PNMJSLVZC on 2005-01-24
  A great way for kids to learn about complex words...vowels, silent "e", etc. Highly recommend!!!
  
  
• Wonderful, Wonderful, Wonderful!!!!!
  By AMQ7539MTOBW1 on 2005-04-16
  I love all of these Leap Frog movies. My four year old is now spelling and writing all sorts of words, thanks to this video. He has learned to sound out words and knows the basic rules to reading, like the "silent E" rule and "when two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking". He sings the Leap Frog songs over and over. He loves it as much as I do and is having fun learning. My two year old is even learning from these movies. They are great. A definite must have if you have little ones!!!
  
  
• an excellent follow-on to word factory
  By A3JWDUC20ZVL2G on 2005-01-05
  The phonics rules are fun and easy to remember with this video!
  
  
• Very good
  By AZOJV1OVB7RC6 on 2005-08-27
  My son's love these dvds and they teach them so much! By the end of watching once a day for a week, my 3 year old knew the sounds of all the letters and was already putting together words! Thank you!
  
  
• good learning tool.
  By A12ZNOVUY20OB6 on 2005-08-08
  My 4 year old likes to watch this more than part one...
  
  
• My 2 1/2 year old asks for this dvd....
  By A31642CIKTTHXT on 2006-02-25
  This is the only leap frog dvd that my daughter owns but she actually asks for it by name. She even tries to sing along. I continue to love leap frog products and recommend them to family and friends.
  
  
• Leap Frog-Talking Words Factory 2-Code Word Caper
  By A2O290HTVRDHLE on 2006-03-25
  This is a nice dvd that assists with words and letters. It is not one of the best on the market, but it served its purpose.
  
  
• GREAT DVD
  By A33AG68OXUEX8E on 2006-07-31
  My 3 year old loves this. She ask to watch it without realizing she is learning. Highly recommend.
  
  
• Taught my preschooler to read
  By A2S73YPUTKDTKJ on 2007-08-21
  My 3 and 5 y/o love the Leap Frog videos. The combination of the Letter Factory and Talking Word Factory taught my son the basics of reading such that he picked it up on his own very young with simple letter combinations in his books. The Code Word Caper helped him to expand his skills beyond the 3-letter words with more complex letter combinations. I would highly recommend the series, in that order - Letters, Talking Word Factory then Code Word Caper. Great Learning Tool!!
  
  
• Leap Frog- Talking Words Factory 2-Code Word Caper
  By A3GJJR0WVVH5MV on 2007-01-04
  Excellent follow=up to Talking Word Factory. Stimulates combining letters to form words, and definately stimulates early reading of books. They love and constantly request Leap Frog videos.
  
  
• Another wonderful product from Leap Frog
  By AZMUGDGTCPG7R on 2007-01-10
  I'm a big fan of Leap Frog DVD's. I try to collect each one as my son progresses to the next level. It is wonderful to have seen him grow up with these DVD's. No matter what program you are using to teach your child to read, these DVD's are a very good compliment to that. Children love watching the cartoon, the catchy songs, and they make it easy for the chidren to remember. Its a must have for your children's DVD collection.
  
  
• Entertaining and Educational
  By A32CSNNX2BRPV5 on 2007-03-08
  My son can't wait to get home and watch any of the leap frog DVD's. At the end of some of the DVD's there are games you play with the remote, which makes learning fun. Great investment. It explains things in a very simple manner.
  
  
• Leap Frog is awesom
  By A1FOH072EAZJDQ on 2007-03-09
  My daughter loves all the Leap Frog DVD's
  
  It is a fun and easy way to learn
  
  
• Great for speech!!!
  By A2TTH7ERH8RD49 on 2007-04-01
  My kids are 2 and a half and 15 months, and I have all the leap frog videos. My kids are constantly making the letter sounds with the videos and saying the words. My oldest son has delayed speech. I was told by a speech therapist to use these videos, and it has really improved my sons vocabulary.
  
  
• Not as impressive at the Letters Video but still worth it!
  By A3KTTPDOOYCHF5 on 2007-06-02
  I love Leap Frog but I made the mistake of getting this video before the other words video and it is just too advanced for my 2 - 2 1/2 year old. This is my fault, I know, but I had hoped that it would still have enough entertainment value to get him hooked until he could understand it. It really is for the older group ..
  
  Still, I can't wait until my child gets into this video.
  
  
• leap frong dvd
  By A1DNWL3FBV0RQG on 2007-01-09
  this dvd is very good for kid from age 3. my son loves to watch it so much. It is very educational and very easy to learn from the DVD. All together i already bought 4 leap frog DVDs and they are all worth to buy for your preschoolers.
  
  
• Good learning DVD
  By A3K0E9JKGAHI5T on 2007-01-12
  The music and songs are catchy. And our daughter has done well with this CD and 2 others in this series. We also bought the music CD so she can play it in the car, and it's a good reinforcement of the what the DVDs teach.
  
  
• Wonderful!
  By AMBYD8457UU13 on 2007-03-29
  My daughter absolutely loves this latest installment of the Leap Frog videos! With a child that has some learning difficulties, like mine, putting spelling and reading into a medium that she can excell in is the best gift a parent could ask for.
  
  

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