Preschool Prep & Sight Words 7 DVD Pack (Meet the Letters, Meet the Numbers, Meet the Shapes, Meet the Colors, Meet the Sight Words 1, Meet the Sight Words 2, Meet the Sight Words 3) |  | Director: Kathy Oxley
Actors: Letters, Numbers, Shapes, Colors, Sight Words
Studio: Preschool Prep Company
List Price: $79.95
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Rating:  reviews
Format: Animated, Box set, Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Languages: Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Discs: 7
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Running Time: 260 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.5 x 2
MPN: 2000273
UPC: 184582000273
EAN: 0184582000273
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great for kids, Torture for adults January 27, 2009
Jack (FL, USA)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
I bought this series for my 2 yr old son and a 3 yr old autistic child in my care.
My son was deathly afraid of the voices at first and would not watch it for more than 1-2 minutes without begging me to turn it off or go to bed (yes, it was that bad). However, I turned the volume down a lot (well below the norm), and now he absolutely loves the shows.
Now from an adult perspective... they suck! They're mind numbing, brainwashing, torture! All they do is repeat the same word over and over and over while showing the shape, letter, or color.
I do give them 5 stars though, because they do what they are meant to do. They hold the attention of active toddlers while teaching them something useful. They have helped the autistic child to verbalize and both boys love to watch them. As painstaking as it is for me to watch them, I would still recommend them.
AMAZING!!!! January 20, 2009
Lisa Duron (Auburn, California)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
First my 2 year old grandson amazed us with what he learned & then our 1 year old followed, we could not believe how fast they picked up letters-numbers -shapes and sight words. My 14 month old knows her numbers & letters - she has about 4 shapes and even though she can't pronounce octagon, she knows it. We were amazed she can even knows a couple of sight words. With continuity between parents -g/parents & daycare they learn quickly and think its fun.
I think I believe what the tapes say about a window of time for learning, just as they are learning to speak. Or maybe my babies are geniuses as I thought.
Mother of four says "WONDERFUL"!!! July 21, 2009
Wife of Brian (Dallas, Texas)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I was very disappointed and surprised to see that there was negative feedback on these DVD's. As a mother of four children 6 and under I can testify to these DVD's being everything the company claims they are. My 10 month old, three year old, four year old and a boy I watch who is 18 months old, LOVE these videos and have learned so much. My 10 month old now says letters, my 3 year old now recognizes all his letters and numbers, and the 18 month old went from counting out of order to counting to 8 in just watching the DVD's about 5 times. I purchased these DVD's after my oldest was diagnosed with dyslexia I so wish I had learned about these DVD's years ago, I believe if my oldest had watched these as a toddler she would not have the challenges she has today.
3 yr old learned spanish colors in a week February 2, 2009
Michael C. Jones (Kansas)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was in the process of buying some Leapfrog videos (which are also very good) and came across this video set. I decided to go ahead and buy it because I wanted the sight words. I have only had the videos for a couple weeks and my three year old loves watching them. We are working on the sight words, but after every viewing, he wants to watch the colors. He already knew the colors by name in English, but he now knows them in Spanish also. These videos work even better when used with flash cards after the show (there is video flash cards on the DVDs, but I also use paper flash cards).
The animation for the videos looks like it's done in Flash and it looks like it was made for the internet. On my big screen, there is a lot of jaggies on the diagonal lines when they move, but it does not distract from the show.
There is not a lot of action in the videos. I have some videos that the story line of the show distracts from the lesson that is being taught and there is so much action that the child doesn't know where to look. These videos are meant to teach and any action is designed to enforce the lesson.
I think that these videos offer a great deal to children and I am very happy I bought them.
Does The Job! March 17, 2009
S. Faris
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was debating on which tapes to purchase for my 28 month old son. The reviews for the Leap Frog tapes (DVD pack) are excellent as well. However, I did some comparison and broke each tape down according to what it teaches, and the appropriate age group. I decided that my 2 1/2 year old son would benefit more from the Preschool Prep Series.
When I got the tapes, we started watching the Letters. He loves it! He will sit down and watch for about 10-15 min, then get up and play, but the tape will still be running, so he can still "watch and learn" as he plays with other things in the house. I don't play it too much throughout the day, b/c I don't want him to get bored from the tapes. (as i would do for any other program he is watching)
The next day, I put on the colors. Again, he enjoyed watching the colors move around and keep him interested. I would keep my son interested in watching the tapes with him and saying things like "wow, Hi Q (or R, S etc), how are you today?" silly things like that, that would get a 2 year old excited.
The tapes do not offer a ton of excitement, but they do play music and keep them wanting more. It's a great beginner tape to introduce them to all the Letters, Numbers, Shapes, and Colors. We have not watched the Sight Words tape yet, but we will get there in time.
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