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". Fo..
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-tra..
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 w..