Living Books: Interactive Animated Stories
(Ages 3-7)
These programs provide a place for children to hear a story, read along with the narrator, or read by themselves. They also can interact with characters and objects and play games that teach the alphabet, simple words, rhyming, and other reading skills. Each program also comes with the matching book. Some examples of titles:
— Just Grandma and Me
— The Cat and the Hat
— Arthur’s Birthday
— Dr. Seuss’s ABC
Many include versions in Spanish, French, and German along with the English text.
For more information, contact:
Broderbund Software, Inc.
Toll Free: 1-800-567-2610
(Ages 2-5)
This software features Bailey and his friends as they encourage young children to build literacy skills and develop a love for reading. It includes activities to help youngsters explore letters, words, sentences, rhyming, and stories. No reading skills are required; all directions are spoken.
Let’s Go Read! An Island Adventure
(Ages 4-7)
Children join Robby Raccoon and his friends in their adventures on an island inhabited by the alphabet. Included are activities to help children learn reading basics such as letter sounds and how to sound out and build simple words. Children can command the computer with their voices and record and listen to themselves reading.
For more information, including Spanish titles and a catalog for children with special needs, contact:
Riverdeep
Toll Free: 1-800-362-2890
http://www.riverdeep.net/edmark/
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