lacell Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Is this worth the money for independent practice? We already have an ipad that the grandparents gave us, and we use that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeAgain Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 We never found one necessary or useful. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2bee Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 While I'm not familiar with that exact toy, I highly doubt it. Leap Frog electronic products tend to be highly segmented so that they can gauge the prices galore. You can view several videos on YouTube of the product in action so that you can gauge the quality of the toy/how its used, etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExcitedMama Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 No! I bought it and it was never worth it. I think most iPad apps are better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 We tried that at Target when the product launched out of curiosity since we have younger nieces. Use the ipad instead. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
908874 Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 My kids have leap pad 2s. I got them before our across country move last year (I was alone w 2 kids on 4 airplane rides...). You can buy ebooks for the leap pads that do a similar action as the leap reader. You can click on a word and it reads it, and the stories are told to the kids and each word lights up. I honestly don't think it is any better than me reading to my kids and pointing at the words. It sounds great, but each ebook is like $7.50 and lasts maybe 10 minutes. I'm not sure how much they are for the Leap Reader. I wouldn't get it unless you can get it used or at Goodwill. I've seen them at several goodwills, as well as the Leap TVs and Leap Pad 2s. Leap Frog products appear inexpensive, but each book (or game) is separate and pricey compared to apps. It adds up. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reign Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 The leapfrog reader is the pen that reads books, right? If so my kids loved it and we went through 2 of them. The girls didn't use it as practice they used it prior to learning to read. We didn't have any iPads at the time so this was pretty fun for them! They loved being able to listen to books independently. It even had a headphone jack so they could listen to their own in the car. Great for trips. It was used mostly during the toddler/preschooler age. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah0000 Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 We like it mostly for the interactive map you can get for it. The other stuff is fun too. DS didn't really use it much for reading or writing though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.