The good news about the new V.Reader from V.Tech is that it gives the 3-7 year old age group a new way to read books rivaling adult book readers with a full color interactive touch screen and so many features you need to navigate yourself to truly appreciate. The bad news is that taking it away can be a challenge. As an English teacher, instilling a love of reading in our children is a top priority; I like having another tool to reach this goal. While good old fashioned books will always have a place on our bookshelf, the V.Reader is a portable alternative that assists the 3+ set as they learn to read and the 5+ age group to refine these skills. You can read more about the V.Reader and watch videos on their site to learn more, but after testing it out for the last week we’ve found features that, practically speaking, make it a Cool Baby Kid Top Pick:
- Removable stylus is optional…fingers work just as well and are not easily lost.
- An arrow appears on screen to turn the page after the paragraph is read combating impatient button clickers.
- Each story includes reading games that give readers additional practice with included vocabulary words and sounds. This is one of my personal favorite features.
- Pictures come to life as clickable images make sounds and animate on every page.
- Story dictionaries allow for additional practice with some of the words from each story.
- An earphone jack means we’ll disturb less people on our cross-country plane trip in a few weeks. Whether or not our three year old leave on a headset is TBD.
- Book titles include kids’ favorites translating instant recognition to sustained interest. We tried our Shrek’s Vacation and are still finding new games daily. Titles coming soon include Disney Princess and Tinkerbell and the Great Fairy Rescue (to name a few) with Dora and the Three Little Pigs and Toy Story 3 among others already available.
We’re looking forward to an online component including downloadable E-Books coming soon. At $59.99 with book cartridges retailing for $19.99, the V.Reader is an investment. Would we purchase it? Already did…for our son. Because the other downside is that with two children having one of anything makes for some sticky situations.
- V.Reader Animated E-Book System
V.Reader Animated E-Book Cartridge – Shrek’s Vacation
- V.Reader Animated E-Book Cartridge – Toy Story 3
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It teaches both phonics and sight words to encompass all learning styles!
It teaches both phonics and sight words to encompass all learning styles!
Ideal for kids learning to read.
Ideal for kids learning to read.
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On the VTech site, I enjoyed the section on milestones. Very informative. I could see how the VTech reader could help kids of each age reach their milestones.
On the VTech site, I enjoyed the section on milestones. Very informative. I could see how the VTech reader could help kids of each age reach their milestones.
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I read that there is even a storage tote available for the V. Reader.
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I have learned that it even has a charger for the car.This would be amazing for my lil man while he is learning to read especially with the animation
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This looks awesome! My daughter would love it!!!
This looks awesome! My daughter would love it!!!
it brings reading to life in 3 crucial areas: pictures, sounds and interactivity
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it brings reading to life in 3 crucial areas: pictures, sounds and interactivity
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It is interactive for non readers.. they can click on a word and it will repeat it for them.
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It is interactive for non readers.. they can click on a word and it will repeat it for them.
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I love the fact that they will have down-loadable stories available soon. I love having more options.
I love the fact that they will have down-loadable stories available soon. I love having more options.
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I learned that if I ever need any replacement parts for a V. Reader (or any other V. Tech item) I can get it for free (except for shipping). Thanks for the giveaway.
I learned that if I ever need any replacement parts for a V. Reader (or any other V. Tech item) I can get it for free (except for shipping). Thanks for the giveaway.
I read that there is even a storage tote available for the V. Reader.
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I learned that every story comes with a story dictionary
I learned that every story comes with a story dictionary
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VTech® Launches Award-Winning V.Reader™ on National Summer Learning Day
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Down-loadable stories will be available soon. That’s very cool!
Down-loadable stories will be available soon. That’s very cool!
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The V.Reader has a screen cover to protect the screen while reading the stories. The cover can be flipped to the back of the unit for play.
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As a pediatric psychologist for 15 years, Dr. Lynne Kenney has helped families solve the challenges of childhood. Dr. Kenney, who earned her Doctorate in Psychology from Pepperdine University, is currently a consulting psychologist in Arizona where she works on a multi-disciplinary pediatric team coaching families to live with health and wellness. Dr. Kenney also started The Family Coach, a multimedia franchise that aims to help parents improve their family life and child’s development.
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MANDATORY ENTRY: I learned that eventually there will be over 100+ titles of 'story books' available to read through the V.Reader. Yahoo! Now I really need to win this V.Reader!
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I like that my daughter can touch a word and it will be pronounced for her. She is only 4 and this would be great! Thank You!
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There will be over 100 downloadabel books, many of them will be free.
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