Books for the school bound
Instill the power of reading at an early age
By Nickky Faustine P. De Guzman
Published: June 12, 2013
Photo credits Ralph Sedricke Lapuz
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” -- Dr. Seuss, children’s book author
A candid picture of a street kid reading in a bookstore has recently gone viral after a civilian posted and sent the photo to GMA-7’s “YouScoop”. The boy, seen as very engrossed on his reading, said he knew little about letters and words. Nonetheless, his intention of learning to read is very evident and strong. The photograph drew heartwarming responses from netizens.
According to the latest World Bank record in 2008, the country enjoys 97.75% (% ages 15-24) literacy rate. The number may seem high enough but it is actually inferior to Japan, which has 100% literacy rate. Japanese starts reading at an early age.
Undoubtedly, reading is a powerful tool that as much as possible, must be practiced during the formative years. Reading books, to name a few, takes one to places he’s never been and widens and deepens both the vocabulary and the comprehension skills.
Some studies and surveys may say that the printed reading materials such as pocketbooks, magazines, and textbooks are declining, owing to the growing popularity of e-reads but this trend must not hinder people from all ages to grab a reading material and immense themselves to prose, poem or plot.
And now that another school year is about to begin, toddlers, kids, teenagers, and parents are scrambling to go to the nearest bookstores to buy school materials. Now, why not include in your back-to-school list the latest reading innovation especially designed for toddlers and kids. Discover the power of words and let the Leap Frog’s Tag Reading System, Reader, and LeapPad take your mind to the undiscovered world of fun and learning.
Tag, hear, read!
Leap Frog’s Tag Reading System works through its “tag touch technology”. Just turn the Tag device on, point to a book, and touch any word to a page, and hear the device utter the sound of a letter and word. With every touch of the Tag, the words and pictures come to life and produce phonic sounds. This develops confidence in reading, vocabulary, and comprehension skills. The Tag Reading System comes with available 80 story books, maps, and flashcards that develop the kids’ and toddlers’ (1-7 years old) confidence to read on their own. The story books range from Disney Princess to animals, maps, and even puzzles.
Track learning process with LeapPad
Learning via Leap Pad comes easy as counting. First, download the Leap Pad connect application, which lets the pad to talk to your computer. Second, download the learning apps such as games, books, and puzzles. Lastly, the Leap Pad has Learning Path option that lets you track down the learning progress and games played. Leap Pad has two versions that both cater to kids aged 3-9 years old.
Gear up, read on, and explore things with these latest gadgets that will surely engross kids to becoming bookworms and future leaders. Now, did we mention the power of reading?
A candid picture of a street kid reading in a bookstore has recently gone viral after a civilian posted and sent the photo to GMA-7’s “YouScoop”. The boy, seen as very engrossed on his reading, said he knew little about letters and words. Nonetheless, his intention of learning to read is very evident and strong. The photograph drew heartwarming responses from netizens.
According to the latest World Bank record in 2008, the country enjoys 97.75% (% ages 15-24) literacy rate. The number may seem high enough but it is actually inferior to Japan, which has 100% literacy rate. Japanese starts reading at an early age.
Undoubtedly, reading is a powerful tool that as much as possible, must be practiced during the formative years. Reading books, to name a few, takes one to places he’s never been and widens and deepens both the vocabulary and the comprehension skills.
Some studies and surveys may say that the printed reading materials such as pocketbooks, magazines, and textbooks are declining, owing to the growing popularity of e-reads but this trend must not hinder people from all ages to grab a reading material and immense themselves to prose, poem or plot.
And now that another school year is about to begin, toddlers, kids, teenagers, and parents are scrambling to go to the nearest bookstores to buy school materials. Now, why not include in your back-to-school list the latest reading innovation especially designed for toddlers and kids. Discover the power of words and let the Leap Frog’s Tag Reading System, Reader, and LeapPad take your mind to the undiscovered world of fun and learning.
Tag, hear, read!
Leap Frog’s Tag Reading System works through its “tag touch technology”. Just turn the Tag device on, point to a book, and touch any word to a page, and hear the device utter the sound of a letter and word. With every touch of the Tag, the words and pictures come to life and produce phonic sounds. This develops confidence in reading, vocabulary, and comprehension skills. The Tag Reading System comes with available 80 story books, maps, and flashcards that develop the kids’ and toddlers’ (1-7 years old) confidence to read on their own. The story books range from Disney Princess to animals, maps, and even puzzles.
Track learning process with LeapPad
Learning via Leap Pad comes easy as counting. First, download the Leap Pad connect application, which lets the pad to talk to your computer. Second, download the learning apps such as games, books, and puzzles. Lastly, the Leap Pad has Learning Path option that lets you track down the learning progress and games played. Leap Pad has two versions that both cater to kids aged 3-9 years old.
Gear up, read on, and explore things with these latest gadgets that will surely engross kids to becoming bookworms and future leaders. Now, did we mention the power of reading?
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