A wonderful product and story... keeps entertaining and learning
all at the same time. Recommended by a friend and they were absolutely right. The "letter factory is fa..fa..fa..fun:-)

I got this video for my daughter when she was about 22 months. I didn't know if the story would hold her or not so I skipped to the start of the letters. She didn't sit and watch it but it was on in the room while she played. After 2 or 3 showings, I was shocked when she pointed to the letter W in a puzzle and made the proper sound for the W! Now at 27 months, she knows all of her letters, both uppercase and lowercase. I hadn't expected that to happen so fast! She also will watch the entire video at this point and understands the basics of the story. I'm now moving on to "The Letter Factory".

I am loving this video. It is a great introduction to letter sounds. My daughter started with this when she turned three. We have bought all the dvds in the series. We used these in conjunction with Hooked on Phonics, Bob Books and some Scholastic Readers. She is 4 now and was just evaluated and is reading at a first grade level. My two year old son who has a hard time talking loves this video. If you draw each letter he will tell you the sound that goes with each one. That blows me away and it is all thanks to this DVD.

If you don't have it, get it. And don't worry about those reviewers who said it teaches incorrect sounds. It's just not a factor. This DVD works and my two kids are proof of it.

This letter factory CD help a lot to my daughter. Now she knows all the letter of the alphabet plus their sound. I hightly recomend this product to all the chilldren.

Purchased 7 DVDs and offered to friends with 2 to 5 year olds. Receiving rave reviews. Not only are kids learning letter names, but they are learning letter sounds, which is a large jump on learning to read. Highly recommend.

My 4 yr old son watched this dvd several times within the first two weeks of getting it and he started sounding out the letters on his own immediately after. This is an awesome dvd for kids. It's entertaining as well as 'smart' for them to watch.

My preschooler has picked up on this show! I decided to order them all.
He now tries to sound out letters everywhere. The fun songs help him remember the sounds...I am very impressed.

We bought this on recommendation from a friend. Their kids loved it and so did ours. They love listening and watching it and after only a couple of weeks they can sing the songs and make the sounds. It is awesome.

I have 4 kids 1-7 years old. I got it for my 5 and 3 year old but they all love it. Even the baby is making the sounds. They ask for it everytime we get in the car. It is easy to listen to for the mom too.

My daughter received this DVD for her second birthday and learned all the letters and phonics in 2 weeks! But I do agree with other reviewers that there are a couple of mistakes, such as the "L" and "R" sounds. Also, it kinda bugged me that Leap lied to his brother Tad about losing his voice, so Tad could do the presentation. Does that show that it's okay to 'white lie'? Anyway, I still give this DVD a 5-star rating. I think it's excellent in teaching letters and phonics!

The video is good and ready to be resold or switched with the number factory or something more challenging.
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Excellent for PreK, Kindergarten and 1st Grade students. Students learn while they are motivated and entertained.

I am using this Letter Factory DVD for my special needs students. It is really helping them to make the letter sounds and remember the letters of the alphabet by using several learning strengths at the same time (visual, auditory, and kinesthetic). I would recommend this DVD highly, especially for children with learning disabilities or developmental delays.Leap Frog - Letter Factory

What an engaging, educational product this is! I've taken this dvd on many long road trips and my daughter never tires. Within TWO WEEKS, she identified with all the letters. Not simply the sounds but she knows what each and every letter is. I was blown away.

The only negative I can think of is for the "w" letter, the letter speaks in slang with "waz happenin' dude!" (I'm no fan of the word "dude"!) In another clip, the professor was tasting popcorn and commented that it needed salt. As a result, in a later scene, the student frog mentioned salt, obviously having learned "salt" is a treat. With childhood obesity on the rise, I'm not sure it's too keen promoting salt! But by no means would this land my review one less star.

I can't rave enough of this product. My review title says it all. I have spread word among playground chatter and to all my parent friends. This is not to be passed up. If your child doesn't know the alphabet, this dvd will surely teach them. The Leap Frog Fridge Phonics are a great accompaniment to it.

I suspect that a lot of the parents who gave this video a good review did not watch ALL of it with their child. The video is visually entertaining and fun, but the spoken part needs to be redone. It simply is incorrect about how to pronounce some of the letters. L shouldn`t be pronounced ``Uhl`` but they say it that way over and over, and the R shouldn`t be said ``er`` and so on. Also, in every case, only the short vowel sounds are taught, A as in apple, not A as in ate. When I taught phonics, we told kids that every vowel says its name, plus another sound. It isn`t hard to teach that, and it is really important. Worst of all, few examples are given of how the letters actually sound in words. For example, they show us a letter M saying ``m m`` but they don`t bother to say a single M word. My 3 year old loves watching the video and playing the little game that comes with it, but I wish it were better.

My 2 year old has learned the letters! What can I say...this is a great DVD... Beware however....you might start singing along. The songs get stuck in your head!

I bought this for my 3.5 year old after hearing about it from friends and reading so many great reviews.
My daughter loves it and she often asks to watch 'professor Quigley' over and over again. I have found her reciting the letters and sounds to herself before she goes to bed at night.
The reason why I didn't give this 5 stars is because of one thing. When teaching the L sound, it is not very clear and both my daughter and I hear 'O'. When we get to that part, she would ask me why are they saying 'O' when it's 'L'.
Other than that, I'd recommend it to all parents of preschoolers.

Great movie. And educational. Daughter loves it and parent's don't mind it. I would highly recommend it!

This is a good video...NOT great as people seem to think. There are some grave mistakes, for example, the 'O' and the 'U' both seem to say 'Ah', the 'L' says 'Ul' and the 'R' says 'Er'.

Im distressed that my 2-year old sems to be learning the letter sounds incorrectly. Even when I try to correct the video, she seems to go with the sounds made on the video. Im kind of turned off by the Leap Frog company. How could they have let this kind of stuff fall through the cracks?

At first my 2 year old was not very interested in this Dvd. After a week he started wanting to watch it more and more. Now I here him making the letter sounds with the Dvd. He loves it and I think it was a great buy!!

I will keep this simple, because everyone else has already written great reviews that I agree with. I LOVE this DVD for my son who is speech delayed. It keeps his interest, and he is trying to imitate the sounds. A must have!

We got this for my son when he was in preschool- now 3 kids later- they've all watched it and loved it! Even dad sings along! There's something to say for dvds that are educational and don't drive parents nuts! Word factory is very good too.

I just purchased this video for my 3 year old son and am thoroughly impressed by the quality of this product. The video goes through each letter of the alphabet teaching viewers the sound of each letter and noting the lower and upper case writing of each. Each letter comes with a silly antic that children can associate the letter with and there is a reoccuring catchy tune that my son was singing right away.

This video primarily teaches phonics, but combined with whole word training it can be a very effective tool in teaching your child the beginning stages of reading. I have been using this video as part of an integrated learning approach with workbooks and just noticing letters and sounds in our everyday environment and am amazed at my sons level of interest and ability to catch on. Making learning fun, rather than work is hugely important to me so a video that my sons finds entertaining while I know is educational is a winner for me!

This is a great video. My 2 year old son adores it.

At first viewing, I thought he would hate it -- it seemed so dull. But, it goes to show that adults shouldn't judge by their own tastes -- as my son really loves it. Moreover, I credit it for making learning all the letter sounds fun and easy to learn.

Great video. My son is already sounding out simple words -- a great product by leapfrog.

I highly recommend this video! I bought it less than a month ago and my toddler loves it. After watching the video a few times, he learned all of the sounds of the letters.

I discovered this amazing DVD on an amazon search. I was looking for something to help my 6-yr old with his alphabet. He has some developmental delays and this movie has helped him really get the abc's like nothing else has.

It is a sweet, interactive movie and I find him singing the songs he hears in this movie throughout the day. As a bonus, my 4-yr old son has really picked up the alphabet faster than I had imagined.

Overall, this is a great learning tool that will help your child get ready for school learning, even in your child is going into first grade. And it works well for younger children!

I would highly recommend it!

I received this as a gift from a friend of mine who is an early reading specialist and my daughter loves it. She is 2.5 and has learned all of her letter names and sounds in a matter of 2 weeks. I am a reading specialist and have purchased this video as a gift for my young nieces and nephews as well as copies for my school. It is a great learning tool that combines music, visual and auditory stimulation.

I'm a teacher , and i used this DVD for my students , they loved it and they gazed on the screen during the show time.. and they asked me to repeat it again and again
perfect in teaching phonics and vocabulary , i love to watch it too .

Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R1OFQMI15T1J40 Here is proof the letter factory works...my 2 yr old son absolutely loves it! He sings it all the time and now will start spelling out words he sees on signs, magazines, store signs etc... He wants to watch this video almost daily...its a great dvd, you wont be disappointed! Great value too...

If I could give this video more stars, I would! My almost 3 years old was showing no signs of wanting to learn any ABC's, so I thought this DVD would help. Well, within one week of watching it once a day, he now knows all of the letters and their sounds. As an additional and unexpected bonus, my 18-month old loved the video too and now she knows all of her letters as well! Unbelievable, I was not expecting that at all! We will definitely be purchasing the talking words video soon!

After watching this DVD about 4 times (you know how kids are about watching the same DVD again and again), even my 24 month old started sounding out and recognizing letters. This is a must have.

My 3 1/2 year old daughter loves "Letter Factory"! She asks to watch it all the time! In a matter of about two weeks, she has learned every letter sound! It's amazing! I even find that she is breaking words apart into sounds to try to figure out what letters make up the word. This is an excellent introduction, and reinforcement, to letters and their sounds! The characters are fun, and the catchy little tunes are very appealing to kids! I highly recommend this video!

My 3 year old refuses to sit down with me for a lesson, but he will watch this video over and over. It's like a treat now when he gets to watch it. Little does he know he's learning at the same time! He walks around singing the letter songs all day! Please don't even think about it, just buy it!

Not quite sure if my daughter (23 months) understands completely, but she sure caught on quickly to the songs. She's happy, I'm happy.

I bought this for my 18 month old son and he loves it. He knew all of his letter sounds within two weeks. He does not even know how to pronounce all of the letters but knows what each one sounds like. He points to every letter he sees and sounds it out. I did not expect him to learn so fast. He will be reading before I know it.