The Adventure of Reading

The ability to read truly is the key to every aspect of learning, and, it is also the doorway to great adventures.  The world today is filled with video games, the internet, and television, yet, there is still something so marvelous about a good book.  A book gives the reader a chance to envision the characters and places in the mind and opens imaginations in ways that a movie or television program can never do.  To start kids off on the right reading path, Learning Is Fun Store has some time-tested programs that both parents and children have come to love.

Every child loves Arthur and his adventures and there are so many great software titles built around his character.  Arthur's Reading Games is a wonderful way to reinforce the reading skills that children are developing in school.  Designed for children ages 5-7, it has five different skill levels and this program is loaded with fun activities, puzzles, and surprises that keep them interested.  Games promote knowledge of vowels & consonants, word recognition, spelling, sentence construction, vocabulary, story building and memory skills.

Truly enchanting, Bailey's Book House is a very popular program, and, for good reason.  Bailey and his friends make delightful companions as kids embark upon the journey to read.  Children as young as three can be entertained while they learn letters, words and word families, rhyming, prepositions, adjectives, and storytelling.  There are seven different activities for kids to chose from that are loaded with silly fun, yet, each promotes so much learning at the same time.

The Mia Adventure series is another program that has won great praise.  Mia is a sweet little mouse and her adventure stories always teach and entertain.  In Mia's Reading Adventure, her home has been invaded by the Bugaboos.  Their mission in life is to have fun, create havoc and throw noisy parties.  Can Mia stop them before they expose themselves and Mia to the "Big Feet" (humans).  With three learning levels, this engaging program gives practice in spelling, grammar, word recognition, phonics, rhymes, and more.