Children love that we tell them and read them stories, and that no device can ever replace it, but new technologies offer us options that, if we use them with a head, should not be ruled out. Among these curious news, I was struck by Leapfrog Tag, a pen-shaped reader who talks and tells stories.
He has received several international awards as a toy and is really interesting. The pen reads the stories from the collection that it brings and allows the child to be able, if no one can read it at that time, to enjoy a story told while enjoying the images.
It works very simply; by passing the pen over the words he goes on speaking and the child can then follow his own listening rhythm while necessarily reading on the paper, becoming familiar with the written words.
Your brain associates sounds and graphic representation, thus making a playful introduction to reading and very interactive, much more fun than traditional formulas. There are also exercises and activities of different complexity that complement the story.
We must not think of Leapfrog Tag as a way to leave the child in the care of a machine or disconnect it from the parents, it is a resource more than reading animation that, in addition, they will surely love it.
Official site | Leapfrog
