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Elmo's Reading Basics has 6 different activities and 3 skill levels to choose from. These activities include letter recognition and sounds, rhyming, and putting words and sentences together by filling in the blanks. It also helps build vocabulary and color and animal recognition. The graphics and audio are good and the game includes characters like, Elmo of course, Zoe, Cookie Monster, and Grover.
History Mystery is an awesome phonics activity. Sherlock Hemlock is trying to match beginning sounds or blends with word endings. Elmo says the beginning sounds or blends and players match them to words ending with pictures. When all are complete a secret door opens and Grover is there with a fun fact about space.
Super Grover has his own comic book and he is rescuing items in distress. The problem is he does not know what the items are. Elmo and Grover need help to make words. Grover says the beginning letter name and sound.
Beam Me Up is a hilarious game with two martians. They are trying to find the right names for things. Several pictures are displayed along with a letter. One martian will say the letter name and the other the sound. Children must choose the correct picture to go with the letter sound. Upper levels work with consonant blends. This is an awesome phonics activity that pairs the letter names and sounds.
Zoe is looking for rhyming words in Zoetry Poetry. This is a charming activity with Elmo on the bongos and an audience of beatniks. Zoe says several words or a poem and kids click on pictures to complete the rhyme.
Kids also spell words with Cookie Monster and finish sentences in Elmo's nature books.
This is an exceptional CD that really teaches phonics. Word names and sounds are repeated over and over in several activities. The charming and comical characters of Sesame Street keep kids playing and learning.
Sesame Street: Elmo's Reading Basics . .
