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My son finds this video to be very fun to watch. It does catch your eye...for adults it may seem a little out there, but it holds my son's attention. Very educational and since it puts music to the letters it makes it a fun way to learn the alphabet, sounds of letters, etc...

The video is addictive
When I first put in this video for my 4 year old, it seemed definitely too hard. He had enjoyed immensely the LeapFrog letter and word factory videos (a great start) and I was afraid the quick pace and multi-letter phonic sounds on this tape would bore him because he couldn't follow it. Wrong! After a couple of weeks and a basic grasp on phonics my son was pulled in by the songs and the bright colors and graphics and was reading and spelling simple words! We were able to simply pick out a word in any book and he would begin to sound out the letters, including how 'ing' sounds. He also knows the difference between vowels and consonants, and can sing "a,e,i,o,u" and "sometimes y, sometimes Y". He has a little chant that helps him remember his vowels and now I use it when I'm going over reading words with him. He's learned all of this in a matter of weeks! 4 weeks ago he recognized his letters and could name them, now he's reading and spelling small words. A terrific video...stick with it and your child will be singing the songs and knowing phonics in no time! It's also helpful (my child loves it) to have a box of those wooden or magnetic letters at his disposal and he spells words on the rug. You have to get several sets, though, so they can make words (you need more than one 's', for example).

not for preschoolers
i thought i'd give my preschooler a jump start on phonics but this video pack (comes with 2) is much too advanced and goes too fast for her and she has had some practice with phonics already. for preschoolers i'd recommend the rock and learn shapes & colors and save this one for k and up.

EXCELLENT!!! My 3 year old is reading.
Rock N Learn Phonics and the other titles by Rock N Learn are very good tools to help your child learn to read. My son started watching the RocknLearn Alphabet tape before he was a year old. He actually knew the alphabet and was writing them when he was 2 years old. Now, at the age of 3 he is reading. I give 80% of the credit to these videos by Rock N Learn. He loves them and will watch them all day if I allow him to. When he was 2 years old he would watch one tape 5 or more times in a row.
This Phonics tape is excellent. It teaches children how to read by sounding out each letter or combinations of letters. If you know a child that you would like to help learn to read, give them these tapes by RocknLearn.