The Baltimore Sun

Toy trend treats phonics as fun Learning: With microchips and batteries, this year’s games teach reading, often by talking to youngsters.

THIS CHRISTMAS, the name of the reading game is phonics. Visit the educational games section of Toys R Us or Zany Brainy stores and you’ll see shelves full of colorful electronic learning aids.
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VTech®’s Smart Shots Sports Center™ And Lil’ Speller Phonics Station™ Honored With Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Awards

The Smart Shots Sports Center, a 2-in-1 toy with a twist, combines technology with classic play patterns to keep little ones engaged as they learn numbers, shapes, music and more. The Lil' Speller ...
Morning Call PA

SOUNDS LIKE … PHONICS TOYS ARE FUN BUT MERITS ARE DEBATED

Banging away on one of her favorite toys, 3-1/2-year-old Katelyn Smith shut out the usual sounds of her living room in Herndon, Va., her baby brother crying and her mother fussing over him. The little ...
The Baltimore Sun

Toys that teach haven’t varied much over time

I want to thank you, these many years later, for insisting that “educational toy” isn’t an oxymoron. Sure, my sisters and I wanted Christmas toys that didn’t remind us of school, but you were smart ...