LeapFrog Phonics Writing Desk is another educational innovation from LeapFrog Enterprises that aims to help children learn to write and recognize letters in an engaging way. The word “phonics” lived up to the products name because indeed, this electronic toy for kids will teach your little tot basically the general concepts of prereading, which includes the alphabet, the letter sounds, letter formation, spelling and many more. It is essentially interactive in nature, so this will keep your child’s enthusiasm to learn at a high level, and your kid will never forget their ABC song because of the time spent in front of this electronic lap sized desk.
An average LeapFrog Phonics Writing Desk has the average dimension of 2.8 x 14 x 14.7 inches and weighs in at approximately 2.8 pounds. It comes with six built in games that kids will surely enjoy that involves letters and phonics quizzes and “create a word” application. The LCD screen integrated in the electronic interactive device will allow the kids to see how a particular letter is formed if the child will push a specific letter. You can also hear the name of that letter for while so that the child can easily familiarized himself to each. With the magical stylus pen, your little tot can write letters on the magical writing screen. The phonics game would help your child to associate and familiarize himself with the sound of each letter and some word examples using that letter. Spelling games will help them to spell the basic and the simplest words similar to the 
pad-an-educational-book/”>Leap Frog My First Leap Pad. Additional functionalities and features of the Phonics Writings Desk are the following: automatic shut-off, a handy pull-out handle, variety of comical sounds in case your little tot gave the wrong answer and a two position volume control.
Among the many other LeapFrog designs, LeapFrog Phonics Writing Desk is now discontinued by the manufacturer. However, with luck, you can still get this toy on either Craigslist or eBay where some users may have sold them at a fraction of the original price (most 75% or half the original price, because most of them are used). Amazon still has new stock for which you can buy within the price range of $40-50. Also, the latter online store site gave this item 4.5 rating out of 5 for its features and functionalities. Surely, this is an outstanding buy for your little tot, especially if you put a higher premium on helping your kid with basic reading and writing and preschool learning. You can be assured that your kid will be engrossed in writing for hours, and in case he would be bored, he can do away with the writing and play educational games that are built in the writing desk.
This LeapFrog educational writing desk is best recommended for ages 36 months up to 7 years, or until your child has learned how to read and write.
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