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The Alphabotz Superphonic Decoder Cards
jumpstart beginning reading skills by building lasting
associations between sounds and the letters that represent them.
The cards include a variety of games and activities that are
designed to promote vital early literacy skills such as phonemic
awareness and are geared toward children of various skill levels
making this product both an educational tool and toy. |
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INDIVIDUAL CATEGORY RATINGS
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This category definitely offered an
interesting debate amongst the parents on the review
team. Some of our parents thought that the
Alphabotz were fashioned in a way that made children of
different ages and different learning levels easy to
adapt to different learning activities. Some of
the other parents thought there was a bit too much going
on, and that it would take some serious work with their
children to get them into learning and playing some of
Alphabotz recommended games (some of these folks
actually felt like boring old flash cards would be
easier to use). So...if you are ready to work with
your kids and have lots of different activities for you
to work with, than you'll think these cards are easy, if
you aren't in the mood to put in the extra work, these
cards might not be for you. |
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Like books and DVDs our review team
treaded lightly into this category. From a simple
touch and feel test, the Alphabotz Cards are made strong
and should last. If you have children that care
for their toys than you should have no problem keeping
the Alphabotz cards in good shape. If, on the
other hand your kids are a bit rougher on their toys
than you'll want to keep a close eye on these cards. |
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There was no discussion here - all
of our parents - and more importantly their kids
absolutely loved the look of Alphabotz. The bright
colors, the cool designs, the fun drawings all come
together to create a super-fun, super-visual learning
tool. And...those parents that were looking for
plain old flash cards earlier felt a little embarrassed
when they realized in worst case you could use these
awesome cards in that simple fashion too! |
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There wasn't much discussion here
either! All of the parents agreed that the
Alphabotz are loaded with functionality. Each card
features letters, pictures, symbols, drawings and
"stats". We're talking about at least five times
the functionality of standard flash cards. Now
that's a lot of functionality! |
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The cost efficiency category brought
out a lot of feelings. Some parents were impressed
with all that went into these cards and felt that the
$20 was well within the price range. These parents
compared the Alphabotz to a board game, and then
comparatively, felt as if the pricing was fair. On
the other hand, parents that compared this to simple
alphabet flashcards felt that these were definitely
overpriced. Boring old flashcards can cost $2-$5,
and oversized flashcards with a little activity can be
as much as $10. All parents agreed that Alphabotz
well exceeded the excitement and activity level of other
alphabet cards, but the question parents would have to
answer is whether the cost was worth it to them. |
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We've seen flashcards before, but
we've never seen an alphabet learning tool quite like
this. With that in mind, our review team was happy
to give four stars to a product that has taken an old
idea to a brand new level! |
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Wow! It's not often we see
a product come across that creates such a spirited
discussion among the parents on our review team.
Overall, the team loved the way these cards looked
and how much function was packed onto each of them.
They definitely require some parental involvement to
really learn all of the different games and
activities, but if you are going to teach your kids
the alphabet, there is going to be a lot of work on
your part anyway! The cost is a bit higher
than some of our team liked, but some of our parents
felt a few extra dollars were well worth it for this
brand new spin on learning the alphabet. If
you're looking for a new spin on a classic learning
tool, the Alphabotz are it! |
