Meet the Phonics - Blends DVD

My son has learned from all of Preschool Prep DVD's. When I purchased Meet the Phonics I was disappointed because it appeared that my son thought "sk" "sm" or any of the blends were words. He would show an adult "sk" that he typed on the I-Pad and ask them what was s and k as if it was one of the sight words. When the adult did not know, he would say the sound "sk". After 2 times of him watching this dvd, I had him stop because I did not want him to get confused. One day he saw a sign that said "No Smoking" when he was trying to pronounce the word "smoking" he said "sm" and some of the other sounds in that word, he then looked at me and wanted to know what was the word. When he saw the word "flute" he did the same thing. He is actually trying to sound out words after watching this. So now I love this video. It does not make since when I watch this and the other videos by this company and it is boring for me(but all their videos are boring for an adult) but he loves it and is getting it.

I love ALL the dvds from preschool prep. In my opinion every parent of a 2 year old and up should have them. I focus on one dvd a week then change it. So for example we might do the numbers dvd one week and the letters next, etc. My kids have all learned through these dvds. While we practice all these things on our own, I think nothing we do can replicate the repetitiveness of these dvds. We limit tv in our home, but I never feel guilty putting one these on so I can do the dishes real quick or something. In regards to this specific phonics dvd, we love it. I pair these with the Leapfrog Factory Dvds. I will say that for friends of mine who have let their children watch animated cartoons from a very young age and then tried to introduce them to these they don't seem to have as much luck with their kids being interested. But I think it's just because they're used to a more interactive show with fast movement and high stimulation.

It isn't as 'COOL' as some others that teach you with great music, etc. I bought this when my daughter was about 2 1/2. By the time she turned 3 a couple months ago, she started attempting to sound out words. Between this and her site words videos, she is already starting to read. I love that these videos from this vendor will continue to replay until you change it. The only thing I would change about it is... each time it plays, it plays the part that is intended for the adults {how their system works}. Either way, it is highly effective in teaching the children to use more than one phonics sound consecutively {thereby phonetically forming a word}. IE: CH + AT = CHAT. This bridges the gap between just knowing the phonics of a single letter to combining them into a word.

I got this a few weeks ago for the kids I tutor (5yr olds) and they have learned so much in 3 viewings so far. we have the sightwords and the meet the digraphs also which we love. The kids love saying the blends and trying to come up with words with the blends. The video is entertaining not too slow pace but not too fast that the concepts dont sink in. I like the animation and the pronunciation is not a problem I try to watch with them to make sure they are saying each blend correctly. great addition to a dvd collection and I cant wait for the next preschool prep release.

I love these videos and so do my kids. They are mildly entertaining for them so its not too much torture (haha). So with that said, my only problem with this video is they are teaching *some* of the blend sounds incorrectly. They are adding a vowel sound to the end of a lot of the consonant blends. For example ''cl'' is only supposed to have two sounds, the ''c'' and the ''l'' together. They add a vowel sound and the end of it and that is incorrect. They pronounce ''cl'' - ''cluh'' . nononono. lol or ''fr'' is supposed to sound more like ''fir'', not ''fruh''. I was pleased, as I was making lunch to hear my 5,6 and 7 year olds correcting the tv. lol Yay some stuff I've taught them did sink in! lol (i homeschool them) That being said, no consonant sounds are supposed to end in ANY short vowel sound and it drove us all crazy with this video. They only did it with some of them so it makes no sense at all why they did this. I've noticed that the incorrect way of saying the sounds did trip my oldest up in reading last year, so thats when I discovered you have to be very diligent when you pronounce the consonant sounds or else they will be adding all kinds of sounds that aren't there actually in the word and get confused. So, if you are going to use this to help teach your kids to read, then maybe pause it and explain it when they do it incorrectly. Not to be all nit-picky but it does technically matter.

My grandson LOVES the videos from this company. He is only 2.5 years old, but is quickly learning the concepts provided. The illustrations capture his attention and he is enthralled. The first thing he says when he comes in the door is "Can we watch Phonics?" It is amazing how well these teach. I have all of the sight words, the blends, and digraphs. All are of equal quality. There are also videos of colors, shapes, and letters from this company. I suspect they are equally good, but haven't watched them since Little Man already knew those concepts when I found this resource.

Both my kids love these videos. My son is autistic and because of these he has memorized so many words and sounds.

This video helps with my daughter who had speech delay