| | |  | Interactive Books | Home » » » » Clifford The Big Red Dog Reading [OLD VERSION] | | | | | | | Description: | | Learning to Read with Clifford Is Big Fun!Product InformationEverybody wants a dog like Clifford!Clifford The Big Red Dog may be big and red but as far as he's concerned he'sjust like any other dog. That's why when Clifford tries to do what other dogsdo things can get a little out of hand. Sometimes he gets into trouble.sometimes he saves the day. Most of the time he has a lot of fun. All of thetime he's a good dog and true friend!Exploring Clifford's fun-filled neighborhood children discover entertainingreading activities - all with seven levels that continually introduce newletters sounds and words. After completing a level children earn a bonus bookthey can read on their own using the skills they have just learned.In addition kids visit exciting places like the carnival-dunking booth and themovie theater where they collect tickets redeemable at the prize booth forspecial surprises!Skills Learned Phonics Letter/Sound Recognition Upper & Lower Case Letters Word Recognition Word Building Word-Object Association Spelling Vocabulary Listening Memory Creativity Following DirectionsProduct HighlightsMini-LessonsAt the beginning of each level learn new letters and sounds! to hear themagain just click on a letter of the alphabet at any time.Visual DiscriminationNicky needs help getting letters off the sign. As Clifford knocks off thefrequently confused letters catch them in the correct box.Sound Recognition & BlendingClifford's huge sneeze blew everything out of the Bleakman's garage! Help cleanup by listening to the sounds and clicking on the correct item.Progress ReportTrack your child's skill development with an easy to read chart.Fine Motor SkillsFun at the Prize Booth! Keep your eye on a prize as you guide the claw to dropand pick it up.Sight Word RecognitionDunk Clifford in the ocean! Listen to the word and identify it by popping thecorrect balloon. Watch out for the bi | | | Features: | |
• Exploring Clifford's fun-filled neighborhood, children discover reading activities
• 7 adjustable levels that continually introduce new letters, sounds, and words
• Over 100 reading lessons; 15 printable activities; interactive and printable bonus books
• Kids practice reading aloud by recording stories in their own voice
• Progress report allows you to track your child's development; for kids ages 4-6
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Weight:
| 0.35 pounds | | Package Length:
| 5.5 inches | | Package Width:
| 4.9 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.4 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.15 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 13 reviews |
| | | System Requirements: | | | Platform:
| Mac / Windows XP / Windows | | Media:
| CD-ROM | | Item Quantity:
| 1 |
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44 of 46 found the following review helpful:
Good...but...Nov 23, 2004
By Richard M. Quist
My 5 year old daughter is enjoying this package, BUT...be aware that on Windows XP and Windows 2000 that the program has to be installed AND run as a user with administrative rights. Not exactly the kind of account I would choose to setup for a small child.
Unfortunately the information isn't included in the packaging, so you might waste time reinstalling or checking compatiblity settings before finding the info on the support web site (http://support.scholastic.com/Solution.asp?sid=204642041122066189015104&pid=782&pnm=Clifford+Reading&tnf=15&seid=1932&pos=Windows+XP&top=Error+Messages&rid=12622)
20 of 20 found the following review helpful:
 Great software for my 3-year-old child!Feb 09, 2006
By Ellie's mom
This Clifford Reading software is really great for my 3-year-old child. She is able to play all the games herself and navigate around the screens easily without me helping her, which is great for when I have other work to do. We had a problem with the Richard Scarry software; there was just too much going on visually (great for books, confusing for click navigation) and this one is better in that regard. It is visually more obvious where you are to click or what to do, and the narration by Emily Elizabeth is clear and helpful. The games are cute. She loves the T-shirt stamper animation after correctly spelling a 3-letter word. Second favorite is "pop the balloon that says 'xxx'" and you have to correctly pop several word ballons that float by in order to dunk Clifford in the carnival dunk tank. What kid doesn't love being allowed to pop a bunch of balloons and then making a dog swim? This software makes learning the words really fun instead of frustrating. The beginning level is challening but not too hard; she can still win the prize tickets and get a prize/present from the big carnival claw-grabber prize bin. The prize/present unwraps itself and is a printable item like a coloring page, abc dot-to-dot, colorable finger puppets, etc. You can color these on-screen and/or print them out, and they are automatically saved for you in case you want to print them out later. Overall, I really love this software, it was a great purchase, and I am definitely buying it for all of the other kids I know as well as checking out all of the other Clifford titles. Great!!
11 of 11 found the following review helpful:
Great first reading progam for pre-schoolers and kindergartenJun 24, 2005
By Chess Parent
As well as all the games which my 5 year old kids find addictive, there are also 26 mini lessons on each letter of the the alphabet and lots of mini stories to read. So there is some hard core education for parents to assist children and its not just all easy peasy games pitched at very young children.
Younger kids who are just learning the alphabet will love the letter catching and matching games which feature Clifford and their favourite characters.They can also "print" shirts with a selected picture and put a short word on it. Older kids can type in words up to 4 letters which an artist will paint for them - my kids say this is the coolest part of the program. They can also read a series of stories and record and play back their own voices!!!
Excellent value and one of the best kids reading programs around. if your kids love Clifford this program is a must to get them interested in reading.
11 of 12 found the following review helpful:
 Mac users, bewareMay 25, 2007
By Quail
"Gayle"
This may be a fine product, but I will never know. Don't buy the product if you hope to use it on a PowerPC Mac running OS 10.4 and OS 9.2. While the system requirements for the CD state that the CD works with any Mac OS after 7.X it does not appear to be possible to even install it on a modern Apple computer. (Caveat: This may run on an Intel Mac with Bootcamp, but I haven't tested it in that operating environment.)
I am not a software engineer, but I am a sophisticated user of Apple computers. My guess is that if I cannot install this program on my system, your average Apple computer user will not be able to either. Just a world to the wise in the we-don't-support-mac software wars.
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 Clifford ReadingMay 17, 2007
By B. Branson
Clifford Reading does not have a lot of activities as compared with Clifford Phonics. My daughter hates this cd but always asks for Clifford Phonics instead. The Bleakman cleanup activity was upsetting to her because in her words "they were mean and angry" and I do agree. I wish they could have kept the tone in that game nice and reinforcing. I would not recommend this cd if you have a child sensitive to disapproving/angry tones. However she loves Clifford Phonics!
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