Elizabeth has had trouble learning to spell her name, and this might hold her back from kindergarten this year, so I decided to get her some 'toys' that I hope will help her learn her alphabet. The one she is using in this picture is pretty cool. You press the letter you want to learn, and it lights up a series of dots on the screen showing you how to write it. Then you trace over it with the special pen. When you're done you swipe the slider at the bottom to erase what you've written and start again. It has shapes, upper and lower case letters, and a few games. So far she really likes it, but it remains to be seen whether it will actually help her learn her alphabet and her name.
The other toy I got her was magnetic letters that you can pop into a holder to form 3-letter words. When you press the letter it says the name of it aloud, as well as the word you have formed. So far that hasn't been as popular, but it might be better once she's got a handle on all the letters and is ready to start making words.
I took this picture with my new flash. So far that's working well too :)
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