Reader Rabbit's Toddler
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Reader Rabbit's Toddler is part of the Learning Company's multi-subject educational game series for children. As its name suggests, this reading centered title is meant for children as young as 18 months, and thus focuses on pre-reading skills such as sound matching, letter and shape recognition and creative play.
In the introduction, Reader Rabbit and his friend, Mat the Mouse, enter a magic book where there are many places to explore. From the main page, toddlers can color, solve simple puzzles, play a matching game, and follow along to simple finger-play songs like Itsy-Bitsy Spider. There is also a Bubble Castle for popping bubbles and a jungle where they can spot animals and hear their characteristic sounds.
The Version 2.0 release of Reader Rabbit's Toddler is an upgraded version of the original game. The primary difference between this and previous versions is the use of click-free mousing and the ability to move through the program by striking random keys, making it more accessible to the targeted 18 mos - 3 year age range.
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Average score: 92% (based on 4 ratings)
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Average score: 3.7 out of 5 (based on 5 ratings with 1 reviews)
A fun-filled group of activities designed to teach preschool basics.
The Good
The nice thing about this game is that it keeps track of your child's progress, and slowly increases the challenges as levels are completed. For example - in the Shape Shack, on level one, a child might have to differentiate between a cow and a dinosaur. But, on level three it might be musical instruments versus foods.
There are no less than nine different activities - some more fun than educational - which makes for a lot of variety and keeps your child interested.
The Bad
The only downside to the idea of keeping track of a child's progress is that in some activities, especially the shape shack, a child can progress simply by persisting and sorting things correctly by chance, without actually having learned the principal. However, parents can go in and readjust the level.
The Bottom Line
A fun game that puts a lot of emphasis on educational ideas, including letters, sorting, matching and simple couting. Great for preschoolers through kindergartners.
Windows 3.x · by Melissa Leonard (100) · 2000
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Especially easy for young children because simply moving the pointer is enough - no mouse clicks are necessary. Touching any key also works.
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Game added by Melissa Leonard.
Windows, Macintosh added by DJP Mom.
Additional contributors: jean-louis, Yakob Azzoug, Rwolf.
Game added March 29, 2000. Last modified August 31, 2023.