In the game your child will complete quests and treasure hunts, where he will build reading skills by guiding characters to the correctly spelled word. Readingīuy the Leap School Reading game for your child to help develop reading skills. If your child struggles with reading, he can even use LeapPad 2 as an e-reader. By using grade specific programs, or purchasing games that target your child's weaknesses, you can customize the LeapPad to work harder where your child needs it most. Since the Leap Pad has a variety of age and content-specific games and extended activity bundles, the opportunities for exploring academic content areas are vast. Being able to think critically about academic shortcomings is an important step to improve your child's metacognition, or the way he thinks about his own thinking. By balancing fun games with learning games, your child can better understand his needs as a learner.
When choosing games, encourage your child to think critically about the subject areas in which he struggles most.
Understanding our own actions, thoughts and feelings. The versatile range of content afforded by the device encourages dynamic learning, and while it may seem obvious that your child must exercise a different set of skills based on the nature of each game - practicing and implemented these learning strategies is an important habit for young learners to adopt. Because LeapPad offers a robust and varied selection of games, educational tools, and reading materials, your child will have to adapt to each new form, shifting gaming strategies while playing different types of games, or simply switching between academic subjects. The device serves many functions: it can instruct, facilitate fun, and help foster your child's reading comprehension. LeapPad 2 offers downloadable apps and cartridges that provide extra games and activities.
This device is good for kids who need help with: FlexibilityĪdapting and adjusting to changing conditions and expectations.