Additional Details ------------------------------ Product description: Start with Phonics.  End Up Reading!Product InformationI Love Phonics is a fully interactive program that teaches phonics in themost fun and effective manner possible: by letting young players discover theprinciples of phonics for themselves.  Friendly characters and colorful animated activities introduce your child toletters sounds and phonemes. Includes multiple levels of difficulty andprogress tracking.  Kids will have fund with the Letter Bingo LetterMaker Word Builder and much more!Successful reading begins with a solid phonics foundation. Tart your child offright with this thorough program that teaches children in a step-by-stepapproach all the elements to reading which is the building block to success inschool.  Two options for child's play: The default mode called "Stepby Step" presents the 44 phonemes (units of sound) of the English languagein a structured learning plan. The other option is for parents to selectspecific letters and phonemes to appear in the games that children can thenexplore on their own.The learning takes place in the "Phonics Funhouse" where kids meetAlice Ted and a cute mouse named Max. With these characters kids explorelessons about phonics and play five interactive games.  In the gameschildren can build words by using refrigerator magnets learn letter sounds andrhymes by matching the requested sound or the missing rhyme to a photograph andpractice identifying sounds by playing bingo or dragging letters or sounds to aspecial "sound box." A special train helps children learn to drawletters.Build rock solid phonics skills in five fun-filled activitiesKey Benefits Develops phonics skills with a 7-step process 7 levels of difficulty 5 unique skill-building games More than 300 essential vocabulary words 18 interactive lessons Friendly animated characters Entertaining activities Gently introduces letter sounds Rhyming and word patterns Detailed progress tracking Product FeaturesListen & Learn!Which an