LeapFrog announced that the highly praised new reading system is now available at http://www.leapfrog.com/tag, and at major retailers beginning the second week in June. Perfect for on-the-go summer travel, children can grab the Tag handheld and be delighted and engaged with reading fun on planes, trains and automobiles - as well as at home. With back-to-school shopping just around the corner, the Tag Reading System will also make a great learning tool to help young readers from ages 4 to 8 get a jumpstart on school.
The Tag Reading System is the first handheld learn-to-read technology that interacts directly with real books. Using the new PC- and Mac-compatible LeapFrog Connect Application, parents can download audio for each book in the Tag library, then manage content the way they manage MP3 or digital camera files. With 16 MB of on-board flash memory, the Tag reader can hold up to five books at a time. The new online connectivity also allows children to access fun online rewards for off-line play and learning.
Audio for the stories, as well as the fun-filled games and activities spread throughout the pages, offers early readers an entirely new and captivating reading experience. By simply touching the Tag reader anywhere on any page of a Tag-enabled book, children can bring their favorite stories to life, easily skipping from page to page or book to book. LeapFrog first revolutionized the electronic learning category with the introduction of its award-winning LeapPad Learning System.
With more than 30 million LeapPad units and 72 million interactive books sold worldwide, LeapFrog became known as a leader in the learning products space by parents and teachers around the world. The company is reinventing the learn-to-read category with the Tag reader, which combines state-of-the-art optical positioning technology and next-generation, high-quality audio software, with LeapFrog School's proven methodology used in classrooms nationwide.
Beginning at the end of this summer, Parents will have access to LeapFrog's proprietary Learning Path through the LeapFrog Connect Application. This free online tool at leapfrog.com interfaces with the Tag reader to show parents what books their child has interacted with, what their child is learning, and how their activities or games map back to the Scope and Sequence of educational skills that LeapFrog has always built into every product.
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