LeapFrog® Tag Reading System

Product Description

Introducing Tag Reading System, the revolutionary touch reading system that brings reading to life like never before. Tag engages children to make reading a rich, fulfilling experience. Children simply touch the Tag Reader (which looks like an electronic pen) to the book's pages, and words talk, characters sing and stories fly off the pages.

With a huge library of hardcover books and games including favorite TV, movie and classic tales, each Tag Book allows children to learn at their own pace, building their skills and their confidence. Plus, by connecting the Tag Reader to the online LeapFrog Learning Path, parents can see what their child is learning -- and even receive recommendations on what books their child could read next! Includes Tag Reader, plus the "Ozzie and Mack" Book; additional Tag Books sold separately. Tag Reader requires two "AAA" batteries, not included.

I bought this for my nephew for Christmas. He absolutely loves to play with it, which I think is great. The downside is the limitation of the number of books that you can store on the stick for reading. He went to use his tag reader with some of the flash cards, but he was not able to use it since we had to remove that in order to add a new book.


This is a smart toy for early readers. It works well and reads the pages perfectly. I do find that my younger daughter (2.5) plays with it more than her sister (almost 4), for whom it was purchased. I don't know if it's just because it talks, it's her sister's toy, or if it's just that the older one really isn't in to it? My only two complaints are battery life...geez, this thing goes through batteries like crazy. The girls don't use it all THAT much but it's constantly telling us to replace the batteries. I wish it was rechargeable or had longer battery life. The other complaint is that I wish it held more books in memory. It seems like we have upload, reload, change, etc. what's on the reader too much.
I do like the activities at the ends of the books, where they work on sounding out words. I'd recommend this toy but would tell everyone to stock up on batteries at your local warehouse retail store!


At first glance, I didn't care for Tag. I thought it just reads the words off the book like our old books with cassette did when we were kids. If it reads each word, it probably does it in a boring, monotonous tone.

Then, my niece and nephew get Tag for their birthday, and she shares one with a child in the waiting room at the doctor's office -- plenty of exposure to get her excited about Tag. I thought, what the heck, let's try it.

It is worlds apart from what I expected. Yes, it reads the book, but not in the boring, monotonous tone I expected. It reads in bright, vibrant voices, supplemented with music and sound effects. The child can have the Tag pen read the entire story at once, or it can read the book page by page, or it can read it word by word (in those same, lively voices).

Not only that, my daughter can play word games or answer questions about the story by touching the pen to the star on the page. Some games have varying difficulty levels denoted by the number of stars on the icon.

This is so much better than my daughter's My First Leappad, which required her to hook the book onto the bulky plastic board and insert a cartridge. This requires only the pen and the books, which take up much less room and make it a great travel toy.

It takes a few minutes to install the software, but it is worth it. After that, just connect the Tag to the computer to download the audio for the books you buy. It can only hold 5 books at a time, which is its downfall. Wish it could hold more or maybe even have a memory card slot.

As the children read and play games, they can earn rewards on the computer. I am able to check my daughter's progress online and see how much she is playing, which books she spends the most time on and what questions she is answering correctly.

This is a great investment in my child's learning. She is 5 years old and a beginning reader. I don't know how long this toy will last. Once she is a strong reader, I suspect this toy will quickly become boring, so it probably won't have the lifespan that Leapster had. I am estimating about a year, but I will come back to update either way.

In order to make this toy exciting and worthwhile, I need to buy lots of books. Considering the selection, the quality can be very good. If you are not up to buying a Tag library, this toy may not be the right toy for your kids.


My son loves this (he is almost 4) and can grasp it pretty well with a little help. It is fun for him and keeps his attention so you have to say that for it. That being said, its just unacceptable how little storage this device has. It can store 5 books. With as cheap as storage is now a days there is just no excuse as to why this thing does not have storage for at least 15-20 books. As you go along 5 books is just not enough. Got a long trip or a vacation? Better bring the laptop to swap books around because you can only use 5 at a time. The synch process is also slow. The functionality of this is actually pretty amazing and the books are very good so I cannot give this a bad review, but the storage space issue is absurd.


My son got this for his 4th birthday and he absolutly loves it. It is very educational and he loves the quizing part where the pen asks him questions and he points to the answers!
even my 2 yr old daughter loves pointing to the alphabet and singing it out loud with the super speller (bought seperately)
worth every penny.


My daughter just received this for her 4th birthday and she loves it. I found it installs easily and she can easily use it on her own. They have several different books that she loves. My daughter enjoys books and this is a great product to promote reading and she can learn to read along with it. I would recommend this product.


My son uses the pen on big words he doesn't know yet. It gives him a sense that he can do it himself. He's in first grade and I recommend this product.


My 4 year old daughter recently got the 'LeapFrog Tag Reading System' and I feel that it is one of the best educational things I have ever seen. The concept is simple enough, there are special books designed to work with the Leapfrog Tag pen and using this device your child can learn to identify words and be able to read on their own. The technology is based off of an infrared camera built into the pen that looks for little micro dots built into the books themselves. There is a speaker built into the pen that will let the little ones read pages, individual words, play games or just click the pictures of the characters they see.

While the pen should never replace reading books to your children, this amazing device is a great companion tool for your child to expand their skills and learn to read better and faster than ever before. My daughter loves her Leapfrog Tag and while some people may call this a gimmick or a lazy solution for the parents I don't believe this is that at all. Kids need time to work on reading for themselves and that is exactly what this device does for them.

Wonderful tool and a five star grade to say the least!!!

***** HIGHEST POSSIBLE RECOMMENDATION


My oldest (5 1/2) got the Tag reading system for Christmas. I was a little skeptical at first thinking this would be another flash in the pan gadget for our child that she would quickly get bored with. Granted, she doesn't play/use it EVERY single day, but she has used it enough for us to buy two more books to go along with it.

She truly loves using it. Even though she can't read yet she seems to be "getting it" more now that she's been using the Tag for the past month and occasionally reading out a word that she's figured out on her own. The best thing about it is that after your child is bored with the "reading" part they discover the interactive games built into the books. It opens a whole new world. The games test reading (listening) comprehension by asking to "tag" things in the pictures that relate to the story.

I have not yet uploaded the tag pen to my computer to watch the progress...I feel it's too soon to really see much progress. Besides, I can tell just by spending time reading with my daughter how far she's progressed. If you don't have that kind of time with your child, I would imagine the online progress tracker would be a good tool to have.

Even my 2 year old loves the tag! We even bought her a book. She doesn't grasp the concept quite yet, but she does understand she can touch the pen to different words and pictures and hear the word read out loud. It entertains her for nearly as long as it does out older child. Had I known about the Tag system, I would have gotten it for our oldest much earlier.


I have a long history with leapfrog. My mother used it with me, and she credits it with being the reason why I read and comprehend so well. Whether that is true or not, we decided to pass this tradition on to my younger brother, and it has dramatically increased his reading abilities in a short time. I must say, this is a bit pricey, BUT, it is worth it.

About LeapFrog® Tag Reading System detail

• Amazon Sales Rank: #33 in Toys & Games
• Brand: LeapFrog
• Model: 30704
• Released on: 2008-06-08
• Dimensions: 10.90" h x 10.40" w x 2.30" l, 1.10 pounds

Features

• The amazing touch technology of the Tag Reading System encourages a child's love of reading as words talk, pictures sing and stories live out loud!
• The Tag library includes over 20 books and games featuring characters from TV, movies and classic tales.
• Tag storybooks and learning activities help children build vocabulary and reading skills such as word recognition, reading comprehension and phonics skills.
• Children learn to read through an exciting and interactive experience in which they can also earn online rewards.
• Parents can connect the Tag Reader to the online LeapFrog Learning Path to see what their child is learning, and explore ways to expand their child's learning journey.

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