Please Note: The Center does not endorse any specific program, speaker, product, or instructional material. (See bottom for full disclaimer.)

The following software programs have been critiqued by the Center for Dyslexia staff and can be used as a supplement to reading instruction, not as a replacement.

Blue's ABC Time Activities - (ages 3-6)

Humongous Entertainment Buy from Amazon
Purchase at: Walmart / Target, computer store, etc.
Cost: ~ $20
Computer requirements: Windows 95/98
Macintosh (16MB RAM)

upper and lowercase letters;
alphabet recognition and sequencing;
rhyming; simple words

Dr. Seuss ABC ('Living Books') - (ages 3-7)

The Learning Company www.learningco.com
One Athenaeum Street, Cambridge, MA 02142
Purchase at: Walmart/Target; computer store; etc.
Cost: ~ $10
Computer requirements: Windows 3.1/95/98
Macintosh

sound/symbol/word connections;
learn ABCs and words for each letter;
good to use with the Dr. Seuss ABC book (increases generalization)

Learning Center 'Reading' - (ages 4-7)

(previously published as Reading Blaster Jr.)
Davidson & Associates, Inc. http://www.smartkidssoftware.com/nddav23.htm
4100 West 190th Street, Torrance, CA 90504
Purchase at: Walmart/Target; computer store; etc.
Cost: ~ $10
Computer requirements: Windows 3.1/95
Macintosh (8MB RAM)

decode sounds and blends;
match letters and sounds;
word-building; dictionary skills
reading comprehension

Reader Rabbit's - Reading

The Learning Company www.learningco.com
One Athenaeum Street, Cambridge, MA 02142
Purchase at: Walmart/Target; computer store; etc.
Cost: ~ $25 each
Computer requirements: Windows 3.1/95/98
Macintosh (8-16MB RAM)

(made for ages 4-6)

(made for ages 6-9)
making rhyming words;
making compound words; blends;
reading; comprehension

Also: Reader Rabbit 1 - reading & phonics
Reader Rabbit 2 - reading & phonics
Purchase at: computer/office supply store
Cost: disk only ~ $10 each

(made for ages 4-6)
(made for ages 5-8)

Ready to Read with Pooh - (ages 3-6)

Disney Interactive, Inc. www.disneyinteractive.com
500 S. Buena Vista Street, Burbank, CA 91521
Purchase at: Walmart/Target; computer store; etc.
Cost: ~ $20
Computer requirements: Windows 3.1/95
Macintosh (8MB RAM)

learn the ABCs; match sounds/letters
upper- and lowercase letters;
rhyming; making simple words

Fisher-Price ABC's - (ages 3-5)

Fisher-Price, Inc. www.education.com
636 Girard Avenue, East Aurora, NY 14052
Purchase at: Walmart/Target; computer store; etc.
Cost: ~ $15
Computer requirements: Windows 3.1/95 (4-8MB RAM)

letter recognition; rhyming;
simple words; reading readiness

JumpStart Reading

Knowledge Adventure, Inc. www.KnowledgeAdventure.com
4100 West 190th Street, Torrance, CA 90504
Purchase at: Walmart/Target; computer store; etc.
Cost: ~$18 each
Computer Requirements: Windows 3.1/95/98
Macintosh (8-16mb RAM)

'For Kindergartners' (ages 4-6)
learn letters (upper- and lowercase);
match/sort letter sounds; make words

'For First Graders' (ages 5-7)
long/short vowels; blends/digraphs; word and sentence building;
reading and comprehension

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The Tennessee Center for the Study and Treatment of Dyslexia supports efforts to provide individuals with dyslexia with appropriate instruction and to identify these individuals at an early age. The Center, however, does not endorse any specific program, speaker, product, or instructional material noting that there are a number of such which present the critical components of instruction, as defined by the Tennessee Center for the Study and Treatment of Dyslexia and the National Reading Panel.