Humongous Entertainment www.humongous.com
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

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)

(previously published as Kid Phonics 1)
Davidson & Associates, Inc www.davd.com
100 West 190th Street, Torrance, CA 90504
Purchase at: Walmart/Target; computer store; etc.
Cost: ~ $10
Computer requirements: Windows 3.1/95; Macintosh (8MB RAM)

listen to sounds;
differentiate letter sounds;
rhymes; word-building

(previously published as Reading Blaster Jr.)
Davidson & Associates, Inc. www.davd.com
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

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)

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 6-9)
making rhyming words;
making compound words; blends;
reading; comprehension

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

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, 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

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