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Pick. This latest Blue's Clues video,
starring animated dog Blue and live-action host Steve, is a
wonderful exercise in word recognition. Even if your child is not
ready to actually read words, the video will reinforce the concept
that words have meaning.
In the first episode of this
two-episode video, Blue has a Big Bag of Words that is brimming with
words, big ones and little ones. From "me" to
"you" to "wiggle", viewers are exposed to word
after word. The game of Blue's Clues involves hunting for three
pawprint clues in order to find the answer to the question: What
do we do with all these words? Steve uses a pair of
"look" glasses (the glasses are in the form of the word
"look", with holes for the eyes through the letters
"o") in his hunt for clues. Even the clues are in
the form of printed words! A delightful sequence has Blue and
Steve "skidooing" to a place where they have the
"power of words"--any word they hold up will magically
make it appear! What to do when they pull up the word
"lion"? Pull up the word "tame", of course.
Besides emphasizing the concept
and value of the printed word, this episode exposes kids to a
delightful range of vocabulary words, like "scurry",
"sluggishly", and "miniscule".
The second episode takes kids on
a hunt for clues to determine what Blue wants to read about in his
book nook. In the process, they learn to organize the books into
categories, listen and watch as Steve reads a storybook, and
follow Steve and Blue on a visit to the library. Marlee Matlin
makes a brief guest appearance (she also appeared in the video,
Blue's Clues: All About Signs).
For more information, user reviews, or to buy, follow this
link:
Blue's Clues - Reading with Blue
(VHS)
Pros:
- Powerful educational
content
- Introduces children to
print awareness.
- Excellent for vocabulary
building.
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