Basic Fun Retro Speak & Spell - 4 years+

Relive the nostalgia of the 80s with this classic Speak & Spell game that helps kids ages 4-9 learn to spell using speech synthesis and multiple engaging play modes. Review: Retro fun for sure - Great retro fun from my childhood. The nostalgia and fun of this toy from my childhood is so worth it still annoying American accent so still slip up on words said entirely wrong but that was half the fun as a kid Review: Just like the one I had as a child! Minus the C Cell Batteries! *Recommended* - I had one of these when I was around 6 years old and it helped my spelling immeasurably. Years later I would be diagnosed as having Dyslexia (as an adult) and the assessor believed that my time with the Speak & Spell was what made it so hard for my learning challenge to be discovered. Essentially, I had gotten used to seeing the words as an image, which is why I can spell well, despite having some issues reading from certain fonts and page colours. I brought this for my 6 year old granddaughters who adore it and have barely put it down since they got one for Christmas. To see the joy on their faces as they play with the Speak & Spell (even with the authentic American accent and spelling quirks), takes me right back to a happier time in my early youth. It makes their enjoyment of it feel so validating and is a testament to the effectiveness of the product and its design. Kids everywhere have way more advanced screens and sound on the most common of devices, but there is something to be said for the benefit of nostalgia, intertwined with shared child hood experiences that have 40 years between them. Couldn’t recommend enough.