WordWorld

Esme likes this game on WordWorld: Dog's Letter Pit. She laughed at loud at the dog jumping and grabbing letters and somersaulting etc. She talked to all the characters and expected them to talk back to her :) I wish there had been more interaction in the animals' houses because Esme was really interested in those scenes. On the game it was NOT a surprise that she was able to point to any letter they asked (except 'E', which they say weird and she wagged her little finger at them and said 'no that is E' the first time as if they had tricked her). What DID surprise me was when she would hear a word she knew, like CAT or PIG and point out the letters on the screen that go to that word without being asked letter by letter. Yep - she's holding out, or just beginning to grasp certain ideas and uncertain if she has them right yet. She loved the game, and wanted to share the link.

None of the other games on the site seemed quite as intriguing or educational for her. The 'pizza' game (pig character) she liked but couldn't understand why they only wanted the words beginning with the letter on the screen - she wanted ALL the words - and was very disappointed I was waiting for certain ones. It also moved just a little too fast for her - I'd love it if there was a 'still' option on that game - she could probably actually play it then - take time to think about what they are asking and not have to 'catch' words flying by.