Review & Giveaway : My Virtual Tutor
GIVEAWAY CLOSED!
Wow!! “My Virtual Tutor: Reading”, created for Nintendo DS, is a wonderful, educational “game” that encourages fluency, comprehension, vocabulary building, and reading skills advancement. It sounds almost too good to be true- but it’s not. I was recently given the opportunity to review this great new product and I have to say I am truly amazed.
My children are ones who love to play video games and although we strictly monitor the time they spend playing them, a product such as My Virtual Tutor: Reading takes much of the worry out of that idle play time on the DS. My Virtual Tutor: Reading, created by Mentor InterActive, is a children’s educational game that concentrates on five reading areas including Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Comprehension, Fluency, and Vocabulary- all recommended by the Department of Education to improve reading proficiency.xxMy daughter, age 5, is one of the most advanced readers in her kindergarten class. We chose to review the Kindergarten through 1st grade version of My Virtual Tutor: Reading, and it was a bit of a challenge for her. The game itself is fabulous with great graphics and a wonderful, clear voice directing the game. Each version includes eight interactive books with four modes of play:
- Read to Me- Virtual tutor reads the story with exciting animation
- I Can Read- Beginning vocabulary word-based activities
- Interactive- Clickable animations with interactive quizzes to test reading and vocabulary comprehension
- Paint- Unleash creativity and illustrate scenes while listening to a story.
Buy It! “My Virtual Tutor: Reading” for the Nintendo DS is available at mass and specialty retailers such as Toys R’ Us, GameStop, Best Buy, and Amazon.com.
Win It! We have been given one copy of “My Virtual Tutor: Reading” to share with one of our lucky readers. Here’s how to enter:
- One Mandatory Entry- visit the My Virtual Tutor website and try the demo version. Leave us a comment telling us what you enjoyed about it.
- Two Additional Entries- Follow us on twitter and tweet this giveaway. Please leave an additional comment including your twitter id and your tweet url.
- Five Additional Entries- Read one of our Parenting Articles. Leave a comment about it on the post and return here to leave a comment including the article’s URL.
- Giveaway open to US shipping addresses only.
- This product is for use with Nintendo DS (US region only), which is not supplied.
- Giveaway ends 3rd May 2010 and a winner will be picked using Random.org. We will not be emailing winners, so please make sure you subscribe to our feed or check back here for the winner announcement post.
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April 26th, 2010 at 10:27 am
I checked out the Demo. This is a really great way to help kids with reading. It keeps it fun. I like that there is 3 age group games
April 26th, 2010 at 10:29 am
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April 26th, 2010 at 10:30 am
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April 26th, 2010 at 10:37 am
I like that it uses skills that the schools use so a child doesn’t get confused. I love that children can interact and play games and that it has phonics learning
April 26th, 2010 at 7:30 pm
I loved the voice!
April 26th, 2010 at 8:21 pm
I liked the phonics based games and reading. I’m a big fan of phonics and these games looked fun, but educational.
April 26th, 2010 at 8:24 pm
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April 26th, 2010 at 8:26 pm
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April 26th, 2010 at 8:38 pm
I like that it utilizes various modes to teach. The rhyming, illustrating, quizzes make the process of reading and learning more diverse – keeping it from getting stale!
(and I LOVE that there is a parental tracking feature!)
April 26th, 2010 at 10:58 pm
I love the prize for my grandchildren.
April 27th, 2010 at 3:28 am
I enjoyed the bright colors and the phonics exercises
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May 2nd, 2010 at 9:48 am
I like the four different modes of play so it gives the child choices
May 3rd, 2010 at 1:48 am
I like the reading help it will give.
May 3rd, 2010 at 1:52 am
I enjoy the bright graphics, very clear.
May 3rd, 2010 at 1:52 am
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May 3rd, 2010 at 1:55 am
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May 3rd, 2010 at 1:56 am
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May 3rd, 2010 at 1:57 am
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May 3rd, 2010 at 1:58 am
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May 3rd, 2010 at 7:41 am
I like that it uses the skills that I use with my students and is easy to use
May 3rd, 2010 at 7:43 am
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May 3rd, 2010 at 8:16 am
Sounds great and something we could use.
May 3rd, 2010 at 9:27 am
I liked that there are varieties so that it can meet the needs of and entertain all children, even if they learn differently than others.
May 3rd, 2010 at 10:33 am
I love the demo and they focus on phonics the parent mode is also a great resource. Thanks for the giveaway
May 3rd, 2010 at 10:39 am
i loved the voice!
May 3rd, 2010 at 10:56 am
I am a subscriber
May 3rd, 2010 at 10:59 am
I love the way it teaches to different learning styles.
May 3rd, 2010 at 11:12 am
I like the phonic games for my daughter.
Thank you
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May 3rd, 2010 at 11:14 am
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May 3rd, 2010 at 11:53 am
I like that it has tracing on the game to help identify and write the letters.
May 3rd, 2010 at 1:09 pm
I tried out the demo, and it was great! My daughter is having lots of trouble with reading, she had to repeat kindergarten, and she is getting “special” attention in school to work on her reading skills. This would be a great thing for her, as she loves playing her DS. I know she would love the Creative Play mode, since she is very artistic and loves to draw!
May 3rd, 2010 at 1:11 pm
I follow on Twitter and tweeted #1 (@aeris321)
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May 3rd, 2010 at 1:11 pm
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May 3rd, 2010 at 1:27 pm
My son is leaning phonics so this would be great for him
May 3rd, 2010 at 6:36 pm
I like that it allows parents to see what areas the child might need help in.
May 3rd, 2010 at 8:36 pm
My granddaughter should could benefit from this!
May 3rd, 2010 at 9:26 pm
I liked that it’s for the Nintendo DS and it’s educationally based. My son wants a DS so bad but I want a “learning toy”. With these types of games, he’ll get the DS. I also like the phonics based games and reading. I’m a big fan of phonics and these games looked fun, but educational.
May 3rd, 2010 at 9:30 pm
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May 3rd, 2010 at 9:35 pm
Wow – this would be perfect for my kindergartener to practice reading (and writing) over the summer. I like that it has tracing on the game to help identify and write the letters.
May 3rd, 2010 at 9:38 pm
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May 3rd, 2010 at 9:40 pm
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May 3rd, 2010 at 9:41 pm
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May 3rd, 2010 at 9:41 pm
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May 3rd, 2010 at 9:42 pm
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May 3rd, 2010 at 9:48 pm
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May 3rd, 2010 at 9:50 pm
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It’s a good article – I recommend it.
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May 3rd, 2010 at 9:50 pm
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May 3rd, 2010 at 9:50 pm
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It’s a good article – I recommend it.
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May 3rd, 2010 at 9:51 pm
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May 3rd, 2010 at 9:56 pm
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It’s a good article – I recommend it.
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May 3rd, 2010 at 10:02 pm
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It’s a good article – I recommend it.
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May 3rd, 2010 at 10:08 pm
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It’s a good article – I recommend it.
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May 3rd, 2010 at 10:17 pm
This looks like a super fun way of learning i wish we had these when we were kids.and i like that you can keep track of your childs progress
May 3rd, 2010 at 10:18 pm
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May 3rd, 2010 at 10:49 pm
I liked how easy it was to use.
May 3rd, 2010 at 10:55 pm
I like the bright graphics and how easy it is to use.
May 3rd, 2010 at 11:56 pm
the demo was great, I love it because my daughter would have fun while learning.
May 4th, 2010 at 5:39 am
i enjoyed how simple it is
May 4th, 2010 at 6:02 am
This looks like it would be a great way to help along my son, the beginning reader.
May 4th, 2010 at 7:34 am
I liked that it has different age ranges.
May 4th, 2010 at 8:16 am
It uses games like rhymes and pictures and such so your child has fun while they learn and they don’t lose interest!
May 4th, 2010 at 8:20 am
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May 4th, 2010 at 8:56 am
I like that it is so ineractive.
May 4th, 2010 at 9:12 am
It uses methods that make your child not feel that they are behind the curve. It is great for their age!
May 4th, 2010 at 9:16 am
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May 4th, 2010 at 10:56 am
liked how easy it is to use
May 19th, 2010 at 8:28 pm
I liked that it has different age ranges.