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This phonics keyboard is about 12x14 inches. The musical keyboard sounds good enough for kids. When pressed, each letter says its name and phonic sound. It also teaches how to spell a word that begins with that sound. I bought this on sale for about $7.50. I am very pleased with it!

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Back in 1978 when my son was 3yrs old, I had purchased a toy called speak and spell. It was the best toy I had ever purchased. When I saw the TALK'N LEARN keyboard I knew my granddaughter, who is going on 2, would have a wonderful time with it as she learned to talk. She plays with the phonics and can say a few words now. This is a wonderful toy for any toddler.--March 7,2009-Update on this toy. My granddaughter now says words I am amazed she can say. I am sure her mother and father were a big help and this will now help her new brother learn his phonics.

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I bought this toy based on the good reviews, but I am extremely disappointed. First, it is defective, and second, there are so many things wrong with it from an educational perspective.

The defect: When in the Alphabet & Phonics mode, the speaker says, "This is the letter A. It says /a/ (provides the short a sound). However, for 8 of the letters (c,f,h,k,p,s,t,x) it says, "This is the letter C, ..." and the rest is unclear. I am not able to understand what the speaker is saying.

As a former reading teacher, I found many things wrong with this toy.

1. The word yoyo on the button is printed as two words, instead of one or with a hyphen.

2. The word ice cream is hyphenated. We usually see it as two words.

3. The picture that goes with the letter G is a giraffe. While giraffe starts with G, it begins with the /j/ sound. Therefore, the speaker says G makes the /g/ sound but the picture associated with is begins with /j/. Confusing for young learners.

4. Same with owl and ice cream. The speaker provides the short /o/ and short /i/ sounds for each button, but ice cream begins with a long /i/ sound and owl begins with /ow/ sound.

Now I'm getting picky...When you push the 4 mode buttons it plays a tune. I wish it said the name of the mode, such as "spelling." My son doesn't understand that by pushing the buttons that he is changing a mode. He thinks it is just another tune. Finally, each word printed on the buttons begins with a capital letter. These are not proper nouns and should not be capitalized in this instance.

Initially what I liked about this toy (besides the good reviews) is the fact that an uppercase and lowercase letter is shown on each button. Some of the similar v-tech and leapfrog toys only show capital letters. And of course, the keyboard at the bottom was a bonus since my 3-year-old loves musical instruments.

I really wish I could get my money back since I paid over $30 for a worthless and defective toy.

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It child that I bought it for is enjoying it. He likes the keyboard and it dose not drive the adults in the room mad. It only plays one note at a time. That helps to keep the noise level down.

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My child really enjoyed this item and has learned letters and words as well as reinforcing the alphabet with music.