First, as a mother:
My son got the game for the sixth birthday. He may well hear initial sounds of words out and find pictures to already recognize many uppercase letters and rhymes he loves. That is why the first stage of the game it is a lot of fun, although it is no longer a challenge for him.
The second stage is still a big challenge for him. He should put a word with letters cards composed of capital letters. He may indeed find the letter cards, but do not know how a word can then be it. It then helps him the big sister. This teamwork love both. He also needs to hear at the second stage sounds out - not only at the beginning - the "right" ingredients for the potion must be thrown into the boiler and wrong come into the storeroom. That caused him a lot of fun. In a third game he must place a word with letter tiles. Again, my kids do it again teamwork. My son calls the sound he hears and my daughter looking out the cards.
In step 3, the children need to read individual words in uppercase and lowercase letters and short sentences from which they have to combine then that Wizard is meant. These games like my daughter liked, even though she already reads books. You make the game just because of the magic motif fun - not necessarily because of the challenge.
And me it would be very like the two different children can work together super.
My son loves this game, because he loves witches and wizards, and he does not even notice this is that he learns to read.
As a teacher, I find this game also fine. The story is motivating, the tasks have been thought through didactic wise and build on each other. The words and Anlautbilder are suitable. The game differentiate graces prima the reading skills of four- to seven-year-old children (estimate for average children: Stage 1 - 4-6 years, Stage 2 - 6 years and the school enrollment around until the first half-year, Level 3 - or 7 years, second half of first class). I'm going to the game - when my children make it - sometimes used in outdoor work in the first class and recommend parents. For second-graders, I think the game is no longer so för suitable - more than for remedial classes.
