Reader Rabbit's Ready for Letters

The game was designed with a re-usability value, which help children develop new language skills and sharpen old ones.{{cite magazine|last=Aycock |first=Heidi E. H. |title=Listen to your Elders |url=https://archive.org/details/PCGamesNov1992/page/n37 |magazine=PC Games |publisher=IDG |date=November 1992 |pages=34, 36}} The game allows for free exploration and offers activities that enable children to begin learning to read.The Learning Company Product Catalog 1994 The modules included teach shape recognition, matching and basic word skills. The digitized voices encourage direction, exercises listening comprehension and helps tie language to words. The concept of cause-and-effect is implemented. The activities expose prereaders to letters, simple words, word relationships, creativity, colors, shapes and matching.{{cite magazine |title=Help Kids Key into Computers |url=https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_113/page/n177 |magazine=Computer Gaming World |publisher=Ziff Davis |last=Toroussian |first=Jasmin |date=December 1993 |issue=113 |page=178}} Music and animations add to retain interest.{{cite magazine|title=Educational Games move Forward |url=https://archive.org/stream/Electronic-Games-1992-10/Electronic%20Games%201992-10#page/n63 |magazine=Electronic Games |volume=1 |issue=1 |publisher=Decker Publications |date=October 1992 |page=65}}

The game takes place in the house and garden of Grandma and Grandpa Rabbit. There are two modes during gameplay; the free-form mode, which allows players to do the activities are in their own way and the goal-based mode, which instructs the player what to do. The game consists of six activities:{{cite magazine |title=Reader for Letters - Gamebytes |url=https://archive.org/details/GPPCEVol5No6/page/n7 |magazine=Game Players PC Entertainment |publisher=GP Publications |last=Eiser |first=Leslie |date=November 1992 |volume=5 |issue=6 |page=6}}

• The Music Pond
• Grandma's Kitchen
• The Mix-and-Match Bedroom
• The ABC Bathroom
• The Picture Parlor
• Grandpa's Workshop

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| rev1Score = {{rating|2.5|5}}{{cite magazine|last1=Myslewski |first1=Rik |last2=Shatz-Akin |first2=Jim |title=The Ultimate Guide to Children's Software |url=http://vintageapple.org/macuser/pdf/MacUser_9412_December_1994.pdf |magazine=MacUser |volume=12 |issue=9 |publisher=Ziff Davis |date=December 1994 |page=98}}

| award1Pub = High Scope Award

| award1 = Best Childhood Software

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The Managing Editor of PCM Magazine Sue Fomby highlighted the game for its gameplay that helped children to start reading. MacUser gave the game 2 and a half stars, being suited for the youngest and lesser experienced prereaders. The game was reviewed in the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Guide Book where it was praised for its "snappy and colorful" graphics.{{cite book |last=Oppenheim |first=Joanne and Stephanie |author-link= Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Award |title = The Best Toys, Books & Videos for Kids |publisher = Harper Perennial |series = Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Guide Book |volume = 1 |edition = 1st |location = New York |date = 1993 |section= Computer Software/CD-ROM - Drill and Review Software: 'Reader Rabbit's Ready for Letters' |pages = 274–275 |isbn = 0-06-273196-3}}

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