Build reading skills through six stories with pictures, interactive pages and 3D-like animations that enhance learning when played with LeapStart® 3D. Encourages children to touch pages, pictures, individual letters and words to help build early reading skills, including short and long vowels. Words in This Story section familiarizes early readers with words they'll find in the story, mirroring pre-reading activities in the classroom. Most pages feature Say It, Sound It and Spell It icons. Touch the icons to hear each word, hear it sounded or spelled out. Learn to Read Volume 1 uses the LeapStart® learning system to build reading confidence through six engaging books with leveled learning. Children can read engaging stories with colorful pictures and interactive pages. Tap the pictures, individual letters and words with the stylus to magically bring the books to life and then enhance the learning with amazing 3D-like animations when played with LeapStart® 3D. These books help build early reading skills, including short and long vowels. Most pages feature Say It, Sound It and Spell It icons. Touch an icon and a word on the page to hear each word, listen to the word sounded out or have the word spelled out to hear the letter names.