File:Sesame Street Elmo's Reading Basics - Videogame Longplay (1998)

Description
Elmo's in a library of magic books! He is your child's friend and companion as they explore the books in the library and learn the reading basics. Each book in the library leads to a scene where one of the Sesame Street Muppets welcomes you into a reading activity. Whether your child wants to practice rhyming with Zoe in the poetry book or cook up some words with Cookie Monster in the recipe book, Elmo will always be there--providing encouragement and help when needed. Six activities built into six adventure books reinforce letter-sound recognition, word-object relationships, word building, consonant blends, rhyming and speech-print relationships.

Elmo's Reading Basics is a Sesame Street CD-ROM game for home computers. The game was developed by Creative Wonders and Children's Television Workshop in 1998 and later re-released by Encore Software and Sesame Workshop in 2006. Elmo presents 6 reading games at three different levels. Concepts introduced include letters, words, and sentences. This game was included in the Elmo's Reading: Preschool and Kindergarten CD-ROM 2-disc set in 1998, along with Elmo Through the Looking-Glass.

Contents
 * "History Mystery": Match beginning sounds and words with Sherlock Hemlock
 * "Super Grover's Comic Book": Help Super Grover make daring rescues by forming words.
 * "Beam Me Up Up Up": Find objects that start with the right sound for The Martians.
 * "Cooking with Cookie": Find letters and make words in the kitchen with Cookie Monster.
 * "Zoetry Poetry": Help Zoe finish her poem with rhyming words.
 * "Elmo's Wild Kingdom": Help Elmo complete sentences.

In Reading Basics, Elmo helps children practice important skills and beginning reading concepts such as building word families, letter-sound recognition, consonant blends, matching, and rhyming. Develop story comprehension and appreciation. Foster a joy of reading and language-learning.

Reading Basics Credits

Producer: Paul Oeschger Associate Producer: Gabriel B. Manriquez Product Manager: Matt Park Assistant Product Manager: Bernard Camarao Lead Tester: Domenique Marnoni Testers: Demetrius Bell, Matthew Sarna-Wojcicki, Marianne Williams Software Engineer: Gunar Penikis Software Engineering Manager: Hugo Paz Testing and QA Manager: Kirk Kirschenbauer V.P. of Product Development: Gibson Biddle V.P. of Marketing: Louis Roitblat Parent's Guide and Help File Writer: Terry Solowey Creative Services Manager: Greg Graalfs

Thanks to Scott Pulver and Marty Johnson at ImageBuilder Software, Patrick Schork, Don Dacanay, Jana Wilson, Solveig Pederson, Scott Schork, and Erik Zwerling.

Sesame Workshop

Producer: Jack McCall Creative Director/Writer: J Milligan Executive Producer: Glenda Revelle Production Assistant: Monica Mundstuk Art Direction/Concept Development: Russ Zambito Lead Artist: Michael Arnold Animation: Jackie Ross, Lyle Booth Sound Director: Miles Ludwig Music/Sound Effects: Peter Durwood, Nancy Rosenberg Sound Editing and Synchronization: Miguel Lopez, Brendan Milburn Technical Director: Todd Marshall Lead Programmer: Cosmo Scrivanich Additional Programming: Dan Projansky Technical Manager: Rault Kehlor Research Director: Lisa Medoff Marketing Manager: Ellen Gold V.P. Interactive Technologies: Rob Madell Finance Director: Teresa Turano Special Thanks to: Amy Baroch, Lisa Brown, Adrian Peters

Everyone at Nola Recording Studios, Inc. The teachers and children at Chelsea Day School and Medical Center Nursery School in New York for their hours of testing this CD-ROM.

Extra special thanks to Jim Henson, whose imagination and vision continue to inspire us all. And to Cheryl Henson, for helping us keep the vision alive.

Starring the Sesame Street Muppets:

Elmo: Kevin Clash Cookie Monster and Grover: Frank Oz Zoe: Fran Brill Sherlock Hemlock and One Martian: Jerry Nelson Telly Monster and Another Martian: Marty Robinson

Away-from-Computer Activities

Here are a few games to play using letters. First, you'll need some letters. Use any letters you have around the house, such as refrigerator magnets or board game pieces. Or, make a set of letters (in upper and lower case) with construction paper, cardboard, scissors, glue and markers. Use clear contact paper to preserve and keep your letters long-lasting. Next, make word groups for your child to play with and make words. Create endings such as -UN for sun, run, bun, -ET for wet, net, bet, -IN for win, fin, pin, -AKE for cake, rake, lake, -OCK for sock, rock, lock, -OOK for book, hook, cook, -ATE for crate, plate, skate, -OG for frog, smog, log, and -ANE for crane, plane, cane. Look for pictures in magazines to match some of the words you create as well. Have fun!

This game was part of the Sesame Workshop: Get Set to Read Deluxe Collection.

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