Price: $24.99 - $20.99
(as of Sep 28, 2024 07:27:17 UTC – Details)
Speak & spell is back and it’s just like you remember! One of the earliest computerized learning Systems from the 70S and 80S, speak & spell was the first educational toy designed to help children learn to spell over 200 commonly misspelled words using a speech synthesizer. Now, a whole new generation can enjoy this classic toy with friends and family for years to come. With multiple play modes and challenge levels, kids will have fun and learn at the same time! For ages 7 & up. Includes 3 AA batteries.
Retro Play: Relive the classic fun of the 80s with Speak & Spell! This toy may be new, but it has all the iconic graphics, sounds, and gameplay you remember!
5 Play Modes: Enjoy hours of educational fun with 5 Play Modes! Spell, Mystery, Say It, Secret Code, and Letter—which game will you play today?
Multiple Challenge Levels: Ready to up your game? Choose from different challenge levels as you learn and play! Can you reach the highest level?
Great Gift For Kids: Speak & Spell makes a fun, educational gift for kids ages 7 and up!
A True Classic: Speak & spell was the first educational toy designed to help children learn to spell over 200 commonly misspelled words using a speech synthesizer.
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Reviewer: K Max
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Amazing for kids learning to spell
Review: This was nice looking and amazing for my kid who had issues spelling. It was easy for him to understand and to try and figure out how to use it. It wasn’t too big and my elementary school student didn’t have to worry about something to heavy to hold. It was very entertaining for them and it kept them wanting to keep learning. It’s affordable and helps a lot and makes the kids excited to learn. I will be using this to help my other kids or younger family members to learn how to spell like it helped my elementary student.
Reviewer: Carlos Gonzalez
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Got a new one. This works fine.
Review: Â First one didn’t work. Returned it and got a new one, which works fine.
Reviewer: Tina
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: wonderful
Review: Perfect for pre-schooler
Reviewer: Wes
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: The voice is very similar if not the same as the original
Review: This is close, and I mean really close to the old speak and spell from many, many years ago! I remember playing with this toy for hours on end as a child, and so I felt like I needed to get one for my great nephew. The monotonous, annoying voice that they use on this is almost identical if not the same one from the original speak and spell. I can’t tell for sure, but it seems almost like thia new speak and spell might be slightly smaller, or just weigh a little bit less than the original. I’m not exactly sure because I don’t have an old speaking spell to compare to but it definitely feels a little different. It doesn’t feel this solid as the original speaking spell did either, I’m definitely afraid to drop it and feel like I need to be cautious with it. My great nephew was not super into it, because they have way cooler toys in 2022, but to me this will always be a cool toy for me to play with even if he doesn’t enjoy it.
Reviewer: John C.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Excellent customer service
Review: I bought this for my then 6-year-old son for Christmas last year. We both enjoyed using it together (I had a TI Speak & Spell when I was a kid). As others have pointed out, the voice and display are modern-retro: not like the original, but not always easy to understand and read, either. However, overall it’s an enjoyable product, true to the original.After sitting on a shelf for a few months during the summer etc. we picked it up again recently, only to discover that the display was hard to read. We tried changing batteries, pressing the reset button, etc. I finally submitted a message with photos to Basic Fun’s customer service. They responded overnight, saying: “We were concerned to receive the below information as we take every possible care to ensure that our products meet with our customerâs expectations in all respects. We are shipping you a Speak and Spell replacement today – Fedex tracking # below. I have reviewed the item myself and it is working properly.”I was (and still am) floored. Honestly, I didn’t expect much of a response at all. We’re talking about a $35 children’s toy, but they responded like it was a premium product, no questions asked. You’ve got to give them an A+ for that alone.
Reviewer: Reader’s Edyn
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A Nostalgic Try, but Not Quite the Original
Review: I recently picked up the retro-inspired Speak & Spell for my kids, hoping it would bring back some of that classic 80s charm. While it does capture some of the nostalgia with its iconic graphics and gameplay, it’s just not quite the same as the original. The voice, while trying to replicate the classic speech synthesizer, ends up being more annoying than endearing.It’s a bit disappointing that it doesn’t fully capture the essence of the original, but despite this, it has proven to be a useful learning tool for my younger kids. They enjoy the various play modes and the different challenge levels, which keep them engaged. Overall, it’s a good educational toy, though it falls short of the classic experience I remember.
Reviewer: Yellow Flutterby
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: I just felt ten years old again
Review: Back in the day when Pac Man first came out, LOL. The Speak & Spell was my fav toy. Im a word-nerd to this day. I know my grandchildren wont love it like I did because of all the competing tech out there now, but just maybe they will enjoy it. Its great on a road trip with no service 🙂
Reviewer: sari wyld
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Learning
Review: Doesn’t work like I expected but it’s great my likes it just not the fact it’s not a video game lol
Reviewer: Sanjay
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Was searching Speak & Spell since long.When I was a child I used play and learn with speak n spell and speak n math’s.Not getting speak n math’s but at last got the spell one. Can see my kids loving it.A simple gadget for kids to learn in this modern era. Simple and nostalgic
Reviewer: Souljah
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I had one of these when I was around 6 years old and it helped my spelling immeasurably. Years later I would be diagnosed as having Dyslexia (as an adult) and the assessor believed that my time with the Speak & Spell was what made it so hard for my learning challenge to be discovered. Essentially, I had gotten used to seeing the words as an image, which is why I can spell well, despite having some issues reading from certain fonts and page colours. I brought this for my 6 year old granddaughters who adore it and have barely put it down since they got one for Christmas. To see the joy on their faces as they play with the Speak & Spell (even with the authentic American accent and spelling quirks), takes me right back to a happier time in my early youth. It makes their enjoyment of it feel so validating and is a testament to the effectiveness of the product and its design. Kids everywhere have way more advanced screens and sound on the most common of devices, but there is something to be said for the benefit of nostalgia, intertwined with shared child hood experiences that have 40 years between them. Couldnât recommend enough.
Reviewer: Tyler
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: The box says original voice synthesiser but it doesnât sound like the old one at all. The display is different to original too, worse even! Howâs that possible? Feel a bit deceived after spending good money. No really happy with the purchase. Itâs not like the original, if thatâs what youâre expecting. What do I do now?
Reviewer: Momof2
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I just had this delivered today- it came with the batteries installed but I couldn’t turn it on. I did some googling and came across the tip about the reset button in the back- that did the trick and it seems to be working great. Kids love the “code” function and hangman. They plan on playing a spy game with the codes. Both my 6 year old and my 9 year old can use it for spelling as well- as there are 4 levels of words. They also love that it is the toy from “E.T.”Compared to the original- it is definitely lighter, and the letters seem to be bigger on the display. I personally love that unlike most of their electronics- they are not connected to wifi.Update- havenât used this much over the past while but now not all the keys work. Only keys located in centre or the device are working. Disappointed.
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Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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