They may not know his name, but lots of children who grew up in the aughts honed their reading and phonics skills with his electronic toys. Mike Wood, who created the LeapFrog franchise ...

Fourth in a series on the Great American Toy Test ... letter word a child punches in. Phonics Firefly is made by Educational Insights. Pixter is an electronic device Fisher-Price calls a ...

So on his own time, Mr. Wood developed the prototype of an electronic toy that played sounds when ... Mr. Wood’s company released its first product, Phonics Desk, in 1995. A rectangular tablet ...