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Your Baby Can Read!
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 |  My daughter (2 1/2 years) read her first word to me at 13 months and hasn't stopped reading since, everything from books, food packaging, signs, my handwritten notes and even reading over my shoulder as i type word documents. There is one down side to reading early I discovered, last week when we went to the local park, she read the graffiti to me!!! Date of Posting: 04 June 2008
Posted By: Emily's Mum
Good & Bad News |
| Hi,
I have purchased the dvds, books & flash cards and have had great success with my twins reading.I started when they were 8 months and now at two and a half they are reading simple children's stories.
A big thank you to Dr Titzer.
Amanda Date of Posting: 26 May 2008
Posted By: Amanda Walters
Thank you Dr Titzer |
| We bought the videos and books when my son was only about 5 months old. We went through the whole series and we continue to use them.
Around 14 months, my son was diagnosed with two very rare conditions(neurological and syndrome). He is developmentally delayed in all areas. Amazingly though, now 2.5 years, he does not speak, walk, or do many 'milestones', he can see words and comprehend their meaning.
This has been fantastic in his development and communication to us. He gets excited when he sees the words 'toy car' and looks around the room for his car; he can match a toy zebra, to the word; he understands what a 'nap' is and what a 'wave' is (which he functionally does not yet do).
These books have helped us more than any therapy service has provided so far. He has been able to comprehend words and communicate to us, and we have been able to understand him. We are now building on this concept to help him make his own choices and teach him Makaton signs for the words so that he can use sign language to 'talk' to us. We would never have known where to start if it weren't for these books. And I am sure he would be much more frustrated if he didn't have the opportunity to communicate through these books.
Thank you so much!!!!
Simone Date of Posting: 09 May 2008
Posted By: Simone Bastin
Perth, Australia |
| These videos cleverly pair words with amusing scenes of animals and children. My baby loved watching these videos, and I was flabbergasted when I found that he could understand written words when I showed him word cards.
There is a crucial period of time when babies’ minds are geared towards learning words, whether spoken, signed, or read. It makes sense to teach them written words during this period. These DVDs teach reading the way babies learn best – by making it fun!
Julia Moravcsik,
Ph.D. Cognitive Psychology Date of Posting: 15 March 2008
Posted By: Dr. Julia Moravcsik,
These Videos are Amazing! |
| Your Baby Can Read! is engaging and fun for toddlers. The characters are easy for children to identify with and there is plenty of repetition to aid the learning process.
The video is a delightful addition to the tools available for parents who want to stimulate their child’s cognitive development.
Dr. Carolynne Manka, Ph.D. Date of Posting: 15 March 2008
Posted By: Dr. Carolynne Manka, Ph.D.
Engaging and Fun |
| We got the full set of DVDs when Jackson was 7 months is now almost 17 months – I had read about it on a baby website. Since we got it, we’ve been playing it for him almost daily for the past year.
This past week, we noticed that Jackson was reading the words on the screen out loud for the first time. I wanted to see if he could read by himself, so when a word came up, I pushed pause (before it was said out loud) and asked Jackson, “What does that word say?” He would either say the word, or point to it (like his eyes or his legs). When the word “cow” came up, he said “Moo!!”.
I thought he may have memorized the DVD, so I put in one he hadn’t seen in a few months, and again, he could read the words. I opened up a book he hadn’t seen for a while, and pointed to the word “nose” (without a picture) and he pointed to his nose.
I am just amazed that a 16 month-old can read! His vocabulary has increased significantly in the past few weeks as well – he can name many objects, and can act out actions when asked. He also LOVES books – he prefers books to all other toys and activities (even TV!).
While I can’t prove that the DVDs made my child read early, I can definitely say it provided an avenue to learn by having simple words on a screen and actions to describe the words – it made encouraging him to read very easy.
Laurne & Shane Date of Posting: 26 November 2007
Posted By: Lauren & Shane
he prefers books to all other toys and activities (even TV!) |
| Pros: Effective, reasonably priced, appealing to babies
Cons: There's no follow-on products to this great series!
This set of tapes is the best investment I've made in my child's early education. I bought this product when my son was around eight months old as it seemed to be more interesting than Sesame Street. My son found the videos of words, real children and animals captivating. Also, the images are age-appropriate, the narrator reads the words clearly and the pace is perfect. Having the whole series over the past seven months, he is able to recognize all the words in the video and has shown great interest in words and speaking. He has a rapidly expanding vocabulary, well ahead of his peer group.
I have tried other tapes such as the Baby Bumblebee series but he prefers these because of the narration. I recommend the Infant Learning video series to all my friends with newborn children. It really works.
www.epinions.com Date of Posting: 09 November 2007
Posted By: Epinions.com
Effective, reasonably priced, appealing to babies |
| Pros: Babies learn to read effortlessly when exposed to written words. Easy for parents.
Cons: No cons. It works.
I bought the set at 3 months.Played them 1 to 2 times a day and at 15 months she could read, even words she had never seen before. At 21 months her speech is clear and she reads everything.
See for yourself. Google (Autumn Boit) for the link to WBAL in Baltimore Babies Reading to see my daughter read.
Give your child this gift, you"ll be happy you did.
www.epinions.com Date of Posting: 09 November 2007
Posted By: Epinions.com
See My Daughter Read |
| Pros:My son is reading words at 16 months.
Cons:There are only 5 tapes - we want more!!!
These tapes are amazing. My son loved the videos which he has been watching every day since he was 3months old. I never really tested him to see what he could read. One day when he was 16 months old he pulled a book off of his book shelf and read the words "Pooh" and "Happy" pointing at each word as he read it. I finally made flash cards of some of the words and he read most of them. If he could pronounce the word he would read it aloud and those words he was unable to say he gestured like in the video! These videos are amazing.
www.epinions.com Date of Posting: 09 November 2007
Posted By: Epinions.com
We Want More |
| In a word - shocking. My daughter began using these videos once per day for 30 mins. at around 9 months of age. Because I was conscious of the ample evidence that suggests attention problems from TV watching prior to age 2 I limited her TV watching to these videos only until age 2 and only for 30 mins daily. That said, because she was able to watch nothing else, they certainly grabbed her attention.
At 16 months, she was reading at least 100 sight words and now at age 2 1/2, she is fully reading -- I mean, READING. She reads books cover-to-cover that are intended for 1st and 2nd graders. I have read negative comments that babies just memorize the words and cannot work through unknown words they encounter. In my experience, this is definitely not the case. For example, my daughter often sounds out words using syllables, such as "Gil-bert" or "Mc-Don-alds" even though she has not been explicitly taught these skills.
Moreover, and potentially most importantly, she has acquired a love of learning and reading at a very early age. She is always asking me what words mean and her verbal skills are extremely advanced for her age. I must mention that she was never "pushed" into reading too early, despite what some critics of these videos may believe. Instead, I believe that I just chose a different option for the 30 min of daily TV that most under 2 year olds see anyway. Now, she is interested and seeks out reading opportunities and books INDEPENDENT of any intervention and even asks to go to the library for new books. Reading at grade level is perhaps the most important predictor of later success in school, and I couldn't recommend these videos more highly to encourage an early start.
www.epinions.com Date of Posting: 09 November 2007
Posted By: Epinions.com
SHOCKING |
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