Do babies need to know how to read? Probably not. Would it be great to see them get a head start on phonics and language comprehension? You bet!
Your Baby Can Read! is one of the most simple, yet exciting, learning programs I've had the pleasure of trying with my young children. Used with my kids (ages 1, 2, and 4) twice a day for a few weeks, I can see the gears turning in their little heads, and a love for books and reading coming alive!
Your Baby Can Read! is a fun and simple early language development system that was created by Dr. Robert Titzer, an expert of infant development and research. His research has been published in scientific journals and his own daughter was a successful student of the program! Just look at the videos of other young children using their new skills to enjoy words and reading...
At first I was really skeptical of any program that claims to teach babies to read. What I love about this program, however, is that is has been tested time and time again. Even if your tiny tot doesn't grasp the entire concept of reading as early as some of the children on the videos, I guarantee that their awareness and fondness for books and learning will increase significantly!
Each video is to be viewed twice a day. At only 15 minutes or so in length, it is not too long for your children to lose interest. Each video is highly interactive, but not so overstimulating that it disrupts their attention skills. The kit comes with 5 videos to be viewed in progressive order over a period of several months by children ages 6 months to 5 years. Several sturdy flashcards are included to get some extra learning in!
Kids like it. I love it. What's better?
Visit Your Baby Can Read! for all the details. You'll be glad you did!
Do you want Your Baby to read? One lucky winner will be taking home a Your Baby Can Read! 5 DVD Box Set & Sliding Word Cards (valued at &79.95!) Just visit the Your Baby Can Read website, and tell us the age of the child you would use this program for AND one language development skill from the guide on this page. You have until this Sunday, the 17th at 11pm CST to enter. Full rules can be seen here.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Review of Your Baby Can Read!
149 comments:
My daughter's 18 months old, and according to this milestone page, she should be able to say 15 words. She knows and can say about 30, so we're off to a good start! I'd love to win! ( meg.wilson@gmail.com )
My girls are 2 and 4 but it would mainly be for the 2 year old.
They will have a vocabulary of approximately 250 words by 24 months
As a speech/language clinician, I would be very interested in trying this out. I would be using it with my 10 month old. One of the skills in language development is "babies will understand the concept of object permanence." around 10-12 months old. Thanks for the chance to try this product!
katebeth45 at gmail dot com
What a cool idea! I'd use this program with my 12-month old nephew. One of the skills for his age group is "babies begin to identify some familiar people". How cool would it be if he could identify his Auntie!! :)
My son will be turning 10 months soon. At this stage he will identify some items by pointing or imitating objects named by others.
Thanks for this giveaway! My 3yo is a late talker and is currently in speech therapy, but is making great strides. I have a 2yo as well who would LOVE this!
angielynch {at} gmail {dot} com
18 months: They will identify some body parts on themselves. My daughter has even got her elbows down! Looks like we are doing great so far!
By 18 months, may have a vocabulary of approximately 15 words.
I would use it for my 4 year old and my 15 month old child. I also babysit a couple of 3 year olds that would enjoy learning.
Hello, I would love to win this terrific prize package. I would be utilizing the package on my 4 year old. At 24 months, a child has the vocabulary of approximately 250 words. Please enter me in your drawing. Thanks,Cindi
jchoppes[at]hotmail[dot]com
This would be for my just turned two year old daughter...she would love the help I'm sure..hee,hee and she excels in...
They will have a significant growth in their language development.
Thanks..
stbaisch[at]yahoo[dot]com
My baby is 10 months and she understands the concept of no!
My daughter is 23 mos old and they say she should be putting words into phrases. She is performing this skill and loves to say "I did it!"
My daughter is in the 12-18 month category and she should have a vocab of about 15 words when she is at 18 months. Great give-a-way!
I would use this for my 29 month old child. He has developmental delays and is displaying some autistic behaviors. He currently can only say about 15 words.
According the language skill development chart, children should, at 24 months, have a significant growth in their language development. I have noticed that my child has increased word comprehension but just articulate them yet. I am doing all that I can to increase his vocabulary and I think this would be helpful at speech development.
My 2 yr old needs this! (& me too)I've seen the Japanese school system at work, and I know this can happen.
I'm curious about this. My daughter is 15 months old but English is her second language so she's just starting to associate "ma" with me and "da" with my husband. I doubt she'll have 15 recognizable words in English by 18 months, as the guide suggests. Thanks for an interesting contest.
My daughter is 19 m.o. and is currently learning Chinese and English at the same time. This set would help her with the English part since she's taken to Chinese more, at this point. One of the langauge skills is being able to identify objects when asked, which she is currently doing. Yay! Thanks for entering me!
Oh, I'd love this for my 11-month-old! She has the starter book, but not the DVDs and flashcards.
One skill from that page: 10-12-month olds are beginning to comprehend functional use of some objects.
I have an early learner at 6 months! :)
4-6 months
Babbling occurs with an increasing number and variety of sounds
dansan826 at yahoo.com
Wow, this really sounds like a great program! I would love to start it with my son, who is 16 months old. By the milestone page, he shoudl be able to say 15 words...We're almost there! Thanks for the great giveaway!
sblilly14(@)yahoo(.)com
This would be perfect for my 2 year old.
It's funny how two children can be so different. My 5yo was saying full and complete sentences by the time she was 22 months. She had a huge vocabulary. She is now reading at a 2nd grade level.
However, my youngest who will be 2 next month is just starting to put two word phrases together. Needless to say, she is the one that is needing a boost.
24 month LDS: They are beginning to combine words into phrases.
My niece is 3 and really into trying to read.
a language skill: They are beginning to combine words into phrases.
At one-three months they begin to exhibit an increasing variety of vowel sounds.
I would use this for my newborn son. I am due in a week and would love to use this when he is born. I am a reading teacher and I would love to incorporate my knowledge on my own son!
This would be a great present for my niece who is 3.
Well my daughter is one month on Friday so I might be starting early but she does smile now and I can't wait until she coos and giggles!
I would start this with my 8.5 month-old. We need to work on "understanding simple directional commands." I don't think we're there yet... or she's just stubborn!
I would use this with my 19 month old twins. They aren't saying much yet, so getting to 250 words by 24 months would be incredible!
I would love to use this on my 4 year old son. This sound like a program that would really help us get his abilities up to where they need to be by his age. One fact from the quide is that by 24 months they are beginning to combine words into phrases. Thanks for having this wonderful giveaway!
I have an eleven month old, and she is nearing the 12-18 month stage...she fits all of the 10-12 month stuff. I also have a 2 year old. PLUS, we are not done having kids, so it would be great for them, too!
Thanks for a super giveaway!
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I'd say my 20 month old niece is well on her way to building up to th 250 words they say 24 month olds possess, but would still love try this program with her.
My son is 23 months old and according to the chart, should be undergoing a significant incline in his language skills. This is definitely true in our case as our son repeats EVERYTHING that we say and learns so much right now. I'd love to see what more this product could do for him.
I would like to use it with the girls when they turn 2 as they should have a basic grasp of vocabulary to build on.
I would use this on my 19 month grandaughter. From the chart, she can identify objects when asked, and can say about 40 words. Probably more; we just can't understand them.
My 7 month old nephew could get some use out of this. A language development skill would be imitating sounds.
I'd love this for my 23 month old. :)
I would use this for my 11 month old daughter.
Babies begin to utter first words (typically "dada" or "mama").
I will use it for my 12 month old. They can identify objects when asked.
my children would love this
By 24 months they are beginning to combine words into phrases....My 2+ year old grandson is in this phase right now...This would be an ideal program for him.
I have a 1 year old and a 3 year old. I would probably use this program on both of them.
I would use this on my 1 and 3 year old. What a great give-away.
This would be a birthday gift for my friends almost one year old.
7-9 months
Babies readily engage in peek-a-boo type activities.
I would use this for my 5 month old son. He is now in the "explore objects with their mouths" phase, so he is right on schedule!
We would LLLLLLLLLLLOVE to have this set!! Connor is 9 months old and we are in the peek a boo faze of development.
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A language development skill by 24 months is combining words into phrases. I have a 33 month old who is very verbal.
If I win I would give this to a friend whose son is 8 months old and could benefit from it.
Thanks.
According to the chart my son 18 mos is right on schedule
Great contest, I've never seen anything like this before, only heard about it. I would love the opportunity to explore such a cool concept. Thank you for the great contest and have an amazing Valentine's Day! :)
This is a wonderful tool. I am currently a stay at home army wife and my husband will be going to iraw in arpil. I would love to win this for my children and have the extra help .
They will have a significant growth in their language development.
My 2 year old twins are already well on their way toward reading readiness, but anything that can give them some extra help is always welcome!
one fact - They are beginning to combine words into phrases. I'd try this on a 2 year old boy
tiramisu392 (at) yahoo.com
for my 18 month grandson who is up to par
For my 1 year old cousin who should have a vocabulary of approximately 15 words
My son is Two years old and has recently been diagnosed with Speech Delay problems. He is currenty working with a Speech Pathlogist and progressing. This product would definitely be good for him.
I would like my 3 year old son to learn Spanish.
this would be for my almost three year old daughter
They are beginning to combine words into phrases
ce613 at hotmail dot com
I would give this to my cousin to use with her girls who are 2 and 11 mos. They will have a vocabulary of approximately 250 words by 24 months
I'd love this! I'd actually use it with both of my boys. My oldest is 3, and my "baby" is 10 months. :)
Thanks for the contest!
sanda8th[at]yahoo[dot]com
My son is 7 months old and he is supposed to be showing distress when others are unhappy. So far his father and I are the ones in distress when he is unhappy. :)
Both his father and I are teachers and think anything that helps children get a headstart in learning is fabulous. I commend you all for helping make our jobs (as parents and teachers) easier!
My daughter is 17 months and she should be able to wave bye bye.
This looks very intriguing to me, as a mommy with her Masters Degree in Reading. I would love to use it with my little guys.
My fav cousin and his wife just adopted 18 mo old twin girls from Ethiopia. I would so love to win "Baby Can Read" and give to them. I am confused, though, as to how to go about entering this drawing. The answer is most likely just in front of my face!
I'd use this with my two youngest boys, who are 3 and 2.
What a great idea. I would love to put this in the gift basket for my boss's wife who just had a baby.
My son is 10mo old. A language skill is saying mama & dada. Thanks!
Another great find!
One skill - Babies begin to identify some familiar people. (Lol, my kid's finally started calling me Mama - FINALLY! I thought it'd be his first word - but sadly, no. Still...)
I'd love to watch this with my kid who's 14 months old.
I would love this wonderful learning tool
What an interesting program. I have four children (8,6,3) but I would be most curious to try this with my three month old.
Babies recognize caregiver's voice and will turn toward that voice.
My neighbors kids are 18 months, 3 and 5. She'd love this.
my son is 3.
this looks like a perfect start on our journey to learning.
I would be using this awesome reading system with my son who's almost 19 months.
By 18 months, may have a vocabulary of approximately 15 words.
We have a baby due in a couple of months, and a 25 month old (who loves books) with a vocabulary that blows some people away (my fault, I don't dumb down my wording of things). I would love to get this set and start our new baby with it.
I have sampled the first video in this set and I highly recommend it! I have wanted to purchase the entire set but haven't been able to. My 4, 3, and 9 month old sons would all benefit from this collection!
Sam showed a 7 to 9 month milestone not long ago.
A few weeks ago my 4 year old broke his leg sledding. He was crying and it was the first time I noticed Sam, my 9 month old, show distress when somebody else was upset. He stuck his little bottom lip out and it was completely adorable.
Thanks for offering such an awesome giveaway!
My nephew who will be one in few weeks would love this. I watch him during the day so we could use it daily.
My daughter is 2 and is nowhere near: They will have a vocabulary of approximately 250 words.
We could really use this product and if it works, I would recommend it to others. Thank you for this contest.
Kimber9180@yahoo.com
I would use this with my 20 month old grandson. I liked the milestone page and he has reached every area, but he seems eager to achieve even more. Sounds fantastic! blackford56@yahoo.com
My son is 10 months old and I would use it for him.
Will identify some items by pointing or imitating objects named by others.
My daughter is 2 and I would love this for her.
Babbling occurs with an increasing number and variety of sounds
I have a 2 and 4 year old. I also work in early intervention with kids from birth to three. So if it's as good as you say, I would be recommending it to many parents.
By 7-9 months, they show distress when others are upset.
My 19 month old could really use this, she's learning to say more and more everyday
The baby is due April 1 so we'll start this ASAP. At 24 months, a child has the vocabulary of approximately 250 words. Please enter me in your drawing.
great learning tool for preschoolers too
a granddaughter that just turned 3 -
she is working on becoming trilingual so we need some language development
My baby is 23 months and is undergoing a significant incline in his language skills. He repeats everything we say and is like a sponge to learn new words and phrases. He is an excellent candidate for this program and I would love to keep up with his eagerness to learn!
my daughter is 3 and has the vocabulary of a newscaster, she could still benefit form soemhting like this I feel.
When I first heard about teaching babies (starting under 1!) to read, I thought it was crazy, but my little guy *loves* learning words, saying words, and reading books with me. He is 12 months old and has already said over 50 words, so I decided to start teaching him to read. This series would be a great help to us. According to the development guide on their website, although there is a wide range of normal development, typically by 24 months a baby will have a vocabulary of approximately 250 words. Thanks for the great opportunity!
love to win this for my grandbaby
I would use this for my 1 mo old dd.
Babies begin to utter first words (typically "dada" or "mama").
I would be utilizing the package on my 4 year old. At 24 months, a child has the vocabulary of approximately 250 words. Please enter me in your drawing.
For my 2 year old. aewalls425@hotmail.com
My niece is 4 and really into trying to read.
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I would use this with my 2 year old, and according to the chart, he should have a vocabulary of at least 250 words.
My nephew is 14 months old,and I would give it to my sister for him if I win it. The milestone page says that at this age, he can wave bye-bye when prompted and that he does!
This sounds great my son is 10 months and he actually has blockage in one ear and I would love help in development
littlelatina
edq143 at yahoo dot com
This looks like a fabulous reading and word program - please enter me the chance to win for my young grandchildren:)
Our daughter is 3 years old and doesn't shut up. She babbles most of the time, but talks clearly only when she wants to.
11 months old.
Babies now understand the concept of object permanence.
My son is 1 and my daughter is 2, and they both already combine words with phrases. I would love to get them started on their journey to reading!
My niece is actually -2 months, but in three to five months from now, she she should be able to recognize and turn toward caregivers' voices.
this is a great prize
I have almost six month old twins and a 21 month old. I could use this program with any of my kids!
newbegnings@hotmail.com
250 words by 24 months
This would be for my 3 year old late talker
This would be a great gift for my granddaughter's first birthday in a few days. She has definately learned "no" and what it means.
Thank you for the contest!
My daughter is 2.5 and she has an extensive vocabulary.
I would just love to hear the words, "Momma!" maybe this will help my 8 month get the message:)
kdbonner@cox.net
Putting words into phrases
My 2 year old could benefit from this.
i would use this with my 4 month old grandson.a language skill is imitating sounds.
My baby is 24 mos and is on par with his language skills. He speaks clearly in full sentences and this program would be perfect for his stage of learning.
I would love this for my 5 month old grand daughter. It's never early to start! Thanks for the contest.
I would use it for my 2 year old. (they have a vocabulary of about 250 words by 24 months.)
My son is 26 months old. He is bilingual and has a wide vocabulary. This would be a terrific help for us.
this would be realy good for my little one i would realy love to win this
This would be for a 12 month boy and I would like for him to have a vocabulary of approximately 250 words by 24 months.
My daughter just turned one-year-old, and at this point I want to instill in her a love of books more than the ability to read. I would also like to help her increase her vocabulary. Right now she just says "dada" and "baby".
4-6 mont