my baby can read

has anyone ever tried this before? the infomercial looks too good to be true but i've heard one or two success stories of it working and wanted to see if anyone else has tried it.

 

I have the set, but don't use it the way it's supposed to be used. I think it recommends watching a video twice/day, plus reading the books and using the flash cards, etc. My babies LOVE to watch the videos and are very entertained with the books and flash cards. It was purchased for me as a gift and I do use it some, there is just no way of us using it as much as it recommends. We used to watch it a couple of times/week. Now, we really only watch it a couple of times a month. They don't sit still anymore. We do use the flash cards/books almost everyday though. So, although I certainly cannot say that it has my babies reading, it's as entertaining and useful as a Baby Einstein or something similar.

 

I haven't heard of it myself, but do they seriously say that they can teach babies to read? Really?

 

Yup, they do claim that. I never tried it with mine.

 

I can't really believe there is any program that can teach babies to read, they have too much other stuff to learn about just living, but that's just my opinion. ardon: I'm sure it can't hurt and if they learn anything from it, it's all good!

 

i looked into it recently because i had my doubts.

a blind study was done with this program and they found if parents changed their tone of voice when the child was "reading" the child was unable to identify the correct words. additionally, if the child was offered a choice of words and asked to identify one, he/she would select an answer even if the correct one wasn't one of the choices. in other words, they'd hold out the words "apple, orange, pear, banana" and the researcher would ask them to find the word "plum." the children would always point to one of the words even though plum wasn't in the set.

 

I have done some research and what I have found is that it is mostly memorization. Not such a bad thing but for the amount of time you spend there are other activities you can be doing to help developmentally and to expand their little brains. Google it and see what people have to say.

 

thepiratebay.com has a few volumes available for, well, pirating. But I probably shouldn't be advocating any such thing. :spiteful:

 

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IMO, there is plenty of time for CHILDREN to learn how to read as they get older. Why in the world would you want your infant reading? They already grow up too fast. Enjoy the baby babble as long as you can because before you know it the babble will turn into "Mommy, Mommy" 1000 times a day and it will make you :tease: :headbang: Again, totally MO.

 

I wouldn't. Babies have so much to learn and do, and reading just isn't that important a skill for them. Besides, there will be times once they do learn to read that you will wish they hadn't!

 

I never use this exact method but I read a lot of Glenn Doman method when using the flash card baby can be teached Math and reading.
and i saw a lot of youtube presentation how baby can read. Actually I am planing to so it myself. I think that babies memories the words and show them when they cannot speak. and pronounce them when they can. the whole method is very interesting but again there is + and -
you can check http://www.gentlerevolution.com/ there are some books for parent to read.

 

I agree! Developmentally there is a reason most kids don't learn to read until they are 5 or 6 - no reason to push a developmental skill that a baby really has no use for. Just my opinion, though!

 

As an elementary school teacher, I knew the I would teach my kids to learn early. They are currently learning their letters and can recognize their names. All I have done is let them watch PBS here and there and point out letters when I see them. My boys still don't talk much and I honestly can't imagine them being able to "read". I understand the concept of the "baby" memorizing sight words, but that won't help them learn how to pronounce new words (that aren't on the flash cards) or be able to gain any comprehension skills from that. Okay, stepping off my teaching soapbox now!

Bottom line, save your money and read to your child as much as they let you. Point to the words as you read.

 

I have 2 older kids as well as the twins. My 7 yr old, who is in grade 2, is reading at a grade 3+ level already. My just turned 3 yr old can count to 14 herself, and is starting to pick up on numbers and letters (she recognizes her name). All I've done is like Megan said, read to them, point out letters and numbers when I think about it and such. I see no need to try to get my babies to "memorize" words that early, there is plenty of time for them to be "kids", let them stay babies as long as you can!