Have you seen the commercials on TV for Your Baby Can Read? The first time I saw it, I couldn't believe it! How do they get a little baby to read what the card says on that commercial? She couldn't even be a year old, and could tell what the words said. Curious and intrigued, I wondered how effective this program really was. It caught my husband's eye too, and so I took to the internet in search of this wonderful product. Your Baby Can Read offered me a program to try out on my family, and share with you readers my opinions!! I was more than excited to get this opportunity! I have 3 girls, all between 2 and 5 years. I wish I had been able to start earlier, but as it says in the parent guide, it doesn't matter what age. At any age, this program can help your child. So I decided to give it a shot.
The program is something that works when you incorporate all parts together and continuously work with your child. The first part is simple: let your child watch the dvd. They are labeled Level 1-5 and have a fun and entertaining way to teach children simple words, by showing the word, having it said multiple times, then showing a picture of what the word is. Then they use the word with a clip showing what the word is, while they use the word in a sentence. So for example they say "hi". You see the word "hi" on the screen. It is read by an adult and also a child. Then they see a child waving hi. The narrator says something like "the child is saying hi". And the video runs about 20 minutes. Some of the words come back up throughout the movie, to help increase recognition via repetition. I even sit with the kids to be sure they are paying attention and repeating the words with the kids on TV.
Next they have a flap book. These books go with the dvd level, and feature some of the words from that level. The words are in large letters on a white page, and the picture to go with the word is underneath the flap. This helps to reinforce what they saw on the video. Of course, older kids may start to remember the order of words, so if you notice they do this but don't recognize the words out of order, you may want to jump around to mix it up and help them learn. The books are actually kind of sturdy, which surprised me!
The next step is to use the slider cards that coordinate with the level you are working on. These are the same words from the video and you can do it in any random order to really test and enhance your child's progress. And for not-so-gentle hands, there are cute mini-sliding board books! These are full of cute pictures to go with everyday words, like bathroom words, kitchen words, play words and more! There are 6 little books, and my kids love them!!
After completing the Your Baby Can Read series, you can start doing the Your Child Can Read dvds. these are great to teach, reinforce and expand reading skills. These are for ages 3 and older, and really help to develop those reading skills! The whole system comes with a great parents guide to help you help the kids! There are teaching cards and even a dvd workshop to help you as a parent understand just why this system works like it does!! Combine this all together, and you can help your child learn how to read!!
So how did it work with my kids? We have been doing the system almost a month now. We are still working on perfecting level 1 before going on. My 2 year old has an increase in her vocabulary. She is always surprising me with the words she knows! My 3 year old has an increased interest in reading and she is the only one who actually will sit through the entire dvd when I tell her to. Usually she is the one running around and not watching the TV, but she likes these dvds. My oldest, who is 5, has been reading small books now and is improving recognition of the words on the cards. I caught her memorizing some of the sequence, so I have changed the order of the books I read to help her learn to recognize the word. We also practice writing to help reinforce the meaning of letters. Her teacher told me last week she is a month ahead of where she expected my daughter to be! My daughter has also gotten 80-100% on all of her Accelerated reader tests and is already on the 4th level of AR books, and this is the 2nd month of kindergarten! She is doing well and I am so proud! The Your Baby Can Read set definitely contributed to her progress!!
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