Your Baby Can Read: Here’s What They’re Saying So Far
With preschools having entrance requirements that go from the typical “do they poop in the potty” to “can they read in French,” it’s no wonder that parents might feel a bit of pressure to start their kids early in whatever they can. There’s no shortage of research that shows the benefits of starting kids early, particularly when it comes to reading. However, I’m always curious to see whether there’s a better way to foster reading than just plain old reading.
This week the Parent Bloggers Network has been testing out Your Baby Can Read, a multisensory program designed by Dr. Robert Titzer that does indeed teach your children how to read. Or at least, that’s what it claims. And as the bloggers found, there’s not much to say it doesn’t deliver.
While the bloggers only tried out the first DVD over a short period of time, it seems their kids responded favorably, not only to the flash cards but to the dvds as well.
Many of the bloggers commented on the quality of the DVDs — great voices, wonderful music, and of course, babies just love to watch other babies. “The musical sequences were like crack for WonderBaby, who would begin dancing and hooting immediately.”
It seemed that even more so than the DVDs, the kids really took to the flash cards — the pre-printed as well as the blank cards that can be created by the parent. ”The accompanying cards, while seemingly plain, have been and continue to be a huge source of entertainment for him” and “the concept behind them is clever.”
While none of the bloggers reported their children could read after the one-week, single DVD trial (note: the full program is a 5-dvd set), the parents did note some improvements as well as new word discoveries. ”More than once I heard her perfectly pronounce words like “hippopotamus” and “bucket”.“Once we started Volume 1, I noticed that Sam would sometimes clap when the word ‘Chimpanzee’ came on the screen. Perhaps he’s made some sort of connection to the letter ‘C’.”
If you’re not convinced, we’ve got five more reviewers up for the challenge as well as our final round-up and verdict (for your naysayers) on 3/22.
Thursday, 3/15 - Daddy In a Strange Land
Friday, 3/16 - Chaos Theory
Monday, 3/19 - I-Obsess
Tuesday, 3/20 - Binkytown
Wednesday, 3/21 - Delaney Diaries
Interested in your own copy? Purchase here!
Photo courtesy of Mother Bumper
[...] gave the Your Baby Can Read a whirl, I was curious to see the results. And honestly, after the mid-campaign round-up, I was ready to check it out (yes, our reviewers are that convincing). And now, I’m [...]
[...] gave the Your Baby Can Read a whirl, I was curious to see the results. And honestly, after the mid-campaign round-up, I was ready to check it out (yes, our reviewers are that convincing). And now, I’m [...]