Your Baby Can Read: Early Language Development System | 
| Studio: Smart Kids Pubs
List Price: $79.95
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Rating:  reviews
Format: NTSC
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language)
Region: 1
Number Of Discs: 10
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.6 x 4
ISBN: 1591256674
Dewey Decimal Number: 420
EAN: 9781591256670
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| Customer Reviews:
 Better than learning to read using the traditional phonics method November 14, 2008
homeschooler000 (California)
45 out of 51 found this review helpful
I started showing these DVDs to my daughter when she was 7 months. She was reading from flashcards at 1, sounding out words at 18 months and reading books at 2. My 8 month old is watching them now and she really enjoys them. She smiles and waves her arms.
My older child is now 3. One thing that amazes me is that she has better reading skills than 2nd, 3rd and 4th graders I have heard reading. I'm not sure if learning earlier improves reading ability or if there is something about this method.
When children learn phonics at school they go through drills to learn the sounds of each letter. Sounding out letters is slow and definitely not a fun way to learn to read. It could be enough to kill a child's love of reading. A child who watches these DVDs figures out letter sounds on their own. As Titzer's website says, if a child knows bat, cat, house and hippo they can figure out the word hat.
When my daughter comes across new one syllable words she can quickly figure them out. When she comes across a word with multiple syllables she pronounces each syllable. She never has to sound out the individual letters. I think this is why she reads much better than older kids who have learned using the traditional phonics method. She can figure out unfamilar words much more quickly. As a result, she reads more quickly and can focus on the story instead of focusing on the individual words. This makes reading more enjoyable.
Anyway, I'm very impressed with these DVDs and glad that my children won't have to learn to read using the traditional phonics method.
only 3 weeks into this system and he's not reading yet, but.... October 8, 2008
S. Fahey (Norristown, PA)
25 out of 28 found this review helpful
...he has learned how to clap correctly, and he started saying the word cat. (we don't have a cat so I know that's where he's learning it... whenever he sees a neighborhood cat he yells out the word cat and points)
I started showing him the first video twice a day for just over 3 weeks now. The Dr. says that it will take them a while to learn the first words, but I'm trying not to set my sites real high. I do think this will at the very least help my son learn that letters aren't just an ABC song, they relate to everything around us.
I love to watch it with him because it's a really fun video; I even hear my husband humming the catchy music. I can't wait to move on to the next video to see how the system progresses.
This video is the simplest system to use. I actually read the directions 4 times because I thought I was missing something. He also LOVES to play with the slide cards. It's so much fun that if he does learn how to read it won't seem right because there's little work involved; AND if he doesn't, oh well, at least it was fun!! I say buy these tapes for the mere fact that it's educational and it will hold his attention (and mine for that matter) and if something more comes of it, it's an added plus. I suggest buying them for a more reasonable price than on the infomercial though.
great product so far September 8, 2008
L. King (ca)
31 out of 36 found this review helpful
i ordered this about one month ago and my daughter has been watching it for the past month. So far she has learned where her mouth, eyes, toes and arms are, arms up and down ... which i'm super excited about is whenever i ask her and she shows me where they are. I cant believe this actually works so far and btw my daughter just turned 1 and she's really starting to communicate more with her words now. I can say my daughter is a very active child, she's always moving around but when its time for the video she sits so still and anticipates. I think this video is pretty great so far but she did get a little bored towards the end of the month of watching the first video. She would walk away and look at the screen and repeat, i wasnt sure why she did that but as we started the second video last friday, again she was glued to the screen and didnt move an inch. She especially loves it when i get physical along with the video, like when the video says crawl, i get down on the floor and crawl, she cracks up. SO we'll see how far along she progresses at the end of the second video. There are 5 videos total. Also, i love the sliding word cards.. Its a card with a word on it and when you slide the card open, there's a picture of something that goes along with the word. Thats a must have for me.
A very exciting pack April 6, 2008
R. Wolf (Germany)
19 out of 21 found this review helpful
I have been showing these dvds to my now 17 month old daughter for 4 weeks now, and she absolutely loves them. We're on to the 2nd dvd, started yesterday, and today for the 1st time she made a noise like a dog when she saw the word dog written down. I know it's working and am really excited to see how it develops. Wish I'd known about this system for my other kids.
I am sold! March 11, 2009
S. Brown (Issaquah, WA USA)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
We got this set of DVDs and flashcards as a gift. Started my son on the starter DVD at 11 months - about every other day. He was very interested in the DVDs but it didn't seem like he was "learning" anything so I stopped showing him the DVDs after a few months. One day when he was around 14 months, he found the flashcard for "hi" in a drawer and brought it to me and said "hi." I was flabbergasted. So we started the DVDs again and he began learning the words in earnest around 16 months. By age 17 months I made more flashcards for him because he had already learned all the ones provided in the kit. He watches the DVDs about every other day or every two days. So far he has only seen the starter and #1.
This is a system of word memorization - the child is basically memorizing the shape of the word. I have noticed that even if my son doesn't recognize a new word, he does make guesses at the word which contain some of the right sounds. So over time, I am assuming he'll make the connections to be able to read phonetically. There are portions of the DVDs that go through phonics.
His success at "reading" through this system has been dependent on the flashcards and parent interaction. When I go through the flashcards, I point out the letters and sounds. I don't think that you can reasonably expect a child to learn from the DVD alone.
My husband calls this a "parlor trick" and in a way, that is a true. But it is exciting to see our son reading and even more enjoyable to see him develop a keen interest in learning. He points to the cards now because he wants to go through them with me.
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