Anyone Heard of or Used "Your Baby Can Read" Tv?

I have not seen the infomercial, but I do have some advice. My mother is a reading teacher and has her masters degree in reading. She has always stressed to me to never try to "teach" a child, especially before they start kindergarten to read. She says just simply reading to them regularly they will pick it up when they are ready. She said with some kids if you try to teach them too early it will make them frusterated and they will not enjoy reading later. If you want a child to love reading, then read to them and make it fun. Just my advice, hope it helps.

Hi, they are actually "memorizing" the words. They are not learning the actual "vowel" sounds whether it be short vowel or a long vowel. I homeschool and there is a little more to it. I wouldn't waste my money. I would rather buy fun number and word books and have a good time with my little one!

We got it and used it for a while, but then fell out of the habit. When we were doing it I could tell he was picking up things. But as he got older it got harder to get him to sit and watch it. We moved before Christmas, and just now have boxes unpack, I plan on starting it again.

Please don't do this to your baby... it teaches sight word memorization instead of phonics.. that means that they memorize individual words like pictures instead of being able to read. This sets the baby /child up for significant problems in school because they don't have to learn phonics in kindergarten / pre k - but they MUST know phonics in order to read anything over a 2nd or 3rd grade level (because there are only so many words that the brain can store as pictures - just a few thousand).

If you really want to teach your baby to read (and I did mine - all were reading Bob books at 3, Dr Seuss at 4 - and my 5 year old reads on a 2nd grade level now - start with the Leap Frog DVD's at Wal-Mart ($10 each) - get the Talking Letter Factory and watch it with your kids. Sing the song while y'all are in the car or driving - and teach them their letters by sound. Once they consistently know the phonemes (letter sounds), grab a copy of the Talking Word Factory (also $10 at wally world). Then start sounding out simple words (just like they do in the video).

THEN pick up the first set of BOB books (about $15 at Books A Million). By the time you get from Sam to The Vet - presto, the child is reading - really reading, and can pick words apart and say them - although they may not know what they mean. Just a few sight words (For frequent or phonetically irregular words), and an excellent set of phonics skills to set them up for life.. all for $35, give or take, in three easy payments. :)

FWIW - I've taught for 10 years - Dyslexia, Special Ed, Math, and Science, and I've taught 7 children to read well before they started school.

Try reading the book "How to Teach Your Baby to Read" by Glenn Doman. You can check it out at the library, so you don't have to spend any money to check it out.

Then follow the instructions and just see if this is something you can HAVE FUN with.

The entire point of this program is to grow the visual pathway in the brain. If a child is reading ahead of schedule, that is the bonus. Growing the brain by using is the point.

BTW, my youngest child was reading at 17 months of age AND he had a severe brain injury with significant vision issues. He is 9 now and is still reading 2 years ahead of grade level and LOVES to read. Doing this program helped grow his brain AND develop reading.

"Your Baby Can Read" is by Dr. Robert Titzer, who made some videos based on the teachings of Glenn Doman. However, the videos ignore the parameters taught by Glenn Doman. If you read the book, you will see the differences.

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As a former second and third grade teacher, reading is not just recognizing words and saying them aloud. Reading is understanding the meaning behind those words. Your child will learn to read when she is ready and she will show interest when she is ready.

This is my honest opinion: Why push kids to grow up faster than they have to? Kids are under so much pressure in schools, why not just let them be kids as long as possible? I've heard about this video, and that you have to be be very devoted to it in order for it to work. My son is 19 months old and LOVES books! I read to him all the time, and he "reads" to himself, too! I'm happy with that! I'm not going to push him to grow up faster than he needs to. Maybe I'm alone on this, but that's what I think.

Do a little research on the web on this. You'll find that there are very mixed reviews on this -- most are not positive actually. My take is, using a tv to promote literacy is a bit of an oxymoron. If you want your child to read, then read to them but use books not flash cards. You want to promote a love of books and reading and learning, not rote memorization from flash cards. Flash cards are great as a tool, but doesn't really promote true learning. Better to focus on what is developmentally appropriate.

I don't have this product but I do have a daughter that was only 2 when my son started kindergarten. I was studying with him and she absolutely LOVED learning what I was teaching him. I'm suprised at the number of people that think that learning is somehow a chore that should not be "forced" upon a young child. This attitude is unbelievable. Children love to learn and love the attention that they get from learning. That isn't a bad thing. The attitude that learning is fun carries forward for all their life. My daughter still views learning as fun and not a chore (homework is still a chore though..lol) and is far advanced compared to other students in her grade. We didn't have this program when she was little - but learning at a young age, the interaction between you and your child while they learn, and the BIG lesson that learning is FUN is something that should be applauded by everyone! This program seems to encourage all these things.

I haven't heard of it, but I agree it is over the top. I teach college English, so obviously reading and school are important to me. However, i've had to fight for my kids to read books on THEIR levels for the past few years. What I mean by that is... in 2nd grade, my daughter tested at a 5th grade reading level, so they wanted her to check out books on that level. Well, a 2nd grader is interested in 2nd grade books, not 5th grade books! It is fine that she can read anything really, but does she really have to? There were some kids in her class reading "Harry Potter"-- one was even reading "Romeo and Juliet". I wondered, what are they going to read in 3rd grade, "War and Peace"? I mean, come on! What will they read in highschool... college English will surely be a bore! I fought the same issue in 3rd grade-- and won! My 3rd grader is now reading 3rd grade books. If I hadn't fought for this, she would have never been able to read "The Babysitter's Club" or other similar series, because she skipped right over 3rd-4th grade reading levels!! So, think about it, put it in perspective: they WILL learn to read-- why force our kids to grow up faster than they should??

I'm so glad you asked this question because I saw it a few weeks ago and wondered the same thing.

Hi M., I did alot of research on this and basically came to the conclusion that research doesn't show this helps kids develop better than other kids who don't use it. You are not teaching them to read-they are memorizing. Having said that, I did buy the flash cards as I think its a great tool to enhance language and vocabulary skills. And if you don't want to pay the money-make your own cards.

This video series has been around for a while. I tried it with my 5 year old when he was about 6 months old. It had a hard time holding his attention...I guess it just depends on the child. I ended up using it as his video for the car. I don't know if he actually learned much from it, but then again, I did not force him to do the flashcards and all that because he did not enjoy it. He does love to be read ACTUAL books, and is in Kinder reading ahead of most of his classmates.
If I were you, I would try to find it used somewhere in case your child doesn't like it.....

Hey, I'm no reading specialist, but I would say a couple of things here:
1. Yes it is probably rote memorization, but even at the Kindergarten reading level, there is rote memorization. Reading is a blend of phonics and whole language. You can't sound out the word "said" or "knee" or "their".
2. If a word is memorized with it's sound, then later the meaning is taught and understood, then wouldn't it be easier? Learning the meaning of a word is just one job. Learning to pronounce it, spell it, and understand it is three jobs.

I think this program sounds good. Can anyone say exactly how much the whole thing costs? Does anyone know if it's available at the library?

M.,

I plead with you to let that child just be a kid and learn what kids their age need to be learning. They need to learn how to socialize, put on their own clothes, how to play with others. the other things will come but for now, please let them be a kid.
Wouldn't you like to just be a child again?

My husband and I bought the entire collection of the Your Baby Can Read DVDs. My 23 week old absolutely loves it. Ok, so it may be over the top but she definitely interacts with the video. I will say one thing though....It is suggested the DVDs are played twice daily along with flashcards. I really don't use the flashcards yet but the DVDs are great.I only show it to my daughter once a day. By the way...she has been watching them since she was about 3 months and clearly recognizes and enjoys the songs as well.

Hi M.,
Let me recomend you a book, it's called: How to teach your baby to read from Glenn doman.
It's incredible the potential that babys have, and we're wasting it.
read the book and you'll be able to deside wether to teach your baby to read or not.
Good luck!

I got the whole collection (dvds, sliding flashcards, books etc) for my son and he has been watching them since he was about 3 months old. He absolutely loves them! He is 17 months now and he loves to watch them and then turn to me and say the words that they are saying on the dvd (ear, teeth, dog, etc) and he motions what he cannot say like touching his hair when they say hair or grabbing his feet when they say feet. I cant even express how much his face lights up when I put the dvd in or when I bring out the flashcards! Its very educational. I would recommend them to any parent! I dont believe that him watching a 30 minute video once a day is bad for him. I also switch back and forth from those dvds and the Baby Einstein dvds. He is learning sign language too! I dont see how it can hurt! Of course I grew up watching Sesame Street and all that. Some people think that is bad! I cant believe that! Some of the moms on here act like we are strapping our child down in front of the tv and MAKING them watch these. That is so untrue. I would never make my son watch anything he didnt have an interest in! I just know he loves them so I let him watch them. I saw it on the Today Show and just thought it couldnt hurt to try! Good luck!

Coming from an optical background, I will tell you that babies/children under the 5-year-old level should not "read" anything under a 2-inch letter. Their eyes have not matured enough---will develop myopia(nearsightedness) if pushed. Let the child be a child. It's too soon they have to start performing in school!

I really don't care if people blast me for this. We have them. My MIL gave them to us. I was skeptical at first and felt the same as many of these posters, but now I use them because my daughter loves them. My daughter watches them the prescribed 2x a day(once in morning, once in evening). She's 7 months old and sits through the entire thing (at first she would only last about 10min.) She likes these DVDs far better than the Baby Einstein ones.

To be honest, I don't see a problem with it as long as you maintain appropriate expectations and motivation. My daughter loves the pictures of kids, babies, words, and songs and laughs when her favorites come on. If you're following the instructions then you are sitting with your child and pointing things out and having them perform the actions, so you're not justing sitting them in front of the TV and walking away.

Right now I'm not concerned with her learning to read super early. I understand people's comments about parents getting competitive and forcing their kids to grow up too fast, but I don't think exposing your kids to the written language does that. Their brains are total sponges at this stage and they are going to learn from anything they're watching. And I would never knock rote memorization. It's been around for thousands of years, and is the best way to learn facts in my opinion. Our culture is obsessed with creativity and self-expression, and somehow are children know less and less.

Yes...we purchased the $200 offer. There was a lot that came with the pkg.

You have to be commited in putting in the DVDs on a daily basis twice a day...but yes it does work.

I have a 2 1/2 year old that is speech delayed and we bought this for her six months ago. Although she only saw it a few times and i did the flash cards often...she did learn how to read the word HI.

I am sure if I kept up with it she would of learned more...i plan to start it back up again. She LOVES the books that came with it!!!

It is a memory took I guess you can say...but that is how kids learn to read anyway.

I say buy it.

Any education advantage that you think is good for your child then you should do. Be advised that most schools will see your child as a trouble maker if they are smart. In the last month I have spoken to or heard of 5 families who had to pull their kids out of school because their kids were getting in trouble for working ahead. One child was punished for reading at school when she was supposed to be sitting at her desk doing nothing because she finished her work so far ahead of the other kids. So early advantages are only good if you think you can do an alternative method of education.

Let your kid be a kid, but if you kid happens to be one who reads at an early age then there is nothing wrong with that.

As a former special ed teacher I used a similar approach with students who did not pick up reading phonetically. If a child is ready to learn I think the program will work to jump start the reading, however I don't think it is worth the expense myself. Phonics is very important, but there is nothing wrong with teaching BOTH ways. If you have that kind of money to spare and it interests you (because really it shouldn't be a babysitter- you need to work WITH your child) and your child then enjoy the learning time together!

I have not personally used "Your Baby Can Read" but I am sure it is an excellent idea. I have a 24 year old son who was born with the cord wrapped around his neck. He was gray - not even purple! He was slow developmentally. I began reading to him the day he was born and I made homemade flash cards based on a book I read from a company called "The Better Baby Institute". They took brain damaged kids and through teaching them to read brought their intelligence levels up to near normal. These were kids with half their brains removed due to cancer or trauma. They were able to make these kids near normal. They then speculated "What can we do with NORMAL children". So, they started "The Better Baby Institute". They manufactured flash cards and a method to reach really little kids to read. I read their books and just followed their directions and made my own.

Long story short - my kid had severe ADHD. If I hadn't taught him to read (he was reading at age 2) he would have been very far behind in school. He ended up always making straight A's in school. Because of his high grades he also had high self esteem. He went on to Texas A&M where he was in the corps of cadets and graduated with honors. He's now at Baylor Law School and just finished his first year - on scholarship!

Teach your child to read. It's the best thing you can give your child. It takes a lot of time and dedication on your part but it is so worth it!

I have also seen the infomercial but don't know of anyone personally who has used it. Because of that I didn't want to purchase it and have it not be all that it is supposed to be. I am intrigued by it so if you decide to purchase it please let us know how it works for you.

I just ordered this for my daughter and have heard nothing but great things about it. I will let you know how it goes as soon as it arrives and we start the program.

If you decide to buy it, check out ebay or the library first. I have seen it at the library when we used to live in Denver.

We got the DVDs only - none of the flashcards or extra materials. We got them on ebay for about $50 - much more reasonable. We don't use it to actually try to teach our kids to read, but rather to boost vocabulary. I do think teaching a toddler to read is too much, but this does provide a fun foundation for them. My son was slightly speech delayed, and this really brought him up to speed.

yes i have seen on tv as well and my husband did order
and i started letting my 3 month old watch and she
loves it . i could tell instantly she was watching
and at full attention. i put in cd every other day i beleive it works i have her responses on vidio tape.
i also have twin boys that are in their second year in
college and they also believe that the baby can read
cds will work and have made an impact on my girl , she is
now 6 months old and she still enjoys the learning words
and music. i will continue to use untill she speaks
the words she has been learning. good luck.

Any early advancements level out with their peers once they are a little older. Plus, children that little cannot reason what they are learning, so it is just memorization without understanding. Children that old are not physically developmentally ready to begin reading, even though they may show signs of readiness. I think this product is just a parent ego booster.

I was supposed to sell this as an Usborne Books consultant, but I just couldn't do it!

I saw this ad on the tv this morning and wondered about it. Yes, there are pros and cons to everything in life. I recall my mother reading to me as a child and I did very well with spelling tests and things like writing the words down on Monday and taking the test on Friday without studying and struggling to spell them. Also I recall getting a book from the flea market that had Robert Lewis Stevenson's poems in it and taking it to school. When we had quiet time in class I began reading the book and the teacher actually came over and wanted to know what I was reading. I showed her the book and she said keep on reading it and this was in second grade.

Fast forward to the present day, there are many people including parents who do not know how to read well and we as a nation are suffering. Teachers are teaching but a select section of students those who do not fall into the section are out whether it be the high achiever or the non achiever. It is up to the parent to do what is in their means to make sure that their child gets the best possible start in life so that they can succeed in the future and sometimes that means enrolling the child in a private school. Not all children are/will go to college and get that corporate salary but at least they will a basic foundation that they can use to get into a vocation. College degrees now are not as they once were for doctors or lawyers now you hae people at McDonalds flipping burgers with degrees because they can't find a job in their chosen field of education. If you can read you can find out anything you want in and outside of the classroom.

As said in previous posts, children are sponges and you can "play" and learn at the same time it just does not have to be a forced environment. Walks in the park, trips to the store, trucks on the road also help to teach. A trip to a dairy is amazing at any age to learn things. So go ahead and try it for the trial period and if it does not work, return it and get a refund. The other S.

It works! I used the books given to me by my uncle whose 2 daughters went to Duke and Harvard. My 6-year old has been reading since he was 2 1/2. His comprehension is far beyond that of any 6-year olds. I know that this tool will benefit him throughout his entire life.

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I have used it. WE purchased it when our daughter was 13 months old. Now 16 months old. We lvoe it. Peopel will say let your kids be kids and play. But it is playing to them . My daughter is very active...Very..I turn it on and let it play while she sits in her highchair and eats cereal or a snack. That is about the only way she will stay still. In the first two weeks she learned most of her body parts and arms up.. I was amazed. I do not do it as often as I should if I did it would work alot better. I have noticed if she starts getting bored with the video it is time for me to move on to a new one. (the next in series) She loves the flash cards.. I take them to doctor appointments ,places where she will need to be still and entertained.My opinion is I would rather her watch something that is teaching her something rather than just a cartoon. There are interactive songs on the dvds and games. IT is not learing to a child it is playing. I had a hard time in school. Seperated parents , a mom that still cannot spell, and no one to take the time to help me. I want to give my daughter every head start I can. I wish I had bought it when she was younger and not so mobile but I am still glad I bought it. WE will be having another child in Sept. and I plan to start the program with this child as soon and they can see the tv.. Hope this helps.

I agree with Brenda B. Our society has grown into competition for everything, including the smartest children. Let your sweet little girl be a sweet little girl. Read books to her, and let her play with them. Begin this way toward developing a love for reading/stories. When she shows interest in reading, then you can begin to work with her. Until then, what are you trying to accomplish?

That is just my two cents' worth. I am a mom to 3 (adults now) and a grandma to 2, so I've been around the block a few times.

Good luck.