a little off topic but really important news

[gmurphy562]

YOUR BABY CAN READ!!!!! PLEASE WATCH BOTH VIDEOS!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gb3RDfCSFm8


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCZc4q9fExs

 

[MsBoinglicious]

yea i've seen those infomericals for the program on tv. There was a man on America's funniest videos (like 10 years ago) and his baby could read and they won the grand prize money! I don't know if that's the same man who made the infomericals videos but it has been well know that babies can read! If i had one i would def do this with my kid!

 

[manegoal]

I had no idea that babies could read. But, I taught my 2 year old niece to read without knowing it. Everyday, we would sit down with a sesame street abc-123 book. It was a big yellow book with the pictures and words and numbers in the back that I got from Walmart. I would point and say what the pic was along with the words and then she would point and say what it was and point to the words. I bought it back in 2001 or 2002. By age 3 she was reading billboards and store names while in her car seat and the tv show guide when we would scroll down, that is when we realized she was doing it on her own. I only wish I had started sooner but she is still an honor roll student on her way to 6th grade, so it's all good.

 

[DDTexlaxed]

I learned how to read at a young age. My mom taught me and by 3 years old, I was able to read. I really don't see why this is a big deal because if parents read to their children at an early age, they pick it up. I guess this is a "new generation" thing. More people have gotten away from teaching children because of circumstances where both parents work and the time spent with children seem to be less and less. The program is OK, don't get me wrong, but I think it could save people more money if they did it on their own.

 

[*Muffin*]

I agree. Young children can most definitely read. I learned how to read at a very early age (when I was about 2 or 3) because my grandmother read to me religiously every night, and eventually I memorized all the words of my favorite book (The Little Red Hen). I actually asked my grandma what grade I was in when I learned how to read and she told me I knew how before I even started school, lol. Parents lack a lot of time these days to spend with their children and just read to them. Kids are like sponges. If you take the time to read to them you will instill in them a love for it and they will learn how to do just about everything. My brother used to watch his older cousin skateboard all the time when he was 2 and by 3 he learned how to it himself. Now he's seven and he goes to skate parks and can go up and down ramps .

 

[mariofmagdal]

I agree, you do not need an expensive program to teach a child to read. I taught all of my kids to read prior to entering school. My oldest is 27, a cancer researcher, was reading on a 4th grade level by age 3, and by the time he was actually in 4th grade he was touring the country playing chess. Give a kid an early start and their skill level will soar. My youngest is 5, she is in first grade, all of my kids are/were academic achievers because of an early start, they are also excellent writers. I was/am too, but to be fair, my mom taught us, me and my siblings, to read and write very early too.

 

[Whimsy]

Me and my cousins were reading before 3 as well. Our gram, aunties, moms read to us and played "school" with us each day and it was just natural for us to pick it up. This program is definitely good for those mothers who have the TV raise their child though. I know a woman who's 2 year old watches spongebob so this would be a great step up for that baby.

 

[Almaz]

Of course they can my DC were already learning to read hebrew at that age.

 

[ceebee3]

Both of my children were reading by 2-2 1/2. I did not think it was amazing, they just naturally pick up what you instill in them.You can read them a boring newspaper and they would love it. They also knew basic addition and subtraction by 3.

 

[kblc06]

I learned to read when I was 2. One of my favorite toys was this flip-up game that had the letters of the alphabet, a picture that corresponded to the sound, and when you flipped up a letter it would say "A apple," sounding out the letters. It also had different phonemes such as "ph, th, ch". I played with it throughout infancy and by the time I started talking I pretty much knew the alphabet and phonics. After that I read EVERYTHING I could get my hands on.

My mom also used to talk to me a lot and read to me when I was a baby.