Sight Reading: Infant
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Books for Just Starting to Read
Asked by A.B. from Springfield
on February 12, 2008
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Hi All
My son is 4 (almost 5) and is just beginning to read short, predictable text. I am really excited because, I used to teach first grade / reading. Yay! Anywa...
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- A., I am an Usborne book educational supervisor, and helping people is what I like doing best! Usborne has many books for all ages, including beginning readers. V...
- A., I found myself in a similar situation with my kindergartener recently. I found a TON of the scholastic sight reader sets on Ebay pretty reasonable. Since you hav...
- There are two things I can think of ... you can check out http://www.learningpage.com/free_pages/home.html I love this website for free printables for education...
Struggling with Reading
Asked by C.S. from Champaign
on May 24, 2009
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My 1st grader is struggling with reading. We are holding him back this year and will probably homeschool. Any suggestions of programs / books to try? We have tried ...
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- Hi C., I've taught all three of my homeschooled children to read using 'Teach Your Child to Read in 100 easy Lessons' Each has required a different time frame. Having...
- Hi, I'm not sure where you live but my daughter goes to a place called SCORES in Naperville and she totally loves it. It's actually an online program that teaches...
- Have you considered a tutor. I know a wonderful one on the south side of Naperville. She works from her home in the summer. OR Sylvan learning center. Professional...
My Baby Can Read
Asked by A.L. from Dallas
on August 16, 2009
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I am looking into purchasing My Baby Can Read for my two children 9 months and 3 years old. Has anybody done this program and what are the pro's and con's of it. I ...
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- I highly recommend it! My baby started at 3 months old. She loves watching the videos, reading the cards and books. Its not work but fun to her. Just like the comm...
- I know moms that are using this program and moms that think it's terrible. The reviews truely are mixed, but it boils down to your individual child. My sister-in-law i...
- I personally have no experience with this program, but I am a preschool teacher and am a full time college student studying child development. All the studies I've se...
More Help with Reading
Asked by R.B. from Springfield
on November 6, 2007
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I have a daughter who is 10, and she has trouble reading. She likes to read, she likes books, but she struggles. She does well in every other subject, and is social ...
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- I have a daughter, now 27, that had trouble learning to read in school. We had her tested at the UMKC Reading Institute in Kansas City. Dr. Wheelock was the doctor a...
- Hi R., My son is virtually a non reader also. What is helping for us is to find the book on tape/cd and have him read along to the story. He has done it and was e...
- Thank you for bringing up this subject. My daughter is in Kindergarten this year and is struggling with phonics. Her teacher has noticed this and is setting her up w...
"Your Baby Can Read"
Asked by K.K. from Los Angeles
on August 18, 2009
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Hello,
I was wondering it anyone has used the "Your baby can read" program advertised on TV? Is it a scam or does it work?
Thanks,
K.
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- K., I have a 27 month old and a 16 month old. I use it with them, not consistently, but they do watch it. The 27 month old has a birth defect and they are both deve...
- i bought it for my son and he loves it. gets excited when th evideo comes on and loves reading teh word cards. he is 18 months, and i started him at one year. works...
- I love the program! My 5 month old gets excited to see the kids/babies/animals and she has learned to wave because of it, so far. Some people say that kids shouldn't...
Your Baby Can Read
Asked by T.P. from Dallas
on January 19, 2008
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Has anyone tried the Your Baby Can Read program by Dr. Titzer? It says that you can start as early as 3 month and teach your baby to read. A lot of people have said ...
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- Yes, I used it. My son started it closer to about 12 months, but I do plan on starting my daughter around 4 or 5 months. My son loved it, and I was actually so impres...
- Hi T.---I don't know much about this program but I will say this...there is no reason for an infant to be learning to read. Small babies need to learn other things lik...
- I have never heard of this program, but I don't see any reason for you 8 month old to learn to read right now. If you are using it to build vocabulary that is wonderf...
Baby Can Read
Asked by P.L. from Atlanta
on April 17, 2009
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Has anyone tried "Baby Can Read"? And if so what were your results and is it worth the investment? I see the infomercial all the time but not sure about purchasing t...
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- Read Better Late than Early. Free from library, save yourself money and your child from being pushed to read too early.
- Hi P., I asked the same question not a long while ago and got a lot of mixed responses (around 17/18). I ordered the set "Your Baby can Read" last month as my 25 yr....
- Actually, someone asked this not too long ago, and some people thought it was a good program, but I really think it's a waste of money. As a former teacher who is mar...
"Teach Your Baby to Read"...
Asked by S.M. from El Paso
on July 19, 2009
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Has anyone tried those programs to "teach your baby to read?" If so, what was it called and how did you feel about it? Do you think it works? I always see the commerci...
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- It's called my baby can read... I actually just got it & about to start using it with my 18 month old. It costs almost $300 for this program. They do offer a 30 day tr...
- Hi S., I have a few friends with new babies and they checked into this. It could be an ok program but for them it was not. It was bacially memorization- and their fe...
- I have to agree with Margaret. I don't think you "need" one of those programs for your child to learn early on. My now 4 year old knew all his letters by age 2, by sig...
Your Baby Can Read
Asked by J.L. from Atlanta
on August 3, 2009
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Has anyone out there tried the "Your baby can read " program??? Does it work?? My son is 2 1/2 and would like to have started way back but just now really hearing a...
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- I'm a big believer in early reading. I saw that a teacher responded to your query and didn't see the value in it. I'm not surprised by that. Sometimes I think that som...
- I debated for about a year on whether or not to purchase this program for my 3rd child, at the time 1.5 years old & middle child, at the time 3 years old. Looking bac...
- While I don't know enough about the program, we read to our boys from 6 mo of age until they were reading on their own...and even then they would ask us to read to the...
Your Baby Can Read
Asked by M.B. from Detroit
on September 2, 2009
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Hello mamas,
I'm wondering if any of you ladies have purchased the "Your Baby Can Read" kit off of the infomercial. I feel like it would work but I would love to h...
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- dear M., personally, i think that this sort of thing is a waste of money and resources. my DS spoke and read earlier than most but i believe (and his ped agrees) t...
- We just seen the ad on tv a few weeks ago. and we want to get it as well. i think its a good investment but yes its a little pricy. im not sure i wanna pay the 219 $ ...
- Hello M.. My husband and I purchased this program for our son who is now 16 months. He started the program in March this year 09. He can already read the words from...
