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Your Baby Can Read DVD Set...
Asked by L.H. from Miami
on July 18, 2011
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We received this product as a gift. It is not something I would normally purchase. I would like to know if it is worth keeping or should I return it? I have read an...
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- Hi there! We also received this as a gift from my in-laws before my daughter even turned one. She had no interest at the time and now, like your little one is a...
- I would return it. I'm sure it does help toddlers to learn and recognize letters and words but probably no different than you reading her books or even doing flash ca...
- Hi L., I answered a post about this awhile back, so this is a cut and paste based on our experience. We bought this off of ebay for a third of the price. As so...
My Baby Can Read.
Asked by R.A. from Phoenix
on March 1, 2011
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Does the my baby can read program actually work? I've been considering getting it for my son but, don't want to waste my money if it doesn't work.
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- No it doesn't really work, I tried them because a friend had them and let me use them. Those kids on the commercial have just memorized the words presented to them. Th...
- My daughter learned to read before kindergarten. But, I taught her. You read to them a lot. Dr. Seuss books are great with the rhyming words. Teach them the alphab...
- No, your baby can't read, and this program does not work. There is nothing to be gained by your child learning a skill that they are not ready for, and that will su...
"Your Baby Can Read"
Asked by A.T. from Provo
on March 8, 2009
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I watched a program on TV the other day called "your baby can read". Basically you can buy this program that has movies, books, and notecards that can teach your baby ...
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- I think you need to decide what you want for your children. Do you want them to be great at memorization and other rote work? Do you want them to be creative and more ...
- Hey, I used to sell YBCR program, and I was so skeptical I bought it myself just to see how my daughter did with it. She was about 12 months. I didn't follow the prog...
- A., I wouldn't spend money on that. I did basically the same thing for my kids without buying a program. All I did was tape words up around the house on everythin...
Reading Program
Asked by J.A. from Dallas
on March 31, 2008
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My daughter is almost 4. She knows all the letters of the alphabet. I really want to teach her to read but I'm not interested in preschool. Has anyone used any of t...
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- My son LOVED hooked on phonics. We also used lots of computer reading games. I have recommended the computer reading games (Reader Rabbit is awesome) to my sister wh...
- Hooked on Phonics for sure. It works! My 4 yr old daughter has loved nda learned an amazing amount with the Leap Frog videos. She likes them as much as any cartoon....
- Handsdown the best program! Headsprout. Got o www.headsprout.com Self lead computer based program that comes with books, a map, certificate of completion and more...
Helping 4 Year Old with Reading
Asked by E.S. from Great Falls
on January 27, 2009
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My four year old is working on some reading projects in her junior kindergarten class. She gets extremely defensive if you try to help her at all and then just either ...
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- Every kids is born with their own personality. I have one like that. I would just be really patient and let her get emotions out. She would usually come back after ...
- It sounds to me like her preschool is too academic for her. Pushing a 4 year old to learn to read if they do have have a desire to do so is just going to turn her off...
- my son acted similarly. his preschool teacher said sometimes kids just need to be taught by someone else. her own kids refused to be taught piano by her but did fine...
"Sugestions for Teaching"
Asked by V.G. from Los Angeles
on May 7, 2008
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My son is five and will be six in August he is having a hard time with his words he need to know 25 words from his reading books in order to go into first grade, the w...
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- He may need to be held back a year, because he has a "late" birthday. In the old days, August wasn't considered late, but now it is. He may always struggle if you pu...
- I feel so badly for you and the poor little guy! I can just imagine how desperately he must be trying to please you by guessing at the words! It just doesn't seem fa...
- One fun activity for my son, who is having the same challenge, is to tape the flashcards (just 5-6 at a time) to the wall. I then call out a word and he has to hit it...
