17 month old reads on "The Today Show"
If you haven't already seen it, watch this video (Google Video) of 17-month-old Elizabeth Barrett reading. Her parents have been reading to her since she was born. They also allowed her to watch Signing Time, a series designed to teach sign language to children. They aren't sure exactly how their baby learned to read, but we are.
Babies simply absorb the language that surrounds them. Surround your child with the written word, and they will master it simply and easily. Immerse them in foreign language, and they will speak it. The developing brain of a baby is a miraculous thing.
"A baby's brain is like a sponge"
Controlled studies have shown that children who learned to read as babies maintain a permanent advantage over peers taught to read at a later time. Children who learn to read during infancy also have a faster reading speed and maintain a deeper level of comprehension.
A head start in life
The window of opportunity to easily learn to read begins to close by age four, which is why many children struggle to read when they start school.
-- How to get started.
You can teach your baby to read using the traditional method of flash cards. We have created four sets of flash cards to make starting a reading program a snap. Your baby will learn to read forty words with each set and by the time they have completed the fourth set, your baby will be reading two word combinations, also called couplets.
Our goal is to get your baby progressing from single words to couplets, and then on to phrases and sentences. We begin to teach babies to read couplets as early as the second Volume of flash cards.
Teaching your baby to read with flash cards should be a no pressure game that you play each day. You want to show your baby the words frequently and quickly. Each session should be 30 seconds or less. That's right, 30 seconds. You will want to present the words three times each day. In 90 seconds a day, you can to teach your baby to read.
Now if you are thinking, 30 seconds, three times a day is just too complicated, but you would still like to give your child an advantage, we have an even easier method of teaching your baby to read.
Educational DVD for babies
This is really a no brainer, which is exactly why we came up with it. As parents, we have a list of a million things to do each day. If adding on a flash card reading program seems intimidating, let's look at the next method.
NEW! Monki See Monki Doo "Baby's First Words" DVD Learn more
We have a video that will get your baby started reading their first 40 words. That's right, a video. You pop in the DVD, have your child sit back and enjoy the show, and they will learn to read. It is that easy.
There is really no reason not to give your child this advantage. Reading is a skill your child will use every day for the rest of their life. Why not introduce it early when it is so easy to acquire?
Today is the easiest day to teach your baby to read. Each day that passes by, it gets more difficult. Don't delay.