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Customer Reviews of Your Baby Can Read, Vol. 1

Great video when used as part of a broader program!
My toddler loves this video (as well as Vol 2.). I had my doubts when I bought this video, but my son absolutely loves both volumes. He started recognizing words very quickly, and performing the actions to match before he was able to actually say the words (clap, jump, arms up, etc..). We call this his Hooray! video, and he has a lot of fun as well as a lot of fun learning every time he watches it! Other videos that help to broaden beginning reading skills are: So Smart: All about Letters (great for teaching letter sounds - names of the letters can come later, after the sounds are learned), So Smart: All about Shapes. Also very good after your child knows letter sounds and is recognizing words is Dr. Suess's ABC (great for teaching/reinforcing preschool phonics and lots of fun in the bargain!). I definitely recommend "Your Baby Can Read!", but keep in mind it will be most effective when part of a broader program including phonics, and that it should always be kept fun! (Yes, I'm an elementary teacher!) I'm always with my child when he watches this, and we jump and run and do a lot of the word actions together! Fun! ***HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!**

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Not if s/he won't watch...
Of all of the now, numerous early-childhood development tapes out there, this is one of the least engaging to my now 14 month-old daughter. I didn't notice anything particularly innovative in the format. There are live-action clips that illustrate the word, the word is pronounced, given in the context of a sentence or two, and the word is displayed with an arrow showing how it is read. Intermittently there is a song sung by kids with the lyrics displayed on the bottom with the arrow (instead of a bouncing ball) indicating the words as they are sung. We have an extensive library of these developmental tapes, and this is one of our least favorites. As I recall, some of the tapes by Bee Smart Baby and Small-fry Productions videos make the connection between the spoken, demonstrated and written word - and these are more interesting, as well. There is nothing magical about this tape and its claim to teach babies to read - recognize a few words, maybe - IF they watch it. But the 'if' is the biggest obstacle, since the video is just plain boring.

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My baby CAN read!
My daughter started watching this video at 5 months. At 13 months she started saying the words on the screen before the narrator did. At 15 months she could read all the words in the book that I got to go with Volume one. She is in first grade now and reads at a fifth grade level. I attribute her early reading to this video! I would put it on once a day, but never forced her to watch. Some days she would just play and listen while it was on. I think the video helped her make the connection of letters and reading earlier than normal. My younger daughter watches the videos now and loves them, too! Worth every nickel and then some!