Need Recommendation for Language Program

Hey J.,

We used the Leapfrog DVDs. My kid really got the most of these DVDs. She now looks for words and puts them together, its amazing. We used the other products to inhance these DVDs. The clickstart, leapster and word launch. It's amazing how quickly she's picked up how to spell and sound out words. Also, pbskids.org is great if you have a computer. Good luck!
Jen

Ok so I bought the “Your baby Can Read” Program…my son Hated it…I think if we would have started it in lieu of the Einstein videos it would have worked but My son we just not into it…at all at about 11-13 months old. Threw another moms recommendation on this site I went out and bought the Leap Frog letter Factory. We had just bought a new van and it came with a DVD player, I was bound and determined that if my son was going to watch something while being strapped down it was going to be 100% educational, after 3 weeks of this video only being watched in the car he had a GREAT handle on more letter sounds. He was about 17-18 months at the time. Personally I don’t know if he “knows” the letters but it has given him WAY more sounds in turn it has helped us understand a lot more of what he was/is saying. There are still some letters he just does not get yet like the “M” and when you think about it is needed in words like Mama, Mickey, mine…etc…But he either drops the M or substitutes it with a N, but with out this video he did not have the N sound all together, so at least he calls me something now…lol! But I can go on and on about how much I LOVE this video. There is also a show on PBS called Super Why, he has always loved the show but now seeing how he says the letters (well the ones he likes) and sounds with the show is quite impressive. They are story book fixers, they fix the story books so they can solve other people’s problems and have to find letters along their way…cute show and it teaches the nursery rhymes and fables we all grew up with as well. Also There is a site www.starfall.com they also do the letters and sounds and I started my son on this site when he was about 13 months old I think and it has cute little things to show the letters in action with words, music and games. Also I bought one of the Brainy Baby Videos ($5.99 at Target) the one that teaches the color and shapes and he now knows 3-4 colors and 4 shapes. He loves the letter factory so truth be told this video does not get much play time. But when he sees the shapes when we are out and about he just shouts them right out…people always think its cute. Best of luck I don’t know how old you little one is but personally I would have started with Leap Frog (you can buy them individually at Target for $9.99). Best of luck.

I love the LeapFrog program. I've seen children as young as 13 months begin to get the basics! I have a 17 month old grandson & am looking for "The Letter Factory" to watch with him.
I work at an elementary school & we have had great success using these videos with our special needs children also!

Ask a high schoool language teacher

besure she can speak english properly, most americanms can't
listen to the difference between the national news and local

Save your money. Read to her. Take a weekly trip to the library for new books and read them over and over. Point to the pictures in the book and identify the animals and objects. As she gets more verbal, ask her "what is that?" and "what does a duck say" and so on.

i didn't do anything other than talk and read to my daughter. we did do sign language too which we loved. we still do sign language at three and started spanish. it is neat to see my daughter know words in three languages already.

They didn't have the "Your Baby Can Read" when my 4 year old was small. All the Leapfrog Learning DVd's are wonderful and entertaining. My daughter learned her phonics immediately and she's been reading to us before bed since she was 3. Learning phonics is the first step. I definitely recommend all the Leapfrog DVD's.
Best of luck with your beautiful little blessing!

KelliL

I used the Leapfrog Learning DVDs and the Leapster. My daughter started reading when she was 4. My son started reading by 3 1/2. Both of them have above age vocabulary skills.
Reading to them also helped but they were able to put it all together when they saw the videos and were able to see, and hear, the letters and sounds that are made.

My daughter is 17 months and we read to her everyday. I did purchase the Leapfrog Learning DVD's a couple of months ago and have started with the Letter Factory; however we do not watch it, we simply play the DVD for her as we don't want her sitting in front of the TV quite yet. It's working just as good as far as I'm concerned. She's already sounding out letters while listening and on her own throughout the day. I bought the whole set (which consists of five DVD's) from Amazon.com and paid only $40 plus S&H which is a really great price. So far these DVD's are great and I recommend them!

Your baby can read is a Great program. My son started using it around 9 months and his vocabulary is expanding very fast. He is 15 months and he is saying over 14 words. He is able to identify different body parts. He is far more advanced than other kids his age. He already says his own name. He started saying dada at 4 months. I think his rapid development is due to a combination of factors. We read to him everyday and talk with him throughout the day in English and Spanish. Good Luck!!!

Blake's Mom

Hi - we love the LeapFrog DVD series here too. My son easily knew all his letters and their sounds by two - we never pushed him to learn anything.. it was just something he always loved. He is now almost four and still loves all of the DVD's and we just got him the Leap Word Launch game that he is enjoying. I plan on working with him on reading over the summer. We also read to him on a daily basis :)

I think interacting with your child, reading, providing examples of the words and concepts is just as effective (if not more because you're bonding as well) and cheaper. Those DVDs are around $300 I think and from what I've seen, they don't really stimulate active learning. It's very passive.

J.,

I have a 21 mo old daughter. I bought Leap Frog's Letter Factory a few months ago as well as Preschool Prep's Meet the Letters, Shapes, Colors, Numbers and the Meet the Words 1,2 and 3 (Amazon.com).

She knows all of her letters, shapes, colors and numbers as a result of these as well as what the letters sound like (The Letter Factory DVD teaches the phonics as well as letter recognition.) I highly recommend all of these. Also, I would encourage you to read the comments on Amazon.com about these products. I think it will help you to find what you are looking for.

Good luck.

KM

Hi J.

I used Time2Learn.com with my son and he has a great vocabulary. He's also bilingual in French and English. The program is all online and very attractive to the kids. It's in English, French, Spanish.
You can also use starsfall.com when he's older, it's free.
I'm a linguist and you can ask me questions if you need to.
Good luck,
S. =)

If you have a healthy child you need nothing for lenguage development of her. This is marketing. do not fall in that. relax, your child will speack at the age of 2 or 3 or 4......there is not a fixed age. every child developes at a diferent age. please forget about this development programs. that are only marketing to sell you stuf. RELAX AND BE HAPPY.

I've heard amazing things about the Dr. Titzer Your Baby Can Read program. We do a similar program by Glenn Doman and enjoy it, but it is timely as you have to make(or buy) the materials vs. having the ease of just using the dvd. Looking back, I may have done the Your BAby Can Read dvds just for my own convenience. However, I would recommend that whatever you do that you do it TOGETHER and don't just use it as a babysitting tool.

The best and most effective way to teach a child to read and learn language is to read to them. While on your lap...
However, since the dawn of the computer age, I did purchase Jump Start Kindergarden, which teaches reading, math and also basic computer skills. There's no getting around it for their generation!
Blessings

I've heard of the "Your Baby Can Read" program but have no experience with it. However, I can tell you that the Leapfrog videos etc are GREAT! We have some and all five of my granddaughters learned letters and the sound they make. The song is very catchy and we sing it in the car or whatever to reinforce their learning. The A says Aaaa... The A says Aaaa.. Every letter makes a sound, the A says Aaaa! lol These are excellent for learning to sound out words when reading.
Hope this helps.
~ M. ~