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• Format: NTSC
• Studio: Penton Overseas Inc
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (97 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 1591257638
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #327,431 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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"These videos are amazing! They cleverly pair words with amusing scenes of animals and children. My baby loved watching these videos, and I was flabbergasted when I found that he could understand written words when I showed him word cards. They teach reading in the way babies learn best--by making it fun!"

Product Description

Intended for ages 3 months to 5 years, this revolutionary early-reading program encourages infants and toddlers to naturally learn the written word at the same time as they learn the spoken word. Studies indicate that early readers are more confident, have higher self-esteem, and generally do better in school and in life! Volume 2 introduces over 50 new key words. The set includes: Interactive DVD; Double-sided sliding word and picture cards; and, Wipe-clean word card and non-toxic pen.

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391 of 425 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed..wish it lived up to online demo, December 30, 2008

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armywifefor7 "armywifefor7" (NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Your Baby Can Read! (DVD)

Wow, I'm disappointed. I really should have known better.
I've been working in the field of early childhood for over a decade. Most of my graduate-level work focused on infant and toddler development. Why wouldn't someone like me know that flashcards and monotonous repetition are unhealthy and boring for toddlers and total unproductive? Because, like most parents I was wooed by the thought of super-babies.
You see I have 2 year old twins and every time I saw those darned infomercials I thought "if they can do it.., well shucks, so can I".
I tried that online demo and my boys just loved it. They picked up on it the very first time they tried it. I was so excited I bought the whole kit for them for Christmas.
Well, what arrived was a boring video that my boys were expected to watch 2x a day (added to a daily regimen of flashcards and a book featuring the same 10 or so words) that went something like this:
TIGER. This is a tiger.
Mouth. Can you touch your mouth?
BABY. Are you a baby?
At one point during the first screening I heard my boys having the following conversation, "Tiger? We just did tiger."
"We have to do it again."
"Oh, man!"
They had that exact conversation each time they watched the DVD. As repetition seemed a theme they wanted to contribute.
We were all bored. And irritated.
The boys wanted nothing to do with the flashcards or their book. They like plots and they're way beyond, "Baby Lauren is waving!" They love the Leapfrog videos and know all of their letters and letter sounds. I'd rather develop their word attack skills with that series than use this sight word approach. Today I mail back "box-o-genius" and look for some of those cool word puzzles.
For those of you who are chronic optimists, I can see how this program MIGHT work with babies ages 9 months to 24 months, but the videos need to have several versions which change the way they present the words. The same pictures, silly costumes children make learning time more like baby torture. How about reading to your child and pointing out the words instead of propping them up in front of the TV? As much as children enjoy reading the same books over and over this is sure to have the same effect with the added bonus of parent-child interaction.

DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT buy this for a child over the age of 2 1/2. And, as a former Kindergarten teacher who has taught children to read, don't waste your time buying this for a kindergartener. The Leapfrog videos, games and toys are way better.

61 of 69 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than learning to read using the traditional phonics method, November 13, 2008

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homeschooler000 (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Your Baby Can Read! (DVD)

I started showing these DVDs to my daughter when she was 7 months. She was reading from flashcards at 1, sounding out words at 18 months and reading books at 2. My 8 month old is watching them now and she really enjoys them. She smiles and waves her arms.

My older child is now 3. One thing that amazes me is that she has better reading skills than 2nd, 3rd and 4th graders I have heard reading. I'm not sure if learning earlier improves reading ability or if there is something about this method.

When children learn phonics at school they go through drills to learn the sounds of each letter. Sounding out letters is slow and definitely not a fun way to learn to read. It could be enough to kill a child's love of reading. A child who watches these DVDs figures out letter sounds on their own. As Titzer's website says, if a child knows bat, cat, house and hippo they can figure out the word hat.

When my daughter comes across new one syllable words she can quickly figure them out. When she comes across a word with multiple syllables she pronounces each syllable. She never has to sound out the individual letters. I think this is why she reads much better than older kids who have learned using the traditional phonics method. She can figure out unfamilar words much more quickly. As a result, she reads more quickly and can focus on the story instead of focusing on the individual words. This makes reading more enjoyable.

Anyway, I'm very impressed with these DVDs and glad that my children won't have to learn to read using the traditional phonics method.

29 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars only 3 weeks into this system and he's not reading yet, but...., October 8, 2008

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S. Fahey "susannakyle" (Norristown, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Your Baby Can Read! (DVD)

...he has learned how to clap correctly, and he started saying the word cat. (we don't have a cat so I know that's where he's learning it... whenever he sees a neighborhood cat he yells out the word cat and points)

I started showing him the first video twice a day for just over 3 weeks now. The Dr. says that it will take them a while to learn the first words, but I'm trying not to set my sites real high. I do think this will at the very least help my son learn that letters aren't just an ABC song, they relate to everything around us.

I love to watch it with him because it's a really fun video; I even hear my husband humming the catchy music. I can't wait to move on to the next video to see how the system progresses.

This video is the simplest system to use. I actually read the directions 4 times because I thought I was missing something. He also LOVES to play with the slide cards. It's so much fun that if he does learn how to read it won't seem right because there's little work involved; AND if he doesn't, oh well, at least it was fun!! I say buy these tapes for the mere fact that it's educational and it will hold his attention (and mine for that matter) and if something more comes of it, it's an added plus. I suggest buying them for a more reasonable price than on the infomercial though.