Your Baby Can Read Review

However, what happens when the development of these desirable abilities does not proceed at the optimal rate, if left simply to chance? What if a child enters the school system with a reading deficiency, rather than the expected proficiency that so many parents desire?

It should come as no surprise, then, that a program like "Your Baby Can Read" has garnered so much attention.

Developed by language professor Dr. Robert Titzer, the program takes advantage of the tiny 5 year window in an baby's life when learning is very natural. Between 3 months and 5 years of age, approximately 90% of a child's brain develops, and its throughout this time that children are 'sponges,' soaking in and processing information at incredibly high rates.

"Your Baby Can Read" uses interactivity to teach language by taking advantage of heightened brain development. The program mainly focuses on the seeing and hearing senses, and is included on 5 DVDs which are to be utilized for 6 to 7 months. The infant is presented with a word; the word is pronounced slowly and articulately; and an arrow follows simultaneously beneath the word at the same tempo. Next, videotape of an actual infant showing what the word means is displayed to the baby.

The infant student is then given the chance to speak the word and perform the action to reinforce the connection even more.

The assumption made by the program and its developers (which is supported by literacy research) is that children are more likely to succeed in school if given a jump start at an early age. And, if they succeed in school, they are more likely to not only stay in school but to perform exceptionally well.

There are also additional printed materials available for use with the 5 DVD "Your Baby Can Read" program. A set of 82 double-sided, colorful vocabulary cards, a 50 card word game, a set of 5 lift-a-flap books, a parent's how-to guide, a music CD, and a workshop DVD are all included with the full program.