This is going to get interesting...

Yesterday Larry and I took Anna Claire to the public library. She immediately dove toward the board books and began handing me some to read. I opened a book and began reading the story outloud to her: "I see with my _____" (I began to leave out words I knew she could read, just like I do at home.) Only I forgot I wasn't at home. There was a lady behind me looking at me like, "Lady you are crazy. She's a baby!" Of course it would have been perfect timing for Anna Claire to chime in with the word "eyes", but nothing from her. So I am just sitting there looking like a weirdo. People just don't see babies the way we do. This is going to get interesting.

My Baby Can Read

I'm afraid I am not as diligent as I'd hoped at keeping track of Anna Claire's first words. After the affirmation of the first four or five, she gained great confidence and is now in just one week's time, talking up a storm, attempting most words I ask her to say. Today, new words were "bib", "blue", "uh oh" and I'm sure there were more. Oh yeah, "fish".

She can READ and say: hat, eyes, green, moon, no, banana, diaper, book, keys. These are all YBCR words, with the exception of "banana" and I believe that is due to exposure to it in two of her favorite books.

If you show her lion or bee or car, she will make the sound for those, and if you show her clap she will clap her hands.

I am no longer skeptical about this program. As she learns to say words, she is confirming for us that she can also read them. I am confident now that she knows all the words, and that it is just a matter of time before she provides us with that proof!

Talking up a STORM!

It's so much fun watching Anna Claire learn how to talk. She is now saying and reading several words plainly: ball, hat, eyes.

And she's attempting to say many others, but isn't quite pronouncing the entire word: nana (banana), nunya (onion), bk (book).

For some words, she makes sounds that represent the word: brrrmmm (car), grrr (lion or tiger), bzzzz (bee). This is true when she sees the word, the object, or a picture of it.

My baby can read, which is just so freakin cool. I can't tell you how proud we are to see all of her work and our work pay off. So fun!

A cute video for your enjoyment.

Walkin' or Talkin' - Which Will Come First?

Larry and I think TALKING! She is attempting difficult words like butterfly which sounds so cute coming from her, "Buddabye." She can clearly say "map" and "ball" and "bear" and knows she is saying these words (Dora's Map is on TV when she says "map", she is holding her ball or bear when she says those words). I love it! It is so exciting and is absolutely the highlight of my day to watch her progress.

Your Baby Can Read officially rocks. I have been skeptical myself throughout the process, but we committed to it and have been true to it since Anna Claire was 4 months. She KNOWS these words. I can give her two, three or four words cards, say a word, and she will select the correct card. When watching the videso, she now does the action for the word before the announcer says them. I am trying to get this on video to share with you, but everytime I think to video it seems she would rather cruise and be on the go. Getting an aspiring walker to sit still and look at notecards is a challenge!

I just keep thinking, what an advantage this skill will be to her, and what confidence she will have to have already mastered phonics and letter recognition at such a young age. I can show her any two letters, name one, and she will choose the correct one. Amazing. This is true for colors, shapes, fruits and vegetables as well.



Here is a recent video of her. What's she eating? A clover.