Question about extended capabilities of LR

[Kerileanne99]

I am new to this site and didn't actually realize there was a whole community of loving parents teaching their children as I am! I am in a wheelchair and was searching for special bonding activities that daughter and I could do together, as I was so worried (before she was born!), that Daddy would be the 'fun' parent, the one that took her to the park, the zoo...
Anyway, I started YBCR, and later Signing Time, but only because I stumbled independently upon both of them! She took to them like a fish to water, BEGS, for more! After an incident with a neighbor, a professor and practicing psychologist, I was inspired to seal out like-minded people, and stumbled, again, upon the wealth of information and support that BrillKids has to offer!  (Hhhmm, for someone who cannot walk, I sure tend to do a fair amount of stumbling about!
So, I have downloaded the trial for both LM and LR, and my child adores both... But I am hesitant to buy LR because I have yet to see a word she doesn't know...she seems to be one of those that has figured out phonics and although she just turned two in Dec, I have not found a word she couldn't read.  Obviously, comprehension is another story!
Is it possible to customize LR for new vocabulary and more advanced reading? If she really enjoys it, I want to provide it for her, especially since she demands it after we 'do Maff'.  She loves the animals especially.  The point is, is it worth it to buy it as a tool to build on, or is there something similar that someone can suggest?
Any input is appreciated!

[Mela Bala]

Hi Kerlieanne99,

You can create your own slides by editing the playlists.  Please see link for further instructions.

http://support.brillkids.com/entries/20632097-how-can-i-create-my-own-little-reader-curriculum-courses

I have not come across any program similar to BrillKids.

That is so impressive that your two year old daughter can read sooooo many words and has figured out phonics.  You are doing a great job and an inspiration to me! 

[Tanikit]

The fact that you can customize LR is the thing I loved about it first - there are endless categories you can download and you can use the built in curruiculum, but you can also make your own categories and build entire stories for her that way and put your own illustrations in it. This way the programme can be used for whatever you need it to teach your child from vocabulary to encyclopaedic knowledge to any other subject you like.

[TeachingMyToddlers]

In the upper left hand corner on the gray bar, you can click "Little Reader Library" and see all of the additional free downloads beyond the curriculum, which contains 3,000 words of vocabulary exposure. Beyond that, you can create your own customized files/stories.

[Ayesha Nicole]

I use LR to create additional lessons in Arabic, and I like the ease of customization / randomizing features that .ppt or paper flashcards does not really offer. 

Are you familiar with the Doman reading program?  After the child learns to read, the parent/teacher continues to create flashcards for new vocabulary, and LR makes it easy and fast.

[Mae_Jakob_Ka]

LR is awesome. It grows with your child and you can do lots of things with LR.
I have created my own lessons and  used LR to teach my son my native language. We completed both curriculum but he still loves to see the dowloaded contents from LR library.

I also like that I can customize playback settings which I can choose to show just word or picture, or media slides to my son.

[Kerileanne99]

I can't say enough thanks to everyone that Responded to my originial post!  I purchased both LR and LM today with residual amount of skepticism....and am completely transfixed, as is my daughter...I finished downloading just before lunch, had a little teaser for her, then a nap. The very first words out of her mouth when she woke up was, "do Maff', and "want to see ALL the Animose!"
Yeah!!!

[iwini]

It is difficult to create your content,but you know your daughters sky of wisdom.so you must try to add the area by creating yourself.

I think she is bright and gifted also.if you connect to this forum you come across with many solutions and suggestions.
There are no limit in learning search and find for your bright one.
For a bright life ,i think our child should be developed with all of ours active effort.
enjoy the great fatherhood and start learning for her,because we started to..

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