Hi - Where are you located?  Do you have any pictures of the homemade bits?  I may certainly take some of these things off your hands. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXGaoy_qnFk

**Upon re-watching it, I feel like it was rude what I said about it being too long.  I guess I mean too long for my comfort level.  We do other screen time stuff too (like Brillkids and the sparkabilities app) and for a baby her age, I like the short ones so it doesn't result in too much total screen time. 

What do you think???  Is it coincidence or does she recognize those words?  It was pretty exciting!  I was VERY surprised because we haven't done much with the videos, or lately, with the words.  When she was younger she played with them a lot, but now that she's mobile, she is mainly just pulling herself up on furniture and crawling around. 

My husband is now going to think she's a genius.  ;-)  I'm not sure if I should show him all the other videos of 7 month olds doing the same.

Wolfwind, I think that was what I needed to hear.  Sometimes, I get ahead of myself and don't even realize it until I get a response like yours.  Thank you for your perspective and for reminding me that my daughter is only 7 months old and a lot can happen in 4 years.

My daughter is only 7 months old, but I imagine she will be advanced regardless of her aptitude simply because we are teaching her from a young age. 

My husband and I rent and also live near some of the best school districts in my State.  We were planning on moving strategically about a year before DD enters kindergarten.  A recent client has me rethinking this.  I have been working inside of a local private school and the type of education they receive just kills me.  It's not good.  For my career, I provide 1:1 academic services to students with ADHD and Dyslexia and I can just imagine so many ways to cater to both the advanced students and the delayed ones in that classroom.  I just can't imagine how a student would be able to thrive in that environment.  I mean, my husband and I did ok.  But, I think my enjoyment was learning the material and then being able to show how good I was at it (if that makes sense). 

I don't know if being so far ahead in material would be helpful for my daughter.  I would think it would just be extremely boring in class.  My husband and I both work, although neither of us do so full time.  I don't know if homeschooling would be a financial possibility, plus I'm not sure it would be great socially.   

Did anyone end up homeschooling past age 5 that didn't expect to?  What was your experience?

Found this in a search and find it EXTREMELY helpful.  Bump!

So far....

3 months - LR, LMath and Little Music, Doman "How Smart is Your Baby" balance exercises & reflex stuff
4 months - Little Chinese and YBCR (occasionally), signing with words
6 months - Sparkabilities App, Chinese stories/songs on youtube, Little Spanish Trial (need to buy soon), Speekee (occasionally),

I would think as parents of early learners we would be open to analysis of the materials we use.  Remember that the study only shows how a specific population scored on certain tests after using a specific product.  That is all any well conducted study does and then we draw conclusions based on those results. Sometimes there are flaws in methodology, but I feel that there is a level of reactivity on this board which is surprising.  Bobbyjo, I can't believe you received PMs about this. 

I would be surprised if my daughter could read before two.  Can babies read?  I think very few on the forum believe so.  More so, if we expose our children to written language, as we do verbal language, they will be able to pick it up in the same way.  Babies can't talk either.  And if they can, are certainly not fluent.

Furthermore, the material chosen (as already mentioned) does not teach reading, but sight word identification.  I am not a big fan of YBCR because it is so limited.  I really like the flash cards and it is a cute video, but I feel the recommendation for so much repetition grossly underestimates our baby's ability to absorb information.  It is so exciting how sponge like they are.

I've been wanting to comment on this thread for awhile, but keep having to move on due to time restraints.  Thank you BobbyJo for your analysis of the study.  Thank you also seastar and others for giving your insights.  I found the study really interesting and I am glad they are doing studies like this.  I hope they do more!

Thank you for posting this article.  I'll post an anecdote regarding redshirting.... my personal experience.

I was "red shirted" partially because I had a speech delay and my mom didn't want me to be made fun of.  I really resented the fact that I was older than my peers.  I did well in sports, breaking records in both middle school (when I had an advantage) and in high school (when I did not).  I also won one out of two "Outstanding Student," awards every year from kindergarten to 6th grade. 

I always felt like I didn't deserve my awards or success because I was a year older.  This did even out in high school. But, I also felt like I was getting a later start in life.  It wasn't until I graduated College in two years that I felt I finally evened the scale.

Now, as an adult, I'm glad I was "redshirted."  It was great being at the top of my class.  Teachers took me under their wing and gave me special assignments and homework to do.  I got to write and perform plays instead of practicing things I already knew.  In 5th grade I was recognized for doing an optional 40 page report.  I was always in a special group with other students at the top of the class. 

I don't think all of this was due to starting school later.  My mom taught my sister and me to read before kindergarten and did a lot of educational activities with us at home. 

Very interesting article!!

Additionally, I highly recommend looking into Applied Behavior Analysis for children with ODD.   

I remember when the beta announcement came out, I was so disappointed it was Castellano.  There were some responses that made me realize it's not that big of a deal. 

There aren't that many words that are different, we can just correct them and she will pick up the accent her daddy has, not the one on BrillBaby.  Now, I just can't wait to start watching.  My husband will be jazzed too.

Link here to previous discussion
http://forum.brillkids.com/little-reader/sign-up-for-our-lr-spanish-beta-testing-program-%28limited-slots-only!%29/msg102279/#msg102279

How exciting!  Good for you for getting her the type of help she needs to succeed.  I feel like the test will be a game changer for your family.  You know what to focus on and her teachers can eat humble pie as they prepare an advanced curriculum for her.  Again, very exciting!

Thank you!  I just bought word ladders this past summer full price and my students and I thoroughly enjoyed it.  Will be looking through to see what else they have.

Thank you, I like this idea a lot!  Can you repost the youtube link, please.  never mind, I see it.

www.youtube.com/embed/B2SPDR6orCg

Thank you, Robbyjo.

I was just telling my mom that I'm nervous about cell phone use, but wish I had my background/expertise in the area.  I was reading some recommended advice on praise and the 'authority' had absolutely zero idea what he was talking about.  I knew because I have a background in Applied Behavior Analysis.  Dr.'s in the field of psychology, may debate back and forth what is best, but among specialists there is zero debate.  Reasonable parents do not have the expertise to see all the flaws in the psychologist's debate - but, to me, it was completely obvious.

I was telling her I wish I knew someone who was a specialist or at least educated in the issues that would affect the safety of cellphone use.  I am so weak in Science that I can not even begin to understand the background and therefore validity of either side of the argument.  I like how you looked at the validity of the journal he published in.  I appreciate the insight you bring to the discussion!!  I didn't take the time to look into the research and thankful you posted it for us.

Skylark - you are so inspiring!  I love your attitude and feel similarly.  My mom balked today that our home looks like we have a 3 year old, not a 4 month old. I just told her that we love learning and like sharing it with her.  Whether she learns a lot of none of it at all, we are attempting to satisfy her curiosity and having a lot of fun doing so.   

My little girl is 4 1/2 months old and we've been doing the trial version of little math and music (repeatedly) and full versions of little reader english and mandarin for the last couple months. I am excited for when we purchase little math and music, but finances just don't make it realistic.  She still enjoys the short lessons of little math and the music and interaction of little music - they are actually her favorite.  I thought it would be more important for her not to get bored of the words so we purchased those.  It is odd to me that YBCR is the same words over and over again.  We don't watch a lot of those videos, but I will put some on a a bit.  She's really enjoying those books lately and I think I may make some of my own.  They are perfect for baby readers - big words, pages that are easy to turn and difficult to destroy!

Now that she is done with crazy colic and able to interact with her environment more, I think I want to implement a 1.5-3 hour school schedule and just do it every morning rain and shine - unless she is sick of course.  Lately, she's had boundless energy and is barely napping.  I was thinking of making it preschool-ish.  I already have a calendar, like this

http://www.amazon.com/Get-Ready-Kids-Classroom-Calendar/dp/B001AZ6Q5M/ref=sr_1_20?ie=UTF8&qid=1390183618&sr=8-20&keywords=school+calendar

I was thinking of buying something like this....
http://www.amazon.com/Scholastic-Teachers-Friend-TF5102-Schedule/dp/0545114985/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1390183677&sr=8-2&keywords=classroom+schedule

I'm playing around with schedule ideas, but was thinking....

1.  Calendar
2.  Songs (with ASL signs)
3.  Little Math and music- labeled computer
4.  Play and tummy time
5.  10 minutes of Reading Books
6.  Little Reader - mandarin and english - labeled computer
5.  Play and tummy time
7.  Songs
8.  All Done

We don't have her on a schedule for food/sleep, so we would attend to those needs as necessary.  If we do second sessions, I would usually just do them when she is alert, but low energy.  Just like playtime, math and reading, we will do more during the day, but I don't know if it needs to be scheduled.  It's a little different with an infant, as she isn't mobile.  Sometimes I put it out for tummy time, as it motivates her to stay on her tummy longer. Thus far, we just do it when she is alert and interested. 

Although, I'm pretty sure our schedule will change a gazillion times before she goes to preschool, I like the idea of 1.5-3 hours every morning no matter what. 

Thank you, Skylark!