Hello,

The best advice I can give is to continue showing single words and couplets, but jump into short sentences quickly.  I made tons of short sentences for my children and they certainly can learn to read new words in context.  I have them on sentence strips that I got at the office supply store.  They already have lines, which makes them easy to use.  I use the red marker and store them in a pocket chart in the bedroom.  When we go to do a diaper change or something similar, we look at a few sentences.  I think this really helps to get them reading at a faster and higher level.  My son could read tons of words, the transition into sentences was a bit slower.  Some of my cards look like this:

I like to have tea parties.
I like to watch Diego.
Joshua is my brother.

We point at each word and read them as we go down the card.  There is not a magic formula to teaching babies to read.  It is the consistency of showing them words and sentences and books.  Don't be alarmed if you are jumping over steps outlined by Glenn Doman.  I have tips that I post daily on my blog www.teachingbabytoread.com.  They may be helpful.

http://www.amazon.com/Sleep-Talk-Breakthrough-Technique-Transitions/dp/0809228009

Check out the link to see the book "Sleep Talk".  It is an incredible book and really works well with what most of us parents are trying to accomplish.

I used YBCR for my infant.  He stayed in his bouncer seat and loved them.  I never showed them for two months straight.  We used them for one month each.  My daughter, and several other people I know, feel that the change from word to image is too slow.  My daughter does not care for these videos.  If you check out http://www.monkisee.com/dvd.html and click next to the DVD, you can see a sample of how Monki See Monki Doo does it.  It is much faster paced.  It might appeal to babies that aren't interested in YBCR.

That is great and so is the one for teaching toddlers.  Thanks for posting!

Gloria,

I have never seen the Math Cd rom.  Where is that available?

You definitely need to read all kinds of books together.  When you first engage them in reading on their own, it is good to have books with the pictures and words separate.  Teaching babies to read is give and take.  You give by reading tons of books to your child and pointing out words in those books and then taking turns.  There are some really cute books by Mary Anne Hoberman called "You Read to me, I'll Read to You."  I am attaching a link.  I love these books.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw_0_10?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=you+read+to+me+i%27ll+read+to+you&sprefix=you+read+t

Hi Amanda,

Many of the Maisy books have the words written on one page and the picture on a separate page.  They are made for young children and are just cute stories with nice pictures.  I would fold the page so my child could only see the words, then we would flip it to see the picture.  There are quite a lot of Maisy books available.  You can even check at your library first.

The books by Glenn Doman are just a story about a boy's life.  You can make your own for your child and they will probably like it better.  It would read like this:

My name is _________.
I am ________ years old.
I live in _________.
I have (sisters, brothers, a dog, etc...)

Just talk about things your child likes.
You can use a photo album or page protectors with a binder to make your book.  Just get some pictures together of your child and write a simple story around it.  I bet your child will love it.

Yesterday I received an email.  It is just precious.  It is called "Smarty Pants Dance".  This is just another countless example of babies knowing things that other people never think they can learn.  The fact is, babies can learn ANYTHING as long as we make it fun for them.  This video clip is a perfect example of a father making learning fun for his baby.  There is so much to learn from watching this clip.

1.  Babies love to learn new things.
2.  If we have a good attitude and make them think it is fun, they will think it is fun.
3.  Babies want to learn all the things that we know.
4.  Babies can learn anything.
5.  Learning is play for babies.
6.  Babies are not limited in their learning by their age, they are actually UNLIMITED in what they can learn because of their age.
7.  Make learning (anything) fun and your baby will learn it.

Here is the clip.  It is an under 2 year old girl playing a game with her daddy.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/1Nn9dd6FfE8&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/1Nn9dd6FfE8&rel=1</a>

Hi Kimba,

I have 6 children and I have always loved to teach them everything.  I never knew that babies could learn to read until I had my fourth.  I stumbled across a copy of Glenn Doman's book at a library sale.  I knew babies could learn all kinds of thins, but when I read his book, it turned the lights on for me.  I am happy to say that I did get to teach my fifth child to read as a baby.  He is now 4 years old and can read almost anything.  I am still working with my just 2 year old.  I think there is nothing more fun in the whole wide world than teaching babies anything.

No problem Sapna!

BOI is for Bits of Intelligence, which is what Doman calls them in his book, "How to Give Your Baby Encyclopedic Knowledge".  It is basically a picture of something and 10 facts about the object.

I own three volumes of the CD Roms.  I think they are very good, especially since you can choose to teach in 5 different languages.  I would own them all, except they are a little pricey at $30 each.  They are more like BOI without the facts.  The have 15 categories per disk with 10 words per category.  You can show the set with the picture, with the word, or both.  They have things like fish, plants, dogs, cats, money, dots, etc...

When will LR be compatible with Macs?  I haven't been able to use it because of this.

I was looking for more ways to teach signing to my daughter.  The aslpro.com website has a dictionary.  Just look up any word you want to know.  Whatever is not there ,you just finger spell.  I have been spelling out all the words I sign to my daughter.  I think it is just another thing they can conquer at a young age.  I first sign juice, then we finger spell it.  I learned so many new words from that site.  It took our signing to a new level.

I started teaching my son to read whole words beginning at 2 1/2 months old.  When he was around two I taught him the alphabet.  Just consider it another bit of intelligence.  If your child can be learning many different languages at this time and not confuse them, don't you think he can learn his own language?  Of course he can.  He can learn the letters and the words and even some phonics, if you choose to teach that to him.  Remember, now is the time to fill his little brain.   I haven't used Preschool Prep, but I viewed a sample on line.  It looked too slow and boring for my children.  My daughter likes Starfall and we used Sesame Street ABC's to learn the letters.  That was fun and entertaining for my children.  Keep in mind too that your son may be able to read fluently and never know the name of even one letter,.  Knowing the sounds of the language is what is necessary to learn to read.  By continually exposing your child to words, you are teaching them phonics in a natural way, using an immersion method.   Krista G.