Hello. I would love to have a success story to tell but this is anything but. I have been showing my daughter (2.4) little reader for about five months now and I haven't seen any recognition of any words at all. We speak Russian and Spanish at home, so at first I wasn't too discouraged since I thought that it being in English, a language she doesn't really hear all that much, LR would take longer to kick in. But, I have also been showing her files I have downloaded from the Russian section and even there, although she likes looking at the pictures, she hasn't picked up the most elemental words, words that we have seen countless times in books which she loves for me to read. She also loves to read to herself, although it isn't real reading since she will just sit there making stuff up based on the illustrations. At least she loves books. Still, I can't help but feel let down. What am I doing wrong? I started flashing, then switched to LR. All along we have read and re-read mMy books. She has a great vocabulary for a child her age and speak in complete sentences, yet she seems unable to recognize the simplest words.
I am getting a bit frustrated with it all. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Liza

hi. i have recently installed the little reader on a second computer but to my chagrin it didn't import any of the files i had so carefully uploaded to my other computer's little reader. so, how do i go about doing this? i wouldn't want to spend all that time again, downloading and uploading and reorganizing everything.
thanks.
liza

hi,
i'd like to start using the files in russian in a more systematic way with my daughter. have any of you developed a schedule for introducing new words? how many times do you think each file should be shown before retiring?
thanks,
liza

It sounds like a fine product. Hopefully your child will absorb a lot of info from it. Unfortunately, it will take a long time for you to know.
Thanks for your reply,
Liza

I just wanted to thank you for the wonderful work that you have been doing and especially for uploading it and making it public for the rest of us.
Thanks so so much. We have started looking at some files and my daughter really loves them.
Liza

Thanks so much for such a sincere reply. That's the direction that I was going in too. It seems like too much money for DVDs and like you said, it didn't look like it would capture the attention of my daughter all that well. What are you doing about math?
Thanks once more,
Liza

wow.
so much for the negative. so what it teaches is words like the other programs? or is it a bunch of stuff, history etc? maybe that would be more difficult to demonstrate.
thanks for your post.
liza

Thanks for your reply, reei.
I guess I'd like to hear more about results before paying 350 on DVDs. Anyone else had a positive or negative experience? Thanks
Liza

Hi,
I'd like to ask all of you using tweedlewink wit your children, what would you say it has taught your little ones? I am trying to decode whether to shell out Ll that cash and their website makes a lot of claims, so, If you please, could you comment on the content presented and if you consider it a worthwhile program. Thanks so much,
Lizaa

hi, can i join even though i haven't bought the program yet. i just have a hard time deciding on one...
thanks

Thanks for the links. Will check them out as soon as baby sleeps.
Liza

Any luck with the Russian set?
Thanks
Liza

Thanks Tracy. As for JG, no recommendations? I thought here of all places people would be recommending it too. As for right start math, for those using it, how much would you say you spend per year? And on touch math? Would I be able to start with a two year old?
Thanks,
Liza

Thanks for your replies. I haven't been able to find touch math on eBay and yes, it is rather expensive. I also think that LM is probably not the way to go with my daughter. That leaves JG and right start and maybe the Montessori math. Kizudo, how old is your child? I guess I would have to start with level A although maybe I can just do what you did and go for level B instead. In any case, what is the age that they recommend starting it? Are the manipulatives reusable for later levels? It just seems that there are so many parts to it, and a lot of prep time too...Thanks for your thoughts. I haven't even seen examples of these programs so any suggestions are of great help.

Hi,
I am in the process of choosing where to start with my soon to be two year old. I haven't done any math with her and don't know whether to get LM, right start math, jones' genius or some other, unknown program. Money is an issue, so I don't want to start LM only to find out that two was almost too old anyway. Any suggestions? Jones' genius looks nice since it is inexpensive and has the reading program included. Choices are always overwhelming, especially for a mom who has two hours a day (the blessed nap) to work with. Also, would I be able to use my LR to run LM files that people upload here at the forum?
 Thank you very much,
Liza