Speed-reading & Reading Update Vids of Cammie

[nadia0801]

Cammie has been showing signs of speed reading  but we never paid special attention to it. Sometimes she would flip through a book so fast then tell me she's done reading it. I would ask her questions about the book and she will know the answer. But not until she's 3yrs and a 1month old, out of curiosity that I decided to "prove" it. I flashed a page of a random book to her and she recited the sentence/s back to me. I did this with a new book she got for Christmas and one more time with a random book in a bookstore (just in case she had just memorized her old books) and she read it back just as fast!

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/aM0NkYTMEDk&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/aM0NkYTMEDk&rel=1</a>

In here, she read aloud a new book, taken a month after her 3rd bday. She's been speed-reading so much that I have to re-take the video 3-times because she's reciting the words so fast. To make her slow down, I told her to "read to me" instead of reading aloud hence the "fillers" in her reading.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/Or-eSkXLZH8&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/Or-eSkXLZH8&rel=1</a>

Here's her latest video taken last month (she's turning 3yo 3mos). It's her first time to see this e-book, not even a glance. She still "hurries" to read but is getting comfortable reading aloud.

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

Question: Would you encourage reading aloud more or focus on honing speed-reading instead?

[aangeles]

Amazing, nadia0801!  It's great to see Cammie's new videos! Thanks for sharing! 

I am actually in the same dilemma with Ella. The more I do right brain activities with her, the faster she is reading. And I noticed that, when reading aloud, she also tends to skip over articles and prepositions like "in," "the," "and," etc. unless I specifically tell her to try and read aloud EVERY word. I finally decided to do different reading sessions with her at different times of the day. We would have a reading-aloud session where I would emphasize on reading aloud with proper enunciation of each word and using appropriate expressions in her voice, and a speed-reading session where I would let her read silently as fast as she can and then ask her questions to check her comprehension afterwards. Although I would prefer for her to hone speed-reading skills, I think learning to read aloud will be also be an important skill to have especially later when she starts going to school.

[nadia0801]

Having separate reading sessions for speed-reading and reading aloud is a great idea. Thanks Anna I've read that "intelligent" reading doesn't require one to read every single word so I guess skipping over the articles is a good thing? Not in reading aloud for sure!

[Mandabplus3]

Perhaps you could consider making an appropriate climate for reading aloud. Since the whole point of reading is to gain information as well as entertainment speed reading is quite appropriate and you certainly don't want to risk that skill. I am thinking doing plays, nursery rhymes, performances and reading stories to siblings, use situations that require full expression and clear speach. I am no expert but does anyone know if  by encouraging slower reading in such young children you will turn on their internal reading voice? Just curious

[Krista G]

The speed reading is amazing.  How did she learn that?  I would like to be able to read that fast.  She is so cute - just absolutely precious.

[nadia0801]

Thanks Krista G.    Tweedlewink dvd's are the only ones that has speed-reading lessons that she's been exposed to.

On a different note, I just remembered now that whenever she's watching videos on the ipad, she would "speed-play" it until the voices becomes "chipmunk-like". I thought she was just playing but maybe it's because she likes to "speed-watch" it? There's a learning dvd that teach in this way. The lessons are fast and the audio is also fast, almost like a chipmunk's.

[PokerDad]

I just want the both of you to know that I've learned a TON from you, and I'll be super happy if I can duplicate even a percentage of your success. The video of Cam reading the sentence off her visual memory is just impressive as can be. Anyway, just wanted to say thank you!

[nadia0801]

Thanks for the kind words PokerDad. You must be so excited for your baby. I remembered when I found out about early learning, I could not wait for Cammie to be born so we could start already. 

[babymum]

wowww.. Cammie is excellence! How did you do that mummy? You must be very proud of your good work..hee... My kid is 2yo.. can you share your experience how to train him for speed ready? I hope my kid will be as Cammie, she is soooo cute ya:)

[queriquita]

I love it!! Thank you for sharing the inspiration :-D You know, so often the biggest hurdle is realizing what CAN be possible and breaking through the belief system that capped our imaginations into thinking that "it's not possible" - I love how the boundaries of what's possible change.  Your links were fabulous and so true - consistency and joy really are the keys.

[Latreia]

Hi Nadia,
 Thx for your info. U did mention that Tweedlewink DVDs are the only ones that expose speed reading & so you use all the DVDs ? At what age Cammie started with the DVDs ？
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[Scruff]

Little Cammie is phenomenal!
I loved watching her videos.  Thanks for sharing! She is such an inspriation :-)

[nadia0801]

Perhaps you could consider making an appropriate climate for reading aloud. Since the whole point of reading is to gain information as well as entertainment speed reading is quite appropriate and you certainly don't want to risk that skill. I am thinking doing plays, nursery rhymes, performances and reading stories to siblings, use situations that require full expression and clear speach. I am no expert but does anyone know if  by encouraging slower reading in such young children you will turn on their internal reading voice? Just curious

Thanks for the great suggestions Mandabplus3  She is doing plays and performances of imaginary characters. Though the script / conversation between her invented characters are completely impromptu. I believe doing plays with a ready script that she would read aloud would really interest her. I'll get on with it right away! 

[nadia0801]

Thanks for all the heart-warming words everyone. It lifts my spirits to hear such nice words. I need them badly right now because support and encouragement is rare from our "traditional" relatives.

@ babymum & Latreia, I wish I could say we did training for speed-reading but we really didn't. Yes we've finished with Tweedlewink and is still going through them again for the nth time. I believe they're beneficial in developing the right brain until age 4.

I'm no expert but I think being able to read phonetically early on is a big factor for speed-reading. I think a child needs to master sight words first then master reading phonetically, and only then he can progress into speed-reading. If one halts to figure-out how to read a word, that in itself would create pause/s that counteracts speed-reading. Since Tweedlewink is the only program we used (since 6-mos old?) that has speed-reading practices, I believe we can attribute her skill to it. It also has "eye exercises" that trains the eye to move fast.

[Mandabplus3]

That is truly amazing. What a great endorsement for their product! Twiddle wink works here is yet more proof! I think it is just amazing what she can do.
 If I had seen this video even two weeks ago I would have wondered at the hours you spent teaching her this....but now after just a couple of weeks plaing with mandalas with my kids I can see they can pick up these advanced right brain skills (speed ring, photographic memory) very quickly! You have inspired me to add more right brain training to my kids play time it was the book flash reading that did it. That is photographic memory at work and I saw yesterday my middle child is starting to pick up that skill. I bet your girl could remember every colour in a hot air balloon if you flashed one to her!
Relatives can be the harshest critics. I get it all the time from my family on both sides ( and often their father) but guess who is the quickest to claim bragging rights when they win awards or get a dux trophy! I know I do the right thing by my kids and that's enough to keep me going. You daughter looks happy playing these advanced games I bet she will thank you for it many times in the years to come.
I have a picture in my head of your daughter setting up all her dollys for a play and reading every script for each of them in a different voice! Lol the "Very Hungry Caterpillar" has a fun play version, my daughter loved it.

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