8 month old early reading success (well, word identification)

Early Learning Teaching Your Child to Read
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I just want to share my excitement with people who will understand…my 8, almost 9 month old, can identify many of the words from YBCR when given a choice of two. He LOVES climbing the stairs, so today I put two words on the next step and asked him to “show me CLAP” etc. He correctly pointed to or gave me 9 words. He got 3 wrong - not bad for a little baby. I have been showing him YBCR and LR 4-5 times a week since he was 3 months old. He adores all things EL.

Now that I’ve had a taste of him showing me what he knows I can’t wait till he starts signing! :nowink:

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Hi, that is really great. My daughter is 5 months old and I was wondering if that was too early to start, but sounds like its not! Btw, what does YBCR stand for?
Janine

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That’s great, Seastar!!! It’s beautiful watching your own kid flourish. Take video! They grow up so fast! :slight_smile:

JMG, YBCR stands for “Your Baby Can Read” by Robert Titzer, Ph.D.

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WOW! Thats awesome! Makes it all worth it!
I know I get excited when my almost 11 month old looks at the right word on LR games too.

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Is that her first language? It’s awesome!

JMG Doman says that you should begin right after birth, so it’s time :slight_smile:

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congrats. I felt the same way too when my baby at around 8 months can point the words mommy, daddy, grandpa and grandma when shown two or three cards. I never regretted my decision to buy LR and following DOMAN’s style of showing flashcards when my baby was just 5 months.

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I show the words to all my kids, 7 months one included. But though I try to do it many times everyday, it’s usually 4-6 times max :frowning: Well at least we are doing math end EK, but not all are equally interested.
I hope the youngest will profit greatly :slight_smile: