| A child's ability to read is often a measure of | | | | seeing and hearing senses, and is included on 5 |
| mental development, and the pace at which this | | | | DVDs which are to be utilized for 6 to 7 months. |
| ability occurs is perhaps one of the most | | | | The infant is presented with a word; the word is |
| important concerns of his or her parents. A lot of | | | | pronounced slowly and articulately; and an arrow |
| us do not set certain goals, and just expect a | | | | follows simultaneously beneath the word at the |
| child to develop reading skills. But, what if these | | | | same tempo. The infant then sees a real baby |
| sought after skills don't develop at the desired | | | | demonstrating what the word means. The infant |
| rate when left to chance? What if a child enters | | | | student is then given the chance to speak the |
| the school system with a reading deficiency, | | | | word and perform the action to reinforce the |
| rather than the expected proficiency that so | | | | connection even more. |
| many parents desire? | | | | The assumption made by the program and its |
| Thus you shouldn't be surprised by the interest | | | | developers (which is supported by literacy |
| generated by a system like Your Baby Can Read. | | | | research) is that children are more likely to |
| Created by the professor of language Dr. Robert | | | | succeed in school if given a jump start at an early |
| Titzer, the program takes advantage of the | | | | age. And, if they succeed in school, they are |
| relatively short window of about 5 years in an | | | | more likely to not only stay in school but to |
| infants life in which learning is the most natural. | | | | perform exceptionally well. |
| Between 3 months and 5 years of age, | | | | There are also additional printed materials available |
| approximately 90% of a child's brain develops, | | | | for use with the 5 DVD Your Baby Can Read |
| and its throughout this time that children are | | | | program. A set of 82 double-sided, colorful |
| 'sponges,' soaking in and processing information at | | | | vocabulary cards, a 50 card word game, a set of |
| incredibly high rates. | | | | 5 lift-a-flap books, a parent's how-to guide, a |
| Your Baby Can Read uses interactivity to teach | | | | music CD, and a workshop DVD are all included |
| language by taking advantage of heightened brain | | | | with the full program. |
| development. The program mainly focuses on the | | | | |