Baby Reading at 20 Months

[mrsturrell1]

Has to be older then 20 months look at the size of her, but it is good that she can read.xx

[2babyreaders]

@mrsturrell1 She was exactly 20 months here... she wasn't huge, though? About 75th percentile or so.

[TeachingMyToddlers]

We taught our kids to read using BrillKids Little Reader. It's roughly the same price as Your Baby Can Read but you get a lot more bang for your buck because it has 3,000 words. Plus I used BKAFF40902 to save a little more $. They offer a 2 week trial period but unlike YBCR, they don't require a credit card upfront which I really like. This little girl us very bright, but all babies can learn to read!! If you spend 5 minutes on the BrillKids forums you'll find hundreds of babies reading.

[8anaban]

she will never forget these happy times with mom

[KreoD15]

My child is 20 months right and Can name things and animals or reproduces the sound they make when I show him the picture or (in)complete drawing. Even in books he's able to spot them.

It didn't occur to me trying written words yet.

Children are just amazing.

[cniabrowne]

I am glad that you decided to share this video. Most children have that ability, however many do not get that exposure. I exposured my children early to reading and therefore, they also were able to read at that age. Great job. I hope she does well in life.

[soccergirl8xo]

@2babyreaders well, the point i was trying to make was that if she had seen the cards before it is probably memorization, not reading. Im sorry if i'm coming across as rude or mean, if i am i'm not trying to

[soccergirl8xo]

@2babyreaders have you repeatedly used these flash cards?.......or is this the first time she is seeing these WORDS

[2babyreaders]

@soccergirl8xo I'm sure some of them she had seen and others she hadn't (don't think she had seen Walgreens on a card though)... I don't really remember. She's 7 now and her teacher just tested her reading - comprehension 11th grade level & college-level fluency, so I don't suppose it matters :-) At this early stage it was just memorization of the symbols, before she moved into actual phonetic reading from age 2-3. She was able to read anything (newspapers, unfamiliar street signs, etc) @ 3.

[xXxKryptoxXx]

@2babyreaders Oh my gosh! i was the same way! i still boast about being able to read at 1. And i did it from my grand fathers attempt at just.. writng words down and him asking me what they were. x) i was top reader in first grade! haha this is soo great!

[mgpweb]

People are commenting about the words being 'memorized' , even school aged kids learn words by memory, these are called 'sight words' so getting kids to learn 'sight words' at a young age can only be an advantage! Social problems what a joke, it would only make them more confident when going to school.

[AutomHatter]

@mgpweb I think people are saying it causes social problems because they don't want to admit that their child doesn't do this well, so it must be wrong. Also they probably don't want to put the effort into teaching them this early so they try to find things wrong with it.

[RebelHQ]

The real question here is if she can spell MILF :]

cuz that is one hot one !

[ericsbuds]

that is one hot mom

[FaithDabin]

Go Girl! Excellent reading.

I am so surprised that people can post any negative comments or cautions. They are just jealous! So what if it is just a case of memorizing the words - it is still the building blocks for reading. She's obviously doing far better than the children of the people who post negative comments. Keep it up, I think it is fantastic!

[william2233]

Cute, from a children author

[georgegrasser]

Children this intelligent should be taught chess. You would have an instant Grandmaster by age 10, which is unheard of.

George C. Grasser

USCF Master

[fmarcum01]

Smart kid!

[quixation]

The most important thing about it all is the nurture their love for learning. Parents must be able to know when to pull and when to push..

[joellyNfam]

My son was also reading at this age, although he also could sound things out well too, which Leah doesn't seem to be doing so much. I don't doubt that she picked it up quickly, though, for late readers there may be disadvantages to "whole word" reading, but in early readers, even if they start with whole words, they will pick up phonetics naturally as they progress.

Have you read Kailing's "Native Reading" book? It was my guide. It makes a strong case that all kids should learn to read early.

[jnnkaro]

OMG u know I read from a very early age and i ended up skipping a grade. its not too hard to teach your child. just start with making your child at home with picture books and just let it take off from there. Never push your child. That will be negative in the long run.

[lucky13jake]

wat r u a phsycyatrist

[360flipjames]

the thing i think alot of ppl forget is that this is the best time to help educate somebody as a baby your brain is like a sponge it sokes up everything it can. its stupid to just say ga ga gew gew to a brain that is listening and takeing in the world around them btw impressive video i wish my mum and dad did this to me i cant even spell lol

[Luvmypets123]

Be carfeful how you guide your daughter.I am English , so I don't know how the education system works in your country, but my son was pulled back very badly by the school system here, even though he was marked at gifted.He became very frustrated and introverted through it.He reading books at 20 months and was also spelling and adding and subtracting minus numbers.I didn't push him, he is just very intelligent.He is at University now.

[kirablaine]

good job!

[TeachMeProperDancin]

I think she sees every word as a picture, having what's written on them memorized as the picture's "name", as you can hear she insists that the word "running" spells "boat". Yet, this is very impressive.

[juhfreak]

@TeachMeProperDancin Yes, that is how most of us read once we're good at it.

[TeachMeProperDancin]

@juhfreak Not in the same sense. We recognize a word by its length and structure. After having read a word multiple times, you'll recognize its length and structure as you're familiar with it already. It's kind of the same, yet not exactly the same.

yuo porbalby kenw tihs arlaedy, btu yuo cna raed wrods evne if tehy're nto corerclty spleled witohtu any porbelms

[DonnaDobrinic]

cute and so smart ! :D

[dvs1572]

Pushing your children at a young age like this can do severe damage. They will grow up with sever social problems.

[2babyreaders]

My daughter shown here (now 5) is VERY well adjusted, bright, social, and highly motivated. She is very independent because she can research her own areas of interest (from researching Barbies to volcanoes and the solar system). The girl LOVES to read - and reads chapter fiction books for pleasure now. She is so far away from being "socially backward" it's ridiculous... she just has a natural born inclination for reading and writing. She was not "pushed" into reading at any time.

[dvs1572]

I apologize. She is very gifted. My mother is a school teacher who pushed my very hard from a very young age. I might have resentment towards that. Now your child being born that way is a different story. She obviously has the desire and the want to learn where as I rebel against my mother because of the overload & unnecessary expectations. I am so sorry for confusing that.

Your child is A natural born genius. And you obviously are a very good parent.

PEACE TO YOU and YOUR FAMILY

[cpuppy32]

no they wont shut up

[jay4457]

"Problems" what social problems are produced from teaching your child to read early, this should be the norm

[AutomHatter]

@dvs1572 What??? Are you seriously suggesting that knowledge is punishment? Please don't ever reproduce.

[juhfreak]

@dvs1572 Oh no!! "Sever social problems"?!!

[MissViolet241]

@dvs1572 how is that causing her sever social problems? if she didnt want to say a word she doesnt, u cant make her, but if her (grand)parents say she is very bright then its good. very good way to teach a child. after that comment i wonder how if u had kids how u would teach them to talk and read :/

[kashifkifa]

sha said drink ti the fork..she might confused the  last letter 'K'

[charlenespillane]

I was reading "ladybird" books at 18 months. Thought my mom was lying till I saw a video of me reading away haha. Apparently she had nothing else to do at home after my little sister was born so she taught me to read instead :)

[MissQuilly]

There's a difference between reading the phonics and memorizing words.

[xXbealyXx]

wow! she's so smart and so cute!

I learned to write and to read at 4 years, but I learned all on my own without the support of my parents...

[polyananielsen]

The parents have to be very encouraging in order to make this happen. My daughter reads words in 3 languages and has done so since she was months old.

[xoxmemoryxox]

wow!

[SSJGoku93Returns]

Avocado, running, Walgreens!!! She's going to be in super advanced reading my god.

[wiufan11]

that is a good thing to do...stimulating their minds while they are young :)

[pinkpowersuit]

My son spontaneously started reading, without practice, at 2.5 years. It happens! He was reading the Magic Treehouse chapter books a year later. How is she doing now? Taking off like wildfire?

[purple4376]

this is crazy!