Your Baby Can Read, update

Well we have been going at Your Baby Can Read for what, 3 weeks or so now? So far, they aren't reading  Shakespeare or anything like that, but I feel like maybe thats a month 2 kind of step. First we have to master the classics - Pride and Prejudice, Wuthering Heights. The easy ones, obviously.


But, on a serious note, I think that it is starting to make a real impact on the brats. They might not be sitting down reading by themselves, but they have a huge increase in their desire to be read to. We went from reading 20 or 30 minutes a day to reading books for probably close to 2 hours a day. Sure, I am sick of finding out what the Brown Bear is seeing, but they aren't yet. Spoiler alert - its a red bird. They are constantly picking out books and bringing them to us to read, or are picking up books and looking at the pictures and going through them by themselves - which is extremely cute.


On top of the increased desire to read, they are actually starting to recognize some words. So far, they have recognized or read the words (off the flashcards that come with the system): Hi, Dog, Cat, Clap, Wave, and Elephant. They have also started using the words that are used in the first video or on the flashcards more often - they say Hi, or say Wave when they wave, and know words like gorilla and reach. Elephant is also Chris' favorite new word and he walks around the house with a stuffed elephant saying out loud "ephant" over and over and over. Precious. Also, getting old - but mostly precious. 


So, over all, I think it has been a really good thing thus far. They are learning new words and actually using those words daily, and have even started recognizing the written words. The only downside we have is that the videos aren't quite exciting enough to keep their attention for very long. To combat that, I have started putting them in their mini recliners with some juice and a snack to try to keep them still for at least the majority of it. If they don't sit and watch it, I don't turn it off - I remember reading somewhere that just because they don't look like they are paying attention, doesn't mean they aren't getting the information. So we just let it finish itself out, and they do stop and watch for some of it, and for some of it they run or play or wrestle each other. But whatever they are picking up on it seems to be working out. And they seem to be enjoying it!


More to come. For more frequent updates on the brats and YBCR, follow my twitter :) twitter.com/twinsanity2009