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Sophie From CA Can Read!
This is a video clip of Sophie reading words at 17 months. When Sophie was 16 months old, we found a Your Baby Can Read! (YBCR) video at the library and checked it out. I remember hearing about the series when I was pregnant but laughed at the thought that babies could actually read. The amazing thing is, babies sure can read!!!

Sophie immediately loved YBCR. Her face would light up as soon as the music from the video started. She seems to like the children and the singing in the series. But at the same time, she’s learning written words. It was fun to watch her respond to questions asked in the video, for example, “Can you touch your nose?” and attempt to motion, “Eentsy Weentsy Spider.”

I think it’s great that she can interact while watching television. The video was due after we renewed once already, so we bought the whole series for her that included the sliding flash cards. Within a month she was reading 10+ words and shocking all our friends and family. Her grandmas and grandpas think Sophie’s the smartest thing in the world. My sister told me that I should contact one of the television network news stations to let them know that Sophie can read. Then I told my sister that babies even younger than Sophie can also read and to check out www.yourbabycan.com. We don’t realize what our little ones are capable of and how much they love learning at this age. Sophie loves it when we sit with her and give her a “quiz” with the sliding flash cards. We’re so proud of her and can tell that she is proud of herself too.

Now when we’re waiting for our food at restaurants we spend the time with either a magna-doodle or the crayons and the paper place mat they give to us and write out words for Sophie to read while we wait. She has a blast and others around us tell us that we better save our money because little Sophie is heading to Harvard. We’re just glad she loves reading and learning this early on and believe she’s got a great head start.

When I took Sophie to her 18-month check-up, her pediatrician nearly fell out of her seat when she found out Sophie could read. Her doctor started writing words for her that I had not practiced with her on flash cards but Sophie was able to recognize them and read them to my amazement. After we posted the above video clip on our personal blog, tons of our friends called or emailed to ask questions about YBCR and now have all pretty much bought the series themselves. I can’t stop telling new moms about this great program. Sophie is now 20 months old and will now point out words in books that we read to her and say, “dog, cat, eyes, giraffe, gorilla, book, and etc.” Soon she’ll be reading the books to us!!!

Thanks YBCR!

Dave, Alice and Sophie