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Video - What is the best method to teach my baby to read?

Krista G. — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:07:40 GMT

In the video below you will learn what is the best method to teach your baby to read.

For more information about teaching your baby to read visit www.monkisee.com.

MonkiSee Review of New Around the House DVD

Krista G. — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:55:13 GMT

The following review is for the new MonkiSee DVD Around the House.

I recently had the opportunity to evaluate the new MonkiSee DVD "Around The House" and I want to thank Krista, the founder of MonkiSee for such a possibility.

Since our first language is not English I am always looking for new educational videos that would contribute to improving my dd's language skills. I must say that she liked the MonkiSee dvd more than Your Baby Can Read. I like it too, because it meets my requirements for children's DVDs. I liked that she did not sit still while watching it without sound and movement on the couch, but because Gabriella and Olivia (some children in the video) dragged her into the story she beautifully communicated and repeated words.

In this 30 minute DVD, babies and young children learn 25 familiar words, which include animals, food and general things in the house such as fridge, stove and window.

We liked Gabriella and Olivia very much. And the others? I have to say, Krista, you have a beautiful and talented family!

For the foreign market such dvds are a great asset because videos are suitable for toddlers as well as for small school children starting with English and learning to read. I think that in our household this is going to be used for a long time - at least until she learns how to read.

I personally would like if the lyrics to the song were seen on the screen so that children can read the words as well and maybe their parents who do not speak English can sing along. I really like the idea of adding video of other children to the story . Next time will send a video of our little monkey!

All MonkiSee products can be found at www.monkisee.com.

I am adding video of my dd enjoying MonkiSee.

When Can I Start Teaching My Baby to Read?

Krista G. — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:06:10 GMT

This video answers the question "When can I start teaching my baby to read?"

Find out more about how you can teach your baby to read with the MonkiSee Baby Reading Program.

Autistic Children Learn With MonkiSee DVDs

Krista G. — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:46:01 GMT

We recently received this testimonial from a special needs teacher from Michigan. She is using the MonkiSee DVDs to teach her Autistic preschool children how to read and understand language.

As a teacher of Autistic, preschool children I am so excited to have found the MonkiSee Action Words DVD. The children that I work with have various individual developmental delays, but one thing that they all have in common is their delay in the area of speech and language. They all love this dvd and more importantly they are learning from it! I am always looking for things that will stimulate and engage my students and this dvd does that. They are able to sit and participate throughout the dvd and then transfer what they have learned to other parts of their day. It is amazing to see a child with little language trying to participate with this dvd. I would highly recommend this program to other teachers and parents, especially those connected to special needs children.

Regina

Special Needs Teacher from Michigan

To find out more about the MonkiSee Baby Reading Program visit www.monkisee.com.

2 Year Old Reading Flash Cards

Krista G. — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:00:52 GMT

Can babies learn to read? Yes, they can and they love to. Reading time is play time for babies, especially with the use of flash cards. You can view 2 year old Ella reading in the video below. As you will see, she enjoys this time of learning and is enjoying this time with her mommy. There is no pressure, just a chance for her to show off to her mother what she knows. To find out how you can teach your baby to read visit www.monkisee.com. The Baby Reading Kit has everything you need to get started having fun while teaching your baby to read.

How to Develop a Baby's Intellect

Krista G. — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:47:28 GMT

Question
Can you offer any suggestions as to how I can develop my baby's intellect? I believe the goal of most parents is to have smart kids. Thanks. S.L.

Answer
It is amazing to see what eager students babies are. When my son was between 4 and 5 months old he had such a thirst for learning. I showed him all kinds of things including flash cards, books and pictures of everything I could find. He loved it. Many parents look to teach the ABC's without realizing that their babies can actually learn to read hundreds of words without even knowing the alphabet. You will have 80 flash cards coming that you can begin with and that is a great start. By showing babies whole words while they can easily absorb them and learn them, they are able to grasp the rules of phonics without being formally introduced. For example, by seeing words that start with the same letter, they will soon realize that the letter always makes a certain sound. This sets a fabulous foundation for reading. While teaching phonics is important, it is not always the best way to start with a baby. By showing them many words, they have an understanding of what the letters are doing and with very little and sometimes no phonics instruction, they intuit the rules of phonics and will take off and read anything and everything.

My son learned to read hundreds if not thousands of words before he was two years old and then learned the alphabet with not trouble. You can compare teaching them to read words before they can speak to talking to them before they can use these words themselves. We don't wait until they can talk to begin speaking to our children and we do not need to wait to teach them to read until they can understand all the rules. This period of time between birth and 6 years old is a magical time for your child. The more stimulation you provide for your child the more solid their foundation in future learning will be. There is nothing she cannot learn if you teach her in a fun and exciting way.

I would highly recommend the A Guide to Teaching Babies to Read DVD www.intellbaby.com/A_Guide_To_Teaching_Babies_To_Read.html as it is packed with information and ideas about how to stimulate your baby with language. I am sure it will spark many ideas of things you can do with your daughter.

The best advice is to follow her lead and her interests. If she likes flowers you can teach her to recognize and read the names of countless flowers, princesses, animals, objects or anything that intrigues her. You may also want to print out some free labels we have that you can place around the house and take her around a few times a day and point to the word as you show her the object. You can find those here www.monkisee.com/free_stuff.html. They are called My Home labels.

If you plan to allow your baby to watch any television make sure it is quality programming. There is much that she can learn through videos such as MonkiSee, Signing Time, Little Pim, etc.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

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Last Chance to Preorder Around the House DVD

Krista G. — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:48:56 GMT

The pre-order sale for the new MonkiSee Around the House DVD ends January 3rd at midnight. Order it now for just $15 with free shipping worldwide. Click here to buy.

New MonkiSee DVD - Around the House

Krista G. — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:17:00 GMT

New MonkiSee DVD

Around the House

The newest MonkiSee DVD, Around the House, will be released on January 3, 2012.

Introduce your baby to all kinds of things found around the house, including items in the house, foods they eat and animals they see. Includes 3 new original songs!

View the sneak preview here:

Pre-order today for only $15.00. Includes free shipping worldwide. Hurry and order before January 3rd to get this special sale price. Pre-Order now.

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Teaching the 8 Parts of Speech

Krista G. — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:20:45 GMT

I recently came across a product that I was really eager to check out. Since I love to read and so do my kids I was curious to see what the books in the Scholastic Parts-of-Speech Tales were like. One of the books included in this collection is The Princess and the Pronouns. I really wanted to see this collection and find out more about it.

I was thrilled when I was able to view it through an interlibrary loan. Actually, I am still amazed that they were able to get it for me. My rating for this product would be 4 stars out of 5. It is not as great as I had hoped, but it was very nice. The set includes 8 storybooks, one for each part of speech and a Teaching Guide. The big perk with the teaching guide is that there are smaller versions of the stories that you are meant to photocopy and use with your student. Even better, and actually my 4 year old's favorite part are the reproducible worksheets and game pages. She was quite excited to do crossword puzzles and word searches that are centered around the parts of speech. How can I not like what she is excited about?

We are using this along with First Language Lessons. As we review and learn new parts of speech, we have been using the Parts-of-Speech Tales to reinforce what we have learned. My 7 year old already knows the parts of speech, but he has enjoyed reviewing along with his little sister. What kid doesn't like games, right?

Find out more about teaching babies and young children to read at www.monkisee.com.

Young Children Thrive on 30,000 Words a Day

Krista G. — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:05:31 GMT

The research is in and it is crystal clear. Babies need to hear language, and lots of it, to thrive and develop in their language skills. Extensive studies by Hart and Risley determined that the more language a child hears in the developing years, the more advanced is their placement in school for academic achievement. The children at the bottom of the scale, rarely or never catch up. It is crucial that parents surround their young children with language through conversation, reading, singing and playing together.

Below is an article that I copied from education.com. Click the link to view it directly.

30,000 Words: Is Your Child Getting Enough?
By Danielle Wood

Toddler enrichment classes. Mozart lullabies. Complex educational toys. The news is full of suggestions on how to give children an academic edge. But when it comes to raising successful kids, it may come down to something you can’t buy: words. And 30,000 is the magic number.

Most parents know that they should read to their children, early and often. But few know that speaking to them is just as important to literacy and language success. Betty Hart, Ph.D. and Todd Risely, Ph.D. from the University of Kansas have spent the bulk of their careers studying the effect of talk on kids’ eventual academic achievement. They recorded more than 1,300 hours of interaction between parents and children across the racial and economic spectrum.

What they found is startling. Sure, quality matters when it comes to verbal interaction between parent and child, but it turns out, so does quantity. Their research, published in the benchmark book, Meaningful Differences, shows a direct link between a child’s academic performance in third grade, and the amount of words spoken in their home from birth to age three.

Just how much is 30,000 words? Read Dr Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat 18 times and you’ll be in the vicinity.

That’s a lot of talk, to be sure. And some parents have the gift of gab more than others. Hart and Risely’s research found that professional parents were more likely to talk enough to reach those numbers than blue-collar or welfare parents. However, kids from families of lower economic status whose parents did talk close to 30,000 words showed the same results as their wealthier peers: better academic success in third grade. That's good news, because it means academic success has less to do with socio-economic status, race, and ethnicity, and more to do with words—which are free.

Their research also showed that some parents spent more than 40 minutes in an average hour interacting with their child, while other parents spent less than 15 minutes. Some spoke an average of more than 3,000 words per hour to their child, while others spoke fewer than 500 words.

And what they said really ran the gamut. Many parents spoke what Hart and Risely refer to as “business talk”: things like “Put that down” or “Come here”. Parents that reached or exceeded the 30,000 words a day tended to narrate what they were doing, or chatter at their kids. All the kids, whether their parents were talkative or not, heard language. But by age three, the differences in how many words each child heard was significant: some children had heard over 11 million words per year; others only 3 million.

Hearing the words was only the tip of the iceberg. Hart and Risely found that between 86% and 98% of words in each child’s vocabulary were words also recorded in their parent’s vocabulary. And using those words in daily life gave kids “verbal fluency skills”—in other words, they don’t just observe people talking, they practice. By the time they’re three, kids in the least talkative American families accumulate less than 4 million words of expressive language practice, while the most talkative round up over 12 million words. It’s no wonder they have an edge.

So if you have little ones at home, talk to them. Talk a lot. It may seem silly to gab incessantly, but it can make a big difference. And your third grader will thank you.

You can give your baby a nice dose of language with the MonkiSee DVDs. They give babies and small children a head start in language development by introducing reading skills through fun and interactive dvds. Visit www.monkisee.com to view sample clips of these stimulating videos.

Learn to Read for Free with Reading Bear

Krista G. — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 21:42:39 GMT

For all you parents out there who want to teach your child to read phonetically, you can now do so for free with the new Reading Bear program. Just visit ReadingBear.org to register for your free account. The Reading Bear program was designed with the principles laid out by Mr. Flesch in his book Why Johnny Can't Read. The program gives parents lots of flexibility in how you would like to view the presentations. The program will sound out the words for you and plays as a video or an interactive slide show. If you are interested in teaching your child to read, check out ReadingBear.

Black-and-White Books for Newborns

Krista G. — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:07:58 GMT

When babies are born, they are not able to distinguish colors right away and their vision is not fully developed. In order to help your new baby's visual pathway develop more quickly, you can use black and white contrast books. The sharp edges and the contrast of colors are very attractive to new babies. You will notice that many items use the black and white colors for products geared at babies of this age.

I noticed that when my babies were brand new they loved to stare at a contrast board that I made for them. I would set the bouncer seat next to the wall with the board and they would be fascinated for a good 10 minutes. You can also use my favorite tool in all the world to expose your baby to some black and white, books. Below is a list of some tried and true black and white books for newborns. I am including a few pictures that were on Amazon of happy babies viewing these books. The pictures speak for themselves.

White on Black

Look! Look!

Black on White

Black & White

Baby Animals

If you are interested in learning more about how to teach your baby to read beginning as early as 3 months old, visit www.monkisee.com.

4 Year Old Reading History

Krista G. — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:59:01 GMT

I recently got a little video of my 4 year old reading her history lesson. We are using The Story of the World Volume I in our homeschool. I usually read the chapter to her and then ask her the questions, but my little munchkin loves to read so much that she insists on reading the lessons to me. This does take a little longer, but it is good practice to have her read. She just recently learned how to pause at commas and periods. You will notice that she does pause a little longer than necessary. Sorry for the amateur video quality. I was using my daughter's iPod and I didn't realize my fingers were covering the screen.

Gabby reading Story of the World

If you want to know how Gabriella learned to read visit www.monkisee.com.

Why Teach Babies Sign Language?

Krista G. — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:12:38 GMT

Here is a good post from Sara Bingham, founder of WeeHands. You can view the post directly here.

Why should I teach my baby sign language?

Communicate Earlier

Signing with young children is helpful because the motor skills needed for signs develop before the motor skills needed for speech develop. First spoken words develop between 12 and 14 months, typically, while first signs can be produced by baby between 9 and 12 months of age.

Share Visual Information

As well, your baby will understand what you sign to them before they can produce their own first sign, e.g., they'll calm down when they see you sign MILK or get excited when you sign BATH. The visual information you'll be giving them, helps them understand your message. This is similar to our use of gestures when we give directions...I understand where a restaurant bathroom is better when a server points to where it is in addition to telling me using words.

Lessen Frustrations

The motivation behind any behaviour...for anyone is either (1) to make requests, (2) to get attention, (3) to escape a situation or (4) for sensory reasons. Three out of four reasons for behaviour is communication, and yes, that means 3 out of the 4 reasons for tantrums are communication based, e.g., I want food, I want you, I don't like this anymore.

Being able to communicate these needs clearly before speech develops, or when you are so emotional speech doesn't come, will lessen challenging behaviours.

Easy to Learn

Babies learn to wave because you model that gesture for them, encourage them to repeat it and reinforce it. So do the same with signs for things that they like, e.g., milk, food, water, etc. When I was learning Italian (and I still am) I learned the Italian words for things that I liked and were important to me the fastest! (Une bicchiere de vino rosso, anyone!)

Use signs for things that they like and that they can feel/taste/touch/smell to start with. Highlight their sensory experiences with signs and speech ... and narrate their world!

Sara Bingham is the founder of WeeHands and the author of The Baby Signing Book. WeeHands is the world's leading children's sign language and language development program for babies, toddlers and preschool children.

Check out www.monkisee.com to find out how you can teach your baby to read in a fun and interactive way.

Boost Your Baby's Brain Power With Play

Krista G. — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:07:59 GMT

I came across an article about how boosting your baby's brain power is child's play. It gently reminds us that the best way for our babies and toddlers to learn anything is through play. It does not require an investment on the part of the parents, except for the investment of our time. It is so important to talk to our babies and read to our babies and play with our babies. Scotland has launched a campaign called Play-Talk-Read to make parents aware of how easy it is to give your child a strong start in life. It all occurs during the early years and is a fun way to interact and bond with your child. Check out their website for books you can view online and videos that show you how to play-talk-read to your child. www.playtalkread.org They have a great website with lots of information and tips on how to interact with your little ones. You can view the entire article here.

"The Play Talk Read campaign is brilliant. I've met lots of parents who find the website really helpful. It just nudges your memory with ideas for having fun with babies and toddlers, while helping along their natural development."

For more play ideas, hints and tips on how to keep your little one stimulated and to find some interactive fun, visit the Scottish Government's Early Years website www.playtalkread.org

Keep them entertained
FINDING new and exciting ways to play with your little ones doesn't need to cost much. By simply making time to read books, sing songs, pull funny faces or play with whatever's to hand, you can help to give them the best possible start in life.

Ready, set, scribble: Simply grab some paper and let your little ones get creative with pencils or crayons.
Treasure trail: Wrap up warm and head to the local park, forest or beach to collect as many items as possible such as sticks, stones, leaves or shells. Once home stick them to a piece of paper to make your own creative pictures.

Make a secret den: Transform part of your home in to a secret hideaway by throwing a sheet over a table or chairs and giving them a new space to play in!

Playing outdoors: Getting out in the fresh air as often as possible is important for your little one's well being. It also gives them a chance to play with what nature has to offer from water and wind to earth.

Make salt dough: Children really love messy play. All you need is a cup of flour, half a cup of salt, a couple of tablespoons of vegetable oil and a cup of water. Mix all of the ingredients together in a saucepan on a low heat, then leave to cool. Then you have your own plasticine to roll out or make shapes with.

Cook together: No matter what you are rustling up there are great ways to get them involved and excited! Cupcakes are fun to make and a great way to let them get creative. For really simple recipes see www.netmums.com/food/cooking_with_kids

Making things: Keep your old margarine tubs and build a tower together - your tots will love knocking it down when they are finished!

Tell a story: Reading is a great way of developing your wee ones' language skills from an early age. So why not make reading as fun as possible - try singing or acting out the story to keep them entertained.

Visit www.monkisee.com to view the Baby Reading Kit. It contains a wonderful selection of books, videos and flash cards to help parents give their babies a string start in language while they play, talk and read.

Can Babies Learn to Read?

Krista G. — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:11:41 GMT

Here is a question that it is important to know the answer to. Can babies learn to read? If you ask the supposed experts, none of which are experts in infant and toddler reading, because none exist, they will tell you no. Now if you ask parents, who have been teaching their babies to read for many decades, they will tell you yes. The question is, who is right, the experts that have never experienced a young child learning to read or the parents who know their babies can read? I would go with the parents. In answer to this question, I am posting the responses of two different mothers and their experiences. These do not include my own experiences teaching my babies to read or the experiences of the many other parents I have come to know since I began this journey over 10 years ago. If you have taught your baby to read, please share your story here.

Here is Marion's story.
Almost 30 years ago I used a similar product for my first child when she was about 2&1/2 years old because I recognized that she was very bright and interested in learning. One of the main approaches of the program I used was that this should be a fun experience, nothing forced nor punitive with which I definitely agreed. The concept, as I understood it, was that if children could learn to recognize words as in store signs that were of interest to them (McDonalds, Toys R Us), then why not other everyday words. My daughter loved seeing "the words" that I had handwritten on 8x 4 cards and selected because of their interest to her. She would regularly ask me, "Mommy, show me the cards!" but we did that only a couple of times a day and always in a casual, enjoyable way.

I am not an educator, in fact I was unable to complete college, but I recognized that if this program were to truly help my daughter learn to read, that she would need to learn phonics as well. So I independently added phonics to the sight-reading approach by making cards showing the different blended sounds that certain combinations of letters make. It's usually good to read & follow instructions which I did. However, I also used my own intellect to supplement the reading program with phonics so as to obtain a broader, more effective result. By age 4, my daughter was able to read just about anything, and she also comprehended the content (to the extent that her limited age would allow). Plus, she LOVED it!!!

Upon entering kindergarten at a Catholic School, my daughter was chosen to read a Bible passage from the Pulpit on the Altar at Mass during her class's first week of school, and she read it beautifully. She did well in school, and received her university under grad degree in only 3 years; was immediately hired for an extremely intense and high-paying position that requires worldwide travel and has also paid for her Masters Degree which she earned while working/traveling 60+ hours/week. She is main author and/or partner in many published research articles. At age 30 she will soon earn a Doctorate in a specialized field of Psychology. My daughter was recently married, homeowner, is an avid reader and even squeezes in time to belong to a local book club. I know that my daughter was blessed with intelligence but I also believe that her educational advancement was definitely expedited by her ability to read at a very early age. It also gave her un-ending wonderful enjoyment in the countless books she's read from early childhood to today.

This is Jujubee's Mom's Story.
My daughter started Your Baby Can Read when she was 3 months. We did the program 5-7 times a week, following the suggested schedule and utilizing the flashcards and my own personal power point presentations. Juju absolutely loves to read, and be read to. She is now 11 months old and is blowing me away with her vocabulary. She can repeat almost any 1-2 syllable word you ask her to, and calls out objects by name when she sees them. She asks for "apple juice" and asks for the lights to be "on" or "off". When we're at the grocery store people are blown away by her speaking at such a young age. We never have to force her to do lessons cause she asks for her "books" and " cards" on her own. She knows the names of all our close family members and even our friends. One day I wrote Colt's name on paper and she read it never having seeing it written before. I followed with the other kids names in the nursery at daycare and she got those too! She isn't even one yet and is leaps beyond her peers. The one thing that seems most important to me when teaching is when she loses interest we stop right away until she's ready.... And giving long pauses after I show her cards with new words. She'll say it four or five times changing her pronunciation each time till it sounds right to her. Ok... I'm done bragging, but if you're considering teaching your baby to read, do it!!! Follow the steps and make it fun, the results will show themselves.

Do you want to know how to start teaching your baby to read? Visit www.monkisee.com and check out the entertaining videos, flash cards and books that help babies learn to read.

Brain Power: Why Early Learning Matters

Krista G. — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 22:15:04 GMT

Here is an informative, cutting edge video about how critical what we do during our babies' first years of life is. Early learning begins at birth and babies are born to learn and copy the behavior they see. Watch and see the actual changes that take place in the young brain. Dr. Patrica Kuhl and Dr. Andrew Meltzoff explain how the early years impact their academic achievement all the way through college.

Early Eductaion Matters

Of course, Intellectual Baby clearly understands how precious the early years are. The MonkiSee Baby Reading Kit offers parents a fun and easy way to expose their babies to early education and early literacy during these precious formative years. To find out how you can start teaching your baby to read today visit www.monkisee.com.

Little Reader Product Review

Krista G. — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 11:56:47 GMT

I have been involved in early childhood reading for over 10 years now. Back in the beginning, we made our materials and at best bought a few ready made flash cards. That is why I am so excited to see great new products becoming available to make teaching babies to read easy. The Little Reader software from BrillKids definitely does that. Little Reader is a software program that you install on your computer. Once you do that, you can choose the curriculum for the day, have your child sit on your lap and watch the lesson. The lessons are short and sweet, so this is a great tool for busy parents. There is a curriculum for a whole year that you can follow, but you can also customize your own lessons. If you have the time, you can really make Little Reader personal for your child.

I do not have the time to customize, so we used the lessons provided in the curriculum. I found that my daughter, who was 3 years old when we began using Little Reader, enjoyed the few minutes we spent using Little Reader. Since then, she has gotten quite independent and can get the whole program going on her own without assistance. The nice thing about Little Reader is that you can choose to view pattern phonics files, which quickly flash words that follow a particular pattern. You ca get the software to work for you how you want it to. That is a big plus. The program is very similar to a flash card program, except you have the option to show a word and even a short video that demonstrate what is being taught. You can even print paper flash cards from the program if you like.

We have not been using Little Reader lately because my now 4 year old is reading very well and so she prefers to read books on her own, however, she occasionally asks to do Little Reader.

Little Reader offers a few different options for purchase. You can purchase the Little Reader Deluxe for $250 USD, and you will get the software program with a one year curriculum, books, flash cards, pattern phonics cards, labels, and more. It is a very nice, very complete program and I highly recommend it.

For those that are on a tighter budget, the Little Reader software is available by itself in 6 month or 12 month curriculum packages. Those may be purchased for $149 USD. The Little Reader program is appropriate for children between the ages of 4 months old and 5 years old, possibly older, depending on the particular child and may be purchased at www.brillkids.com/teach-reading/. I especially like all the support available in the BrillKids Forum. It is a great place to frequent for asking questions and finding answers to your own questions.

You can even sign up for a free trial to decide if Little Reader is right for you and your child here.

You can view the Little Reader Quicktour here.

If you want to teach your baby to read, the Little Reader Program is an excellent choice. It has been well received in our home. You should know that I was provided this product in exchange for my honest opinion. I was not paid to write this review or compensated for writing it.

Autistic Child Using MonkiSee Program to Learn to Read

Krista G. — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 21:49:07 GMT

I am so happy to share this video here. One of the librarians at my local library has an Autistic son. He is 2 1/2 years old and he speaks very little. She started to show him the MonkiSee DVDs and she was thrilled with his response. She took the video below with her phone and shared it with me. She is also using the MonkiSee flash cards and she said he really likes them. When she shows him the cards he gives her his full attention and really enjoys viewing them. You can see him watching the video below. To find out more about how babies and young children can learn to read visit www.monkisee.com.

MonkiSee Review

Krista G. — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:58:29 GMT

I came across this MonkiSee review on the Dairy Berries blog. You can read the whole review here. This family used the MonkiSee Baby's First Words DVD and Know Your Monkey book. Here is a snippet of what they had to say about the MonkiSee DVD.

What I can tell you is this...the DVD has an almost mesmerizing quality for my younger children. I would have never thought that you could keep a toddler still for that long--not once but on a daily basis. Dixie (12 months old) did pick up things from the movie--she clearly anticipated the actions of the children on the screen and responded by clapping and laughing predictably at the same places each time. My older children observed that this was the first thing we have ever put on the television that actually captured Dixie's attention and one of the few things that held the attention of even the older preschoolers. Considering the capacity of children to repeat entire movie dialogs or parrot television advertisements I would expect it to be not unlikely that they will pick up numerous sight words through the use of the DVD.

To find out more about why babies and young children love to watch the MonkiSee DVDs, visit www.monkisee.com.