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 Teamwork is the Key Mar 25, 2008
On the day I received my book, I couldn't put it down. The knowledge I was receiving made me want more. It's been a year now and my son is doing everything the book said it could do. Teamwork is the key.
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Lots of Good Ideas Nov 03, 2007
Katherine White as provided the reader with lots of good real-life ideas that work. I have met Alden and I am amazed at how well he was able to read and speak at such a young age. It is fun reading too. Enjoy!
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Seeing is believing Oct 30, 2007
Katherine has done a great job at taking the mystery out of reading and teaching reading.
Deb and I got to enjoy watching Katherine use the information she shares in this book to teach her son Tyler to read and the results are fantastic! Katherine has shown that by using this book, self-esteem is created for both parent and baby as well as the value that is created through the shared memories of growth and development. Coupling up the value of her reading program with the use of a schedule (like one may find in Baby Wise) is a one two punch. Deb and I see those boys thriving all throughout the day, and at the end of the day they both go to bed without question between eight and nine o'clock which allows their minds to be fresh in the morning and allows their parents to have a date everynight, should they choose. I too find that it is much easier to be brilliant and wise with a well rested mind. A good rest allows me to feel less inclined to be competitive and more inclined to feel creative and contributory to the well being of all. Cheers to the creative spirit for a well orchestrated reading program!
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 Pushing Academics Too Early Has Real Consequences! Oct 11, 2007
I am a former kindergarten/1st grade teacher. I started reading to my baby when she was 2 days old! I applaud every parent who wants to share the magic of books with their child. There are lots of great ways to talk about and explore literature together that will help your kid in school later on. That said, I think as parents we need to be very careful to not damage our kids by trying to turn them into superbabies. This is a BIG risk when you start explicitly teaching preschoolers. Even some kindergarteners are not developmentally ready to read independantly. Several countries that wait until later than that have 100% literacy rates and ZERO reading "disabilities." I personally want a creative, happy, self-assured child more than one that is academically advanced at a young age. Academic instruction too young makes your kid adult-dependant for activities and discourages them from taking risks in play and life. It actually makes them LESS likely to want to learn later, and less likely to follow their interests. If this concerns you at all, please check out "Miseducation: Preschoolers at Risk" by David Elkind. A better book for reading with the tiny ones is "Reading With Babies, Toddlers and Twos."
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 Get real! Sep 26, 2007
This book contains page after page of the author's eat, sleep, and play schedules. Granted, good nutrition, good sleep habits, and a close emotional bond with the teacher/parent can enhance any learning experience, but do we really need to read page after page of schedules? Who honestly lives like that?
The author didn't breastfeed and anyone who has knows this rigid scheduling wouldn't necessarily work with a nursing infant or child.
Don't waste your money. Instead use your own intuition and knowledge of your child.
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