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Your Learning Zone - Your Baby Can Read (5 DVD Set and more)
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List Price: $79.95
Our Price: $375.00
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Manufacturer: Penton Overseas Inc.
Starring: Robert C. Ph.D Titzer
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0011271014931
Format: Box set
Label: Penton Overseas Inc.
Manufacturer: Penton Overseas Inc.
Number Of Items: 5
Publisher: Penton Overseas Inc.
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2006-01-01
Studio: Penton Overseas Inc.
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Horrible
Comment: To sum it all up in two sentences....Only buy from this company if you want to waste about $250. THIS IS A HORRIBLE COMPANY, WITH A HORRIBLE PRODUCT, WITH HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE. I wouldn't recommend this product. My daughter is 1 & I started her on Your Baby can in November. I did everything that I was supposed to do but she never really got interested in the videos. In my opinion the videos don't have enough action to keep her interested. Then they lure you in for "a 30 free trial" that is so hard to get out of. I ordered the product November 26 & called to cancel December 10. When I talked to customer service I was told that if I keep the product they would cancel 1 payment & if I still wasn't satisfied then to call before Jan. 26 & I could send it back. Well I gave the product a little more time & received the same results. So I called customer service Jan. 8 to cancel again. The CSR that I talked to was very rude. She "point-blank" told me that since I was beyond my 30 day trial that I couldn't send the product back. I informed her of the conversation I had with the pervious CSR & she basically told me that I was lying. I asked the CSR, why would I make up a story like that & try to send the product back if I wasn't informed to do so? When I asked to speak to her supervisor she let out an exasperated breath (Like I was getting on her nerves) & put me on hold. After 10 min of holding a supervisor answered the phone & when I told her about the rudeness of the CSR, the supervisor said, & I quote, "Well, I've really never had any problems with her before she is a really nice girl, but we will go back & review the tape because we record every call." At that time I asked her if they tape all the calls, then why is it that she couldn't go back & find the tape of the original call I made in Dec.? The supervisor told me that she couldn't go back & review that tape & that I must have been misinformed about sending the product back but there is nothing that they could do at that time. I asked to speak to the supervisor's supervisor & she wouldn't let me speak to him. To sum it all up in two sentences....Only buy from this company if you want to waste about $250. THIS IS A HORRIBLE COMPANY, WITH A HORRIBLE PRODUCT, WITH HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE.
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Summary: Don't get your hopes up
Comment: I purchased the monster set directly from the TV infomercial at over $200.00. I got all the DVD's along with the pull-out flash cards and the flip-up flap books and the parent's guide. I read the parents guide fully and have been using the whole set for about a month and a half now. This is how things have progressed:
1. Read the parent's guide. Felt it was too long and could have explained how to use the program in one page. Really thought the doctor's plan of no other TV for the months the child was using his program was unrealistic...especially for families with other kids. He recommends creating a captive audience by placing the child in a playpen without any other toys or even holding the child and dimming the lights to keep their eyes on the TV. This should have tipped me off how much fun this would be for my son.
2. Popped in the first DVD and let my 20 month old son watch it over and over for about two weeks. He was interested for the first week. After that he was bored. We tried the pull-out cards a few times and he just mangled them. He was completely uninterested in the flap book.
3. My husband stepped up the program and moved our son on to the second DVD even though it hadn't been the full month recommended yet on the first DVD. Our son seemed to like this DVD better and we have been playing that for him once a day for three weeks. He's now rolling around on the floor inside his playpen(how we make him the captive audience recommended)and now seems equally bored with this DVD, too. He still mangles the cards, although he can "read" two or three words. He hasn't "read" this same two or three words in other books, however. He is still uninterested in the flap books.
4. Today, I played the last DVD for him. The Review. That's exactly what it was, a compilation of the other DVD's. He watched because he had nothing else to do being cooped up in his playpen without any toys (again, as per recommendation) and proceeded to roll around with boredom.
Honestly, I'm embarrassed to say I thought he'd learn to read from this program. It mainly just shows a handful of odd words and throws in some nursery rhymes for good filler. Absolutely no ABC's and their sounds on this anywhere. It definitely WILL NOT teach your child to read from the average child's book...just maybe the provided flap books and flash cards. Those are the ONLY words this set will teach. As other reviewers have said, whole language(learning a word by repeatedly showing the whole word and saying what it is)is what this program uses. Maybe 30-50 words at the most might be learned. Definitely not enough to pick up "Goodnight Moon" and read it.
My son is now 22 months old and knows all his ABC's and their sounds. He knows his numbers from 1-10 and eight colors and six different shapes. He learned his ABC's from playing with his Leapfrog Telephonics game and watching the Leapfrog DVD's titled Letter Factory and Talking Words Factory. Outstanding toy and DVD's! He learned his numbers, colors and shapes just through typical kid's toys and books.
Bottom line: Dr. Titzer has his fans and he seems a nice guy, but his program is wholly incomplete and sorely lacking in the "interest factor" kids need to keep their attention. I'm packing this set up and selling it on eBay. Hopefully I can recoup some cash and purchase more Leapfrog items.
Customer Rating:
Summary: WE LOVE IT
Comment: My daughter now 22 months olds has been viewing this video set since age 6 months old off and on. SHE LOVES IT!! Especially going from the 1st to the 2nd dvd it was new all over again and would really grab her attention. She did get to the point she memorized it though, so she would start saying nose while they were still on eyes for example then nose would appear next and she would just smile like...i told ya so' It really helped to allow me to throw a load of laundry in or make a phone call to the dr or something with out worrying what she might be getting into, b/c i knew she would be doing if you're happy and you know it clap your hands, or some other fun educational activity. People are amazed at the vocabulary she has, and i have reccomended this set to many people. I even took it on our 6 hour flight and ended up showing some of it to another mom of a toddler sitting in front of us, she was very excited about it and was looking forward to purchasing the set herself.
my only real complaint is for the price the graphics and video quality itself isn't that fantastic, i think i've seen better at high school film festivals...but besides that the benefits my daughter has gained from watching these dvd's is amazing. i would suggest this to everyone it's a huge hit in my house! i've started working on flash cards with her as well as she is starting to point to letters in her books when we read and tell me what they are and she seems to be a little less intrested in the flash cards but hey she isn't even 2 yet so i can't blame her too much, we're just keeping it fun, and this dvd set really helps! THANKS TO DR. Titzer!
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Summary: Interesting Concept, but...........
Comment: I am currently working on my Master's degree in Speech Language Pathology and I have two young children (2 and 5). I came across this video set late one night while I was up with my sick 2 year old. It is so cute to see the little kids reading words and I have no doubt that if you spend the time you could teach a baby to read. However, I have one huge problem with this system. It is teaching children to read using the whole language method. Don't get me wrong, this method has its place in reading instruction (i.e. site words like the, am, it, words that aren't easily sounded out and used often in everyday reading). Phonemic awareness (knowing the sounds that letters make) is a much more effective way to learn to read. Think about it if you come across a word you don't know as a whole language learner, you are a bit out of luck, however if you have a deep knowledge of phonemes (or the sounds letters make) you can sound it out. I actually learned to read using whole language and I am totally at a disadvantage today because of it as I am sure many others are in the same boat. Can you teach a baby to read, probably they are very in tuned to sounds and language and everything at a very young age. My concern is that this is not really teaching the underlying basics of reading. If you are set on teaching your child to read at a young age check out Hooked on Phonics. Also I tried to verify all of the creators credentials and didn't find much of anything.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Who cares if your baby can read?
Comment: This is an expensive set that is really not worth it. The instructions are to watch it twice a day, every day, which is time consuming. The videos are boring. My son is a very active child and had no interest in this whatsoever. I had heard (from an Usborne Book Rep) that this system works as everytime it shows the word "hi" in the beginning and then the girl says "hi", her daughter said it before the girl. Well, kids are good at remembering - it doesn't mean she can read.
I'd spend your time and money looking through books or another method to teach your child to read - a baby doesn't need to read!
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Editorial Reviews:
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As seen on CNN, Good Morning America, The Learning Channel & hundreds of new programs! Includes all 5 DVDs in the Your Baby Can Read early language development system. Also includes double-sided, interactive "Learn to Read" word cards, one wipe-clean word card, and one erasable, non-toxic pen. This revolutionary early-reading program encourages infants and toddlers to NATURALLY learn the written word AT THE SAME TIME as they learn the spoken word. Studies indicate that early readers are more confident, have higher self-esteem, and generally do better in school and in life! *Teaches babies, toddlers and preschoolers written language during the window of opportunity for learning language. *Promotes the learning of "natural phonics". * Also includes a complete overview of the program, including an orientation and a parents' "How To" by Dr. Titzer himself, testimonials, and remarkable footage of babies reading. This language development system introduces children to the wonderful world of words using Dr. Robert Titzer's fun, multi-sensory reading approach. Babies and toddlers do not just watch this DVD. They interact with it!
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