http://brillbaby.com | This video was taken when Felicity was 2 Years 5 Months old.
Felicity has loved to read since she was a little baby.
Here she is reading one of her current favorites – a beginner’s version of Disney’s Cinderella, which she had started reading about 2 weeks before this video was taken.
For more information on how to teach your baby/child to read, please visit www.brillbaby.com . In particular, check out the Little Reader reading software which was also used to help Felicity learn to read.
Also see the compilation of all her reading videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MeboaOWEGw
Duration : 0:3:35
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June 12th, 2010 at 12:16 am
Still pretty good …
Still pretty good for 2. Mine likes to read but she makes up her own stories.
June 12th, 2010 at 12:16 am
shes so cute and …
shes so cute and wen she grows up shes going to be extra smart
June 12th, 2010 at 12:16 am
of course shes …
of course shes chinese!
June 12th, 2010 at 12:16 am
she s absolutly …
she s absolutly adorable. soooooooooooo smart!!! Good job!!!:)
June 12th, 2010 at 12:16 am
thats so cute how …
thats so cute how she actis and changes her voice tone as she turns the page, she gets excited
June 12th, 2010 at 12:16 am
She is very cute, …
She is very cute, but my daughter memorizes frequently read stories too. It doesn’t mean she can “read” yet. It’s a great precursor to actual reading though.
June 12th, 2010 at 12:16 am
Please…don’t …
Please…don’t every criticize a child like that! What is wrong with you!!
That’s how one learn to read by memorizing words before they can spell and read. Besides, this was recorded two years ago so I assumed she know these words with meanings by now.
June 12th, 2010 at 12:16 am
I noticed she is …
I noticed she is wearing a watch. Does she know how to tell time?
June 12th, 2010 at 12:16 am
If your definition …
If your definition of reading is phonetical reading, then yes, you are correct. The video shows “whole word” or “sight” reading. Babies start of reading that way and progress to reading phonetically (by intuiting the phonics rules) over time. Read up about the Whole Words vs Phonics debate on the BrillBaby site.
June 12th, 2010 at 12:16 am
It’s called …
It’s called memorising and been trained. She isn’t reading……..
June 12th, 2010 at 12:16 am
oh my goodness!!!! …
oh my goodness!!!!that’s soooo good!!she is sooo cute too!!
June 12th, 2010 at 12:16 am
omg how cute!!!!!!! …
omg how cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
June 12th, 2010 at 12:16 am
it is sooo cute how …
it is sooo cute how she express her actions lol!!! “Oh no they cut cinderella’s dress!” How cute!!!
June 12th, 2010 at 12:16 am
…i’m sure it …
…i’m sure it helps that she memorized the story first..
June 12th, 2010 at 12:16 am
wow thats funny
wow thats funny
June 12th, 2010 at 12:16 am
ohhh my gawd! she’s …
ohhh my gawd! she’s so amazing. can’t wait till my baby learns to read like her
June 12th, 2010 at 12:16 am
Oops, I meant I was …
Oops, I meant I was a baby reader.
And I always scored extremely high in Language Arts, English, and Writing.
Sorry about my grammar mistakes.
June 12th, 2010 at 12:16 am
Hi, I’d just like …
Hi, I’d just like to say I LOVE watching Felicity read! She is so adorable! She makes me want one of my own. She’s SO SO SO cute. I’ve watched this video like five times and I don’t get tired of it. It’s just too cute.
As far as the sight reading debate, I’d like to throw in that I was baby reader, back before it became more popular and I have always scored extremely high and Language Arts, English, and Writing!
Good job! She’s smart! No denying that.
June 12th, 2010 at 12:16 am
Not only can she …
Not only can she read, she understands the semantic meaning of the words, which is fairly impressive, yelling at the appropriate points of exclamation.
June 12th, 2010 at 12:16 am
Your child is very …
Your child is very smart.
June 12th, 2010 at 12:16 am
I think what you …
I think what you mean is that she is not reading phonetically. If so, that’s partly right. At that age, she could read phonetically, though far from perfectly, of course, and no doubt that sight-reading/whole word recognition (what you call “memorization”) plays a large part (esp with being able to read that book fluently). Babies start of reading by whole word recognition, then slowly pick up the phonetic patterns. See the BrillBaby site for the whole word vs phonics discussion/debate.
June 12th, 2010 at 12:16 am
memorization people …
memorization people…brilliant girl though and very good at it. what focus…but, dont be fooled, forming words from letter and sound recognition is not occurring here. sorry, but definitely cute and smart
June 12th, 2010 at 12:16 am
Actually they could …
Actually they could. Once a child learns how to read they start reading Everything… Store front signs, billboards, magazine covers. My kid was an early reader and I was amazed at how aware she was of the words around her. Every where she went ppl were amazed that she could just read whatever caught her attention.
June 12th, 2010 at 12:16 am
my daughter will be …
my daughter will be reading like this! i cant wait!!
June 12th, 2010 at 12:16 am
can she read time? …
can she read time? shes wearing a watch really she cud skip kindergarden and 1st grade at the age of 3 she’ll probably be offered in advance to harvard for all we know she is so cute