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Here’s some very recent research results showing the long term benefits of early learning, reported by The Guardian newspaper (UK): http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/oct/14/childhood-stimulation-key-brain-development Some quotes: Farah’s results showed that the development of the cortex in late teens was closely correlated with a child’s cognitive stimulation at the age of four. All other factors including parental nurturance at [...]
Technology is changing how we teach babies and toddlers to read. Cultural shifts in society usually happen over decades. Then along comes new technology and everything changes overnight. That’s exactly what seems to be happening in the world of baby/toddler reading. Lap reading alone is “out,” and software-driven reading lessons are “in.” Good parenting skills include [...]
Firstly, some good news for all of you who’ve been waiting for Little Musician: We’re very close to beta launch now! In my next blog post, I will give a more detailed update on where we are, and what Little Musician will include. For this blog post, however, I would like to ‘set the scene’ [...]
Here’s a topic I just posted on the BrillKids Forum: — Many of you probably have read about the recent controversy stirred up by the Today Show over YBCR and teaching babies to read in October last year, and again recently when the Campaign for Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC) joined in the attack. If you haven’t [...]
Ever since I published videos of our daughter, Felicity, reading at twelve months of age on YouTube and switched career paths to the field of early childhood education, I have often heard negative comments by people concerning the idea of teaching babies to read. At first, I was shocked by such a negative reaction, especially [...]
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