Meet the Sight Words 1
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Movie Reviews of Meet the Sight Words 1
Movie Review: These videos work so well I feel like a lazy parent!!!!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This product has helped my 2 year old son and 4 year old daughter learn their sight words almost immediately. I bought meet the sight words 1 by itself and my kids watched it 3 times in a row (start to finish is about 35 minutes). The video loops by itself so all you have to do is sit back and watch it work. As a follow up me and my kids read the easy reader book that came with the DVD (strangely, only meet the sight words 1 came with a book and no books came with meet the sight words 2 or 3) and review sight word flashcards daily. As an extension we created our own book using construction paper, pictures, and sight words printed from our laptop. We also played classic concentration using the sight words. With all of this it took them about 1 week to memorize all the sight words.
I bought meet the sight words 2 and 3 and here it is 4 days later and they have memorized most of the words from meet the sight words 2. Now it's time for the extension activities. I still do the sight word flashcards daily, but the video does most of the work.
Another great feature of the videos is the video flashcards. The kids get about 10 seconds to guess the word before the video says it. Best of all, this is an endless loop as well so all you have to do is put it on and watch. It's perfect for when you have a couple of minutes when you need to distract your kid (combing my daughter's hair, getting them dressed in the morning, etc.) The only downside is that each video has only about 15 words for a total of 45 sight words in total. I believe there are about 200 sight words in total so I am going to have to figure out an interesting way to teach the other words.
FYI the leapfrog letter factory worked just as well. It's the same kind of concept. The videos seem silly to me and a little dumb, but the kids love them and they WORK.
Movie Review: Unreal!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is incredible! I know it may just be the child or age but my baby girl isn't even 2 yet and knows her numbers, all her alphabet and the letter sounds. I had purchased this video through scholastic few years back for my older sons one was having trouble reading in second grade, the other child I just wanted to get a bit of help through kindergarten. (He by the way is reading now and its the end of the year in K). Well, my daughter Lizzie found this (to me very boaring dvd)exciting and asked for it all day long!! She was so upset when I just couldn't tollerated it any more and turned it off. One day a week, maybe 2 after her first viewing of this DVD, I was reading my own book and she came up and sat by me and pointed to a word (in my book) and said "it" mama, that word is "it"! Sure enough after going through a few books, she was reading every word from the sight word DVD! Not only that she was trying (and sometimes succeding) at sounding out other words. I am so amazed! My baby is reading small beginner books and isn't even 2 till June 13th! I'm not a freak who spends all day with flash cards pushing this stuff on their kid, I am a regular average house, well stay at home mommy. I don't let my kid watch tv all day either I am choosie about what all my kids watch. Sometimes you do need to put them down in front of the set, when you have older kids its nearly unavoidable. If you have time to watch w them of course they love it, if not I just don't see the harm of this type of education. My kid seems to like this dvd more than Dora and Pet pets (Wonder Pets). I am going to buy the other sight word Dvds today and give them to her for her birthday (if I can wait that long. I don't think I would have ever tried it on a child so young, but I am absolutely amazed!Movie Review: It IS amazing!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have three children. My older two are 13 and 8, so this video series was new when my youngest (now 2) was a baby. We have worked our way from when he was 9 months old through the whole series. I have two things to say: they are wonderful and they really work! My older two kids went to school not knowing some of the things in these videos, and they are wonderful readers and good students. So, no, these videos are not necessary. However, my 2 year old thoroughly enjoys them and he now has a head start that my other kids did not.
At my son's 2 year old checkup, I told the doctor that he knew all his letters, numbers, colors, shapes, and was learning sight words (we had just started this video). He was thrilled, and so was I! No, this isn't just something to amaze friends and family with. I recognise in him an interest in learning much earlier than my others. A pizza slice is, "Pizza - triangle!" and he doesn't just have little cars, he has THREE little cars. The sight words are great, I made flash cards and I arrange them into basic parts of sentences. He feels like he is reading a story just like his sister and brother.
I highly recomend this (and all the rest of the DVD's) for kids of any age who do not have this knowledge yet. My son is proud to tell you what he knows, he is interested in learning more, and he has knowledge that he will need for school. If a child enjoys something and is learning on top of it all, I believe that is a good thing.
Enjoy!
Movie Review: Great beginning reading DVD for preschoolers or kindergarteners
Summary: 5 Stars
I would recommend this to anyone wanting a beginning reading curriculum. I checked this series out from our local library and within two or three times of watching it my 2 and a half year old daughter was reading these sight words in stories and books and on household product packaging. I was sooooo excited!
The videos are very catchy showing each word in an eye-catching animation with music in the background. The speaker repeats the word throughout the animation and then later in the video they quiz you on the word with no animation/music then add it in. Also at the end they recap the sight words using animations that show the words in more realistic settings where your child would most likely read them, for example, for the sight word PLAY it would highlight it on a video game machine that says "press PLAY."
I let her watch it either once or sometimes twice a day (rather than brainless cartoons on TV). She loves it. I also combine this with those beginning reader sets. We like the BOB books and also check them out from the library. The other great tool I liked was the Leap Frog videos of the Lettery Factory (where she learned the sounds the letters make) and Talking Words Factory (which teaches beginning phonics and how to put letters together to make simple words). We alternate with these educational videos whenever she wants to watch TV.
I am going to purchase this set for my friend's son. I would highly recommend it.
Movie Review: Don't Walk Away and Expect The DVD To Do It All!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have been a teacher for a long time and am very impressed by the methods used to help children memorize the sight words. In regard to the parent who states her 5 year old can't stand to watch it anymore I think it is all in how you present it. With my 4 year old I first previewed the video alone ---wanted to know how boring it might be and how I would present it to my son. Once I figured out the format I decided to view the dvd with my son each time and bounced him on my lap and clapped and smiled a lot. He loved the time together and my reactions and therefore liked the dvd. I also put the words on flash cards and gave him a flyswatter to swat the sight words on the table and made a lot of other games with these words. We watch it three times a day and I am careful to watch him for signs of boredom and 99% of the time I watch with him and encourage him. I tried to limit him to two lessons per viewing but he insists on watching at least 4 each time. This is important to me and my son feels that, so it has become important to him. For those of you who have kids who are easily bored and distracted watch the dvd with them and invest the time. After 4 days my son learned all 23 words! As a last ditch effort a little rewarding for viewing and or learning words such as stickers, gummy bears or art activity can help. That being said I do not consider the dvd boring and am pleased with the funny pictures and scenes they create for each word. My son loves it!