Meet the Sight Words Level 1 DVD

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!

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.

I bought this video for my 4 year old daughter. I had seen the ad for this video many times, but I wanted to wait until she was old enough to really take an interest. I was skeptical after watching the first few minutes with her. This video is nothing like Leap Frog, with a plot and jokes. I was afraid she would get bored fast, but to my surprise, she loved it. It's very repetative, turning each sight word into some kind of character and repeating the word. It kinda reminded me of a foreign language video. She would watch it all the way through, and she recognized the words after just a few days! I immediately went back and bought the 2 and 3 videos. She now knows all 45 words and points them out while we're reading. Its also helped her learn how words make sentences and sentences make the story. She's also wanting to try and figure out other words, even ones that are not sight words. It's very exciting to see her start to read, I hope to have her reading beginner books before Kindergarden, and its all thanks to these videos!

Not only do both of my children (almost 2yo and almost 4yo) LOVE this DVD, they have retained the information as well. I have a set of flashcards (not from this brand) from which I pulled out the words (in the DVD Meet the Sight Words 1) out of and my children are each able to recall and recite all words. It truly is awesome what your little ones are capable of. I was truly surprised to find that my almost 2 yo knew these words as well. It was unexpected though I had hoped for as much. Excellent DVD, entertaining and educational. My children look forward to it. Needless to say I am a very proud mommy and most pleased with my purchase.

My daughter will be starting first grade in the fall. She was in a Reading Support class because she struggled with decoding and had a hard time remembering her sight words. By the middle of the school year, I was at my wit's ends with flashcards and her teachers sending home extra packets of busywork - all of which gave little to no help to my daughter. Thank goodness for Amazon reviews! After reading the review for these DVDs, I bought this one for my daughter. She loved it as soon as she saw it and suddenly she was retaining her sight words for Kindergarten after only a few weeks. These DVDs give the sight words fun meaning. For instance, "play" is presented with P as a player, l as a baseball bat, and a is a catcher's mitt, y is the umpire. So I tell my daughter, "play ball" as she watches it. "To" is presented as t being a tall basketball player and o being a basketball, as in take the ball "to" the hoop. "Said" is presented using cupcakes and a conveyor belt. Although that image doesn't match the word, it's a strong fun, visual image because a lot of kids love cupcakes! The video also did something for her that she loves: tell a story. Each word tells a short story through animation. Each word is a like a character in a book and that has held her attention. She now has all the words in this DVD memorized, plus all of the words presented from Kindergarten. Also, thanks to Meet the Sight Words 2 and 3, she knows many sight words that are on the Dolch 1st grade Sight Word list and some are that are even on the 2nd grade list. As a parent, I have now adopted this learning style with sight words that are not in these DVDs. I feel so happy for her when she recognizes a word in a book, out in public, or on television - especially knowing the hard time she had in school. "Look, Mommy "you!" Look there's the word "we!" There's the word "said." In my opinion, If your child mostly prefers high-energy "screwball" cartoons (like SpongeBob), or is more of a traditional concrete/rote learner, your child might not like or benefit from this video. If your child is a visual non-traditional or abstract learner I think it's more likely that he/she will benefit from this video. I also think that if you have a special needs child who is behind in school for K or 1st grade, this video could be helpful.

My son is 2 and learning these words quickly. This video is great! I don't let him watch the whole video all at once, though. I play one mini lesson at a time. Once the lesson is over, I turn it off and we go play. Also, during each lesson, I sit with TJ. I have about 5 of his books nearby, and after each word is presented I push pause and have him find that word on the page. We do that about 3-5 x then, push play and move on to the next word. My son has seen this video less than 8x and has learned 5 words already. I have My Baby Can Read...not nearly as effective as this!! I love how Meet The Sight words only uses the word that is being presented. This is a great tool. I highly recommend it!

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!

My daughter travels with me a minimum of 2 hours every day to and from work. There's only so many times I can listen to Trolls before I start feeling like a Bergen. Bought level 1 because I figued of i'm going to have to listen to something 2-3 hours every day because my child wants to watch it, it might as well be educational (and actually teach her something). Well, 4 year old daughter learned all of them in 5 days. 😱 Went back and bought the other 2. Learned them in roughly two weeks... 😱😱 🙏😁🎶❤🎉 Went back and bought the phonics, addition & subtraction and multiplication & division (bc I'd rather have them now for later). All in all, they all seem well worth the money. I will comment though that I will be waiting to show the 'phonics: letter sounds' to my daughter for a little while... She had gotten bored of the sight words DVDs so I put the phonics letter sounds in and she did like it but it started going over her head about 15-20 minutes in. However, highly recommend.

I bought Meet the Sight Words 1 [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC ]to help my 4 year old twins to read. I played it everyday they liked it and before I knew it they picked up the ladybird key words reading scheme (Peter and Jane) book 1a and started reading. Then I gave them 1b,2a and 2b they read all of them. So I decided to buy Meet the Sight Words 2 and 3 and they love it so much. This product is good for parents who are teaching their young one to read.

All my kids (3 boys) love these movies. No guilt putting them in front of the TV, when they are watching this. Educational and funny. It's a win-win.