17-Month-Old Girl Reads Words, Simple Sentences

A 17-month-old girl in Lubbock, Texas, can read words and simple sentences, her parents said.

[tulipwalk]

amazing. I guess the ivy leagues are already calling.

[donna]

can she say elmo,,,,

[Jmom]

100% Agree, I have been reading to my daugther who is 3 now and does read, since she was a newborn.
Start from day one!

[kimicheese]

have this child tested for autism immediately. my daughter was 15 months old and knew her entire alphabet, capital and lowercase letters, was able to read "Fox in Sox" and read the labels of her favorite foods. she was diagnosed autistic at 2 years of age. in autism, it's known as "hyperlexia" and it's a fascination with letters (but can apply to numbers as well.) While it would be fantastic to assume this 17 month old is just ahead of her peers, I would be interested in her other behaviours, such as-does she make eye contact? point to what she wants? address her parents by "Mommy" and "Daddy?"

[why push your child]

these parents need to let the little girl be a child, wow she memorized words, my 2 year has the most amazing memory. wow she can remember things you read over and over and over and over again to her. Poor kid is going to grow up having to live up to these idiots expectations

[Vinnie]

My 11 month old solved the Rubix Cube last week. Some kids are just smart. I'm not going to write a story on it.

[nicole]

thats amazing what did she do in her pregnancy? or as the baby was growing?

[Kristen Crawford Bowman]

The mother of this little girl was a friend of mine in high school and I'd like to offer some reassurance to those of you who think these parents are not allowing their child to be a kid. Her mother was one of the hardest working, focused, determined people I have ever known. She is also one of the kindest, gentlest, warm-hearted people you could know. The amazing ability of this little girl is undoubtedly a gift from God and the result of attentive loving parenting-NOT pressure to perform!!

[SuzanKramer]

I taught my daughter to read at 15 mmonths. By 17 months she had her own libraryy card and could read phonetically.

[Chris]

My daughter flies around in a cape and has been to the moon twice. You guys really are a bunch of haters. Don't judge til you know the facts.

[kelly]

my 6 month old drives...no one wrote about that

[Alice Edmondson]

THAT IS A VERY SMART LITTLE BABY!

[elcar]

lovely

[Joy]

If all parents focused a bit more on literacy, I wouldn't be teaching those same basic words to my 8th grade students.

[Chelsea]

My mom is going to be "Queen of the World"..and she said I can do anything I want

[be real]

Otis Lee Mudtooth Jr wrote:

Big friggin' deal.
I'm a 57 year old bald man with a swollen prostate and I can read, too!

i'm not real sure this was necessary. but i guess some people are so low on self-esteem they have to say something to make themselves feel good.
humm.

[be real]

Joy wrote:

If all parents focused a bit more on literacy, I wouldn't be teaching those same basic words to my 8th grade students.

hah =]

[amber]

This is amazing a little girl that can read. she is going to be so smart as an adult

[emily]

Otis Lee Mudtooth Jr wrote:

Big friggin' deal.
I'm a 57 year old bald man with a swollen prostate and I can read, too!

LOL!

[Jesse]

I am not impressed as children easly associate words the same as pictures. For example my 23 month old can identify about 20 words including verbs and adjectives. Granted he is 6 months older, he has been at it for at least 3-4 months. I am sure he is not reading the words, but more or less seeing the word spelled out and saying what he thinks it is. Basically associating the font to the word as a noun.IE: he would say apple when he see's an apple, associating the picture with the word. He has no clue what an "incredible" is, he is just associating the font as a picture and using his vocabulary to name it.