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Presenting: Effortless Literacy for the World's Youth

When I was hugely pregnant, and my son was but two and a half years old, we were sitting together on the floor when he looked over at a rather thick book for new moms and matter-of-factly said “Pregnancy.” This was a particularly impressive feat, not because he was reading at two years old, but because I had not taught him that particular word. It was also the first three syllable word that he had ever read. Yes, my baby was reading at two and that was normal in our house, but reading three syllable words was not, at least not until that day.

I had begun teaching my son to read when he was one year old, and did so using the Doman method, meaning lots and lots of homemade flashcards. By that time, Brillkids Little Reader software was out, but… I was too cheap to put out the cash. Well, I eventually caved and shelled out the one hundred bucks or so, and never looked back. I have no regrets.

I am one of those people that believes that babies can read. Brillkids created a software program that made it easy, because parents didn’t have to spend hours creating flashcards. And Little Reader only requires about 5 minutes a day!

But the most amazing thing about this company is that it turned its product from money-maker to hope-giver. Brillkids created the Early Education for Every Child Foundation that uses this technology for rapidly teaching young children to read, to practice mathematics and to absorb fundamental music principles all over the world.
The EEECF believes that every child deserve access to an early education, and seeks to make that a reality.

The EEECF uses other products that have also utilized technology to teach young children or struggling children what is necessary for them to know in the modern world such as Readeez and Monkey See Monkey Do.

Brillkids

Early Education for Every Child Foundation


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