Worth Sharing

WS

Stories That Matter

# Kids

Baby's Got Book! Tot Shocks Parents by Reading

avatar By Irish Hills Resorts

12 Mar 2008 30 views
Size Print
Email
Baby's Got Book! Tot Shocks Parents by Reading
It's hard to imagine, but at just 17 months Elizabeth Barrett is already reading. Way back when she was 13 months old, she read her first word, "corn." She just pointed at the word and read it. She also signed the word in sign language."

It's hard to imagine, but at just 17 months Elizabeth Barrett is already reading. She shows her amazing talent live on TODAY. "Way back when she was 13 months old, she read her first word, "corn." She just pointed at the word and read it. She also signed the word in sign language." (Video or text)

Tags:
avatar

About author

More posts

# Kids

Teen With One Arm Takes Team to State Playoffs

A Salt Lake City high school boy with one arm led his baseball team to a state title last year and now has risen, again, above all expectations becoming one of the high-scorers on his basketball team which made it to the state semifinals.

# Kids

Teen Athlete Triumphant and Proud of her Amputated Legs

To Jessica Long, not having legs isn't a disability -- even with all of the pain. It's an opportunity. The teen swimmer is a world-champ, despite being born without bones in her lower legs, as a member of the United States Paralympic Elite Swimming Team.

# Kids

11-Year-Old's Idea to Become Law

Florida restaurants usually throw out perfectly good food that 11 year-old Jack Davis figures can feed the hungry and the homeless. He is now trying to reverse a Florida law and provide protection for restaurants from being sued if anyone who ate the food became ill or developed food poisoning.

# Kids

Amputee, 9, Fufills His Dream to Run and Play

"A brave young boy decided to have his right leg amputated in November to avoid a lifetime in a wheelchair and so that he could run and jump like normal kids. On Friday, glowing with pride, Nick Nelson showed off his new prosthetic leg."

# Kids

U.S. Teen Brings New School to Cambodia

"Hundreds of Cambodian villagers welcomed the arrival of a new school Wednesday, a gift from an American teenager who raised $52,000 after reading about the hardships of growing up in Cambodia."

You might be interested in

Be the first to comment

Leave a Comment

Recent Stories
  • A Heartfelt Reminder to Appreciate the Ones We Love
    05 Sep 48 Views
  • Cherish the Woman Who Stands by You
    05 Sep 65 Views
  • Breaking Generational Cycles of Pain
    05 Sep 60 Views
  • Living by Your Own Values, Not Others' Approval
    05 Sep 69 Views
  • When Life Brings Rain, It’s Okay to Rest
    05 Sep 393 Views
  • Before You Judge Someone's Life, Take a Moment to Walk in Their Shoes.
    05 Sep 176 Views