What were you doing when you were a year and a half old? Keeping the diapers industry in business, I imagine. But for Elizabeth Barrett in Texas, her folks can brag that she was reading books at the level of a 7-year-old. Ironically, both of her parents are speech pathologists. This girl sounds like an infant, but reads like a kid in first grade.
To try and trick her up, the journalist running this story used a notepad to write words down. They were random phrases: The Beatles, banana, The Tonight Show… Each time she was able to utter the phrase in a recognizable manner!
Her parents were concerned though. Should a kid be that talented so early? The parents were worried that it was autism, but a doctor who observed her at a little over a year-old said she’s just an amazing reader. This really puts a new spin on the angle “Kids Say The Darndest Things!”
Hit the video here if you want to see proof of her crazy skills.
