In russian there is as much different systems available as it is in English. Pick the system that is closer to your heart.

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Since these books are Power Point Presentations, I show them to my baby on a computer and then print (See How to Create My Own Books).

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As opposed to the whole word method, phonics teaches children to sound out parts of the words. See the comparison and more information on phonics and its combination with whole word method here: Success To Read

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Once the baby figures out how to walk, there is no way he can spare the precious time for the cards or other sitting down activities. Don’t despair, there are plenty of “work around solutions” to keep his attention and interest.

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I've created Power Point Presentations, showed them on the computer for some time and then printed out (see our ready-made materials ). You can read all about it here: How to Use Power Point Presentations.

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Why not? There myriad of options available! However, if you are worrying for early TV/computer exposure, read more at Can TV/computer be harmful or helpful for kids development?

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I’ve accumulated so much by now, that all the books required a separate page!
They simply wouldn’t fit into one zip file!
How do I use these books?

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Well, not everybody agrees with the benefits of the whole word method. While I believe that different methods work for different kids and no knowledge can hurt a child, a lot of people prefer the classical, the traditional teaching methods. Moreover, as I recently found out, even some governments prefer to set their strong preference for a particular method: whole word method is recently prohibited in France. While it makes me happy that we live in a free country (I do not believe US would ever let something as restrictive pass), where the government does not prohibit various learning strategies, there people who might support French government's decision.

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Huh?! What do you mean no testing?

Exactly that: testing is exactly the opposite of fun. Testing is putting the child on the spot which he didn’t ask for. Testing is a sign of distrust to your child – you don’t TRUST him, that he knows, you need PROOF.

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