• Glenn Doman's method of teaching a baby to read: in brief
• Glenn Doman's Method FAQ
• Phonics and other methods

Materials:

• Single Words
• Books
• Encyclopedic Knowledge Topics Listing: all sections contain presentations in English
• Other sites containing materials in English
• Other resources: computer programs, dvds, books, websites, toys...

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The argument on the advantages of whole word method over phonics, or whole language processing over both other methods of reading, is constantly the subject of a heated discussion. So, the New York University study, by professor of psychology and neural science Denis Pelli and research scientist Katharine Tillman, performed an assessment which of the methods people use in their daily attempt to speed up the reading process.

"The contributions made by phonics, holistic word recognition, and whole-language processes are not redundant," explained Pelli. "These three processes are not working on the same words and, in fact, make contributions to reading speed exclusive of one another."

Read more on the process of testing and its results at the ScienceDaily, Phonics, Whole-word And Whole-language Processes Add Up To Determine Reading Speed, Study Shows

As far as I remember, American Academy of Pediatrics recommends the parents to avoid showing TV to their kids until two years old. As for educational videos, there are a lot more videos that just claim to be educational, like Baby Einsteins: Baby Einstein videos harmful for kids?

There is even an article in Time magazine that links early TV watching to autism: Does Watching TV Cause Autism?

I don't know how much this particular research can be trusted, since my friend with a PHD in psychology just has been attending a seminar on autism, which stated that the scientific community believes that autism is a purely genetic disease, and all other "findings" are just scandalous ways to get public attention.
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• Glenn Doman's method of teaching a baby to read: in brief
• Glenn Doman's Method FAQ
• How to teach your child... Foreign Language with Doman Method

Materials:

• Single Words
• Books
• Encyclopedic Knowledge Topics Listing: some sections contain presentations in Spanish
• Other sites containing materials in Spanish
• Other resources: computer programs, dvds, books, websites, toys...

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Hello!

I just started to teach my baby to read and some encyclopedical knowledge and I´m really interested if the children you teached really learned to read with the doman method. I hope some mothers will share me theire experience. thank you
from germany

Hi, my name is Elizabeth and I'm new to this site. I would like to share some scientific findings and shed some light onto the "phonics versus whole word" debate. Hopefully this will help parents in making an informed decision about how they want to approach reading instruction with their child. If whole word reading is going to damage their brain, then certainly we should run away from it as fast as possible.

Let me start off by saying that I was taught to read on strict phonics. After all, phonics is the more LOGICAL way: words are made up of letters, and each letter represents a certain sound, and reading is about decoding symbols and discovering what those words say, right? Wrong. Let me show you what I mean:

Acdicorng to a rcesearh at Cbmraigde Uinsiertvy, it deson't mtaetr waht odrer the lteetrs in a wrod are in, the olny ipmroatnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat lteter be in the rgiht plcae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can slitl raed it wtiuot a porlbem. Tihs is bceasue the mnid deos not raed erevy lteter by isteslf, but the wrod as a wohle, and the barin fgiuers it out aynawy. Cool!
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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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• Showing Presentations on the Computer
• Printing Presentations
• Creating your own Power Point Presentations
• Other Methods of creating books for your baby

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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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

See other resources and suggestions for this method.

Other resources that were recomended by TeachYourBabyToRead members:
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For many kids (and their parents!) computer based "flash cards" work the best. The easiest way to show them is using Power Point Presentation. This program allows to setup sideshow, adjust timings between the slides, easily add sound effects, etc. You can dowload existing presentations and see our recomendations on how to use them , or create your own ones. So, here are a few tips for those who are new to this process.
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1. Use file templates:
• Book, encyclopedic bits template
• Couplets file template
2. Adjust the text and pictures of all the slides.

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.

Thank you very much to Laurie Tiemens, the moderator of TeachYourBabyToRead and the Home Schooling Mother of 10 kidos for sharing other member's suggestions.

Here are some ideas for your to try. And if you are still not sure, you can reread Doman's method results for some encouragement. It has some highly inspirational stories about kids who also were losing interest only to surprise their parents in the end.
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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.

And here is a different take - special thanks to Laurie Tiemens, the moderator of TeachYourBabyToRead group, for sharing this:

"The idea of making books may be daunting but it really isn't hard.
To make from scratch start with posterboard. 11"x14" is a good size. Punch two hole on the short side. The easiest way I've found of binding them is to put two book rings on. Others have used yarn or cable ties. Another possibility is to buy re-usable blank books (Green Thumb for Growing Brains). Then you have to spend very little time creating books.
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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?

Power Point Presentations
Special Computer Programs
Websites
DVDs
Toys

If you are looking for multimedia solutions for teaching Spanish, read more in Teaching Spanish: resources.

Power Point Presentations

The links to files and further resources are available in the Jump Start Teaching Your Baby To Read description of Glenn Doman's method
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