• 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

Would you like an intelligent child?

All parents want to raise intelligent children, but many wonder how they can go about doing this. The first step is...

Read more at EducationalToysPlanet.com: Raising Intelligent Children

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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Congratulations on your little bundle of joy! You are are extatic, a little overwhelmed and very determined - you don't want to lose a second of your little infant's time. Great. There are plenty of things you can already start doing! And the earlier you start, the better!!!
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• How to Teach Your Baby be physically superb: a book by Glenn Doman with a terrific collection of physical excersises that you can start right at the hospital. At your kid's age (age? Number of days or months?!) his physical development is going to be the direct link to his mental development later on, so the earlier you start, the better.
• How to teach your baby to swim: for newborns swimming is a natural skill, that is easy to acquire, and as days progress - they lose this ability. Swimming can greatly influence your child's development.

Imagine: knowing what your baby wanted before he or she were able to talk! Reducing frustration, encouraging thought, increasing language development... Now you can! Sign Language Works!

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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Here's how I added the audio to my PPT flashcards.

First:
You need a microphone for the computer - obviously. I got mine free after a $2 instant rebate from OfficeMax or Office Depot a few years ago. Sometimes they have awesome rebate deals.

Second:
Familiarize yourself with the "Sound Recorder" program that comes with most Microsoft software. When the program is opened, it basically looks like a small grey box with "stop" "play" "pause" "record" buttons on it and a small screen showing the wave frequencies in green. Pretty cool!

Third:
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This is just a summary of the Glenn Doman's method of teaching children a foreign language with my own comments. For easier identification, my own comments are going to be in blue.
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1. Select which language you want to teach.
   I really like Teresa's recomendations on your selection of the language.
2. Materials that you need:
   1. Dictionary
   2. Tapes
   3. Bit of Intelligence Cards
   4. Reading materials
3. How to teach:
   1. Bits of Intelligence: picture on one side, word on the other. I think for the words, the same rules apply on fonts and sizes, as in Teaching To Read: see How To Make My Own Materials. For the images: same rules as for Encyclopedic knowledge cards - large clear picture on the white background.
      
      

Me and my son, together, just started learning Spanish. This is an ever growing list of useful resources that I was able to find so far:

• Power Point Presentations and how to use them
• Websites for Parents
• Websites for Kids
• Books for Kids
• Software
• DVDs, Videos, TV programs
• Audio CDs or tapes.
• Toys

Please, please, please add to it via your own comments below or posts on the forum! I am sure that all of us can benefit from more suggestins and favorites!


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• Dot method?! What is it.
• Does it really work?
• Basic rules of teaching
• FAQ
• Steps
• Resources: where do I get the materials

Dot method?! What is it?

Out of all the methods by Glenn Doman, his approach to learning math is the most... surprising. We are used to recitals of sequence of numbers (1, 2, 3...), then simple counting, then long and difficult process of weaning off counting fingers and teaching kids to do it in their minds.
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Did you learn French in high school? Did you speak your mother tongue as a child? Do you remember anything?

Many parents are really worrying how to preserve the language knowledge in their kids, who seem to go completely oblivious to it as soon as they start school. Still, I know families who succeed despite all the external pressure, so here are a few tips:
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Are you pregnant? Did you just have a baby? Congratulations! That's a great news!!!

I think that becoming a mother (or a father) immediately places you in some kind of sainthood. It's extraordinary...

But let's get down to business.
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