For me it all started with disbelief: WHY TEACH INFANTS TO READ? Then there an article about various teaching methods, mentioning Glenn Doman’s “Teach Your Baby To Read”. This article claimed that the method relied purely on visual stimulation, dry and boring, that was too limited for a good “all around” development. Now I realize that the author of the article has never read any of the Doman’s books – things mentioned in the article had nothing to do with his method. Back then I decided to search for a better method of teaching my baby, or relying to old fashioned alphabet methods: I learned to read letter by letter, everybody I know learned to read letter by letter, so why bother with some strange flash cards? But! But I requested the book from the library anyway.

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Al right, let’s assume (or pretend if you wish) you’ve read Glenn Doman & Janet Doman, How To Teach Your Baby to Read (from now on shortened as GD) and reviewed our Summary of the book’s guidelines. Or may be you enjoyed Laurie Tiemen’s really brief summary at eHow: How to Teach Your Baby to Read (Doman’s method in a nutshell). Since you are reading this article, you are highly motivated, eager to start, though a little confused and lacking resources. That’s where I hope to help you.

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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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