Anyone get results from Doman Math Method?

[cafemocha]

Hi.

When a family friend of ours gave us the book, How To Teach Your Baby To Read, I immediately jumped to the opportunity of teaching my son as early as 6 months.  He enjoyed looking at the flashcards.  Then, even before he started going to school he was familiar with number already.  Now that he is in toddler school, he enjoys learning.  I noticed, though, that you can't force your child to learn as much as YOU want.  It has to be at his/her own pace.  When the child is not attentive anymore to what you are teacheing, then it's time to stop.  As what a lot or all of the child psychologists say, babies have to be happy in order for the learning to really be effective.

Just thought I'd share this.

Thanks!

[nohayo]

Someone said before that it red was recommended by Doman because it's the most attractive color to the eyes. But also, from the experiences of the people here, I understand that there is not much of a difference, some people use black (easier when printing..etc) and they still get good results

[cafemocha]

I read somewhere before that  the first colors a baby recognizes are black, white, and red.  Hence, there might not be much of a difference.  However, red is more attractive and will catch the attention of babies and toddlers more easily than black.  I used the red letters for the word flash cards and my son liked it.

[neric6373]

Hi All, I found this lady who made her very own online flashcards that you can use for Math, English etc...here is the site, its only $35
http://www.geocities.com/powerflashcard/

Hope it helps, and yes the dots do work !

[neric6373]

Hi DomanMom, I had a question about the addition equations, do you do all those in order? Or do you mix them up a bit?? Let me know...

[lamp]

is 3.5 yr old too old to learn maths the GD way?

[TABS]

My son is three years old and just recently we have started with the red dots.  Previous to now he hasn't shown any interest in numbers.  Often I would try to count with him and although he got the gist of it, he still gets mixed up.  Whereas, the alphabet he can say almost all the way through and we have taught him the books of the bible and he can say them all, with just a few mix ups.  The dots though have caught his attention and he is full of questions.  I am so pleased.

[DomanMom]

neric6373 and lamp my apologies for such a delayed reply, for some reason I did not see those messages until now.

neric6373 I'm not sure exactly what you mean about doing them in order, are you talking about doing like 1+1=2, 1+2=3, 1+3=4, 1+4=5, etc. like that? If so than no, you do not want to do this because your baby would likely find this boring. Equations should be exciting and you should keep him wondering, "What comes next?" I posted a sample schedule on my website that you can use for teaching equations. They can be found here http://worldsbesteducation.org/math.aspx

And lamp, 3.5 is probably too old to do the GD math (the cut-off age is usually around 2.5), but 3.5 can certainly still learn math and will learn it much faster than a 4, 5, 6, or 8 year old. I wrote a reply on "maths equations" about teaching older children (http://forum.brillkids.com/general-discussion-b5/maths-equations/msg6182/#msg6182). Even though he may be too old for the dots he is still highly capable of learning about math. Be encouraged that many children from the IAHP who are ten and twelve years old are enjoying calculus and trigonometry and they did not start their home math program until they were four or five years old. If you can find a way to present math in an honest, factual, and joyous way, your child can and will learn at lightening speed.

TABS: that is absolutely wonderful that your three-year-old is interested in the dots. GD says that older kids may learn numbers up to 20 and that will help them immensely. He may even be able to do the dots all the way up to one hundred (and beyond) and that would just be fantastic. Best wishes to you and your child, that is wonderful to hear of his enjoyment.

[lamp]

Hi Domanmom,
My 3.5 yo already can recognise number 1-10, would that be a disadvantage to start the dot learning?

how about additions, subtractions etc...can he still learn it if i were to skip the dot learning for numbers?

One special fact about my son, he is 'brain-injured' according to GD's definition, so his neurological age is actually younger.

tks

[DomanMom]

When you say he knows number 1-10 are you talking about numerals? Like the symbols for those numbers? "Numerals" is just the terminology we use because in essence, they are not real numbers, they are symbols for real numbers, .

But, yes, that would technically be a hindrance to learning the dots, because you are not supposed to teach numerals until after he has learned math with the dot cards. The goal is to learn true quantity first, which is concrete, and then to learn symbols, which is abstract. HOWEVER, that does not mean that he can't be taught, and especially if his neurological age is younger, he still may have a chance of learning the dots.

I would say to just go for it with the dots - you have absolutely nothing to lose, and EVERYTHING to gain if he does well. Show him numbers 1-20, and if he learns them, great, if not, than that is okay because being exposed to the dots will be an advantage to him because he will get the idea of true quantity rather than abstract symbols (which are rather meaningless).

Even adults can recognize quantities pretty good up to about twelve, up to about twenty with a little accuracy. So knowing those quantities will help him to do instant addition, rather than the slow process of having to count like we were taught.

If he doesn't quite get the dots, you can try playing games of matching numerals to real quantities. Once he knows quantities and numerals up to twenty, you can begin teaching addition in a more conventional form (with numerals), and don't be shy about moving onto subtraction, multiplication, and division much faster than what is normally taught. Three-year-olds have an amazing memory and he will memorize his times tables up to 20 x 20 much, much faster than an eight-year-old would.

I hope you find a way to teach your son that it is interesting and fun, good luck and God bless!

[neric6373]

DM, thank you so much for your reply. Yes, I meant showing it like you said. I have shown dot cards to my oldest daughter who is almost 5. Even though, it was all new to me and I did try, I did not do it in a persistent way. But neverthless, she is an early entry student in Kindergarten and loves Mathematics. She just loves to learn. She is ever so ready to gain new knowledge and homework time is a breeze. Her IQ when tested was 130 for her age and in the 98th percentile. SO for all mom's, I encourage you to give this gift of learning to your kids, which will last a life time. Good luck to all of you!

[lamp]

Hi Domanmom,
can you tell me how the dot works? stick coloured sticker on paper and flash 5 cards a day x 3 times? can you share more?

[DomanMom]

lamp: the post "maths equations" (http://forum.brillkids.com/teaching-your-child-math/maths-equations/) has a lot of information about the process of teaching math.

This message talks about how to make your cards:
http://forum.brillkids.com/teaching-your-child-math/maths-equations/msg6130/#msg6130

The first post that talks about the general schedule of teaching is this:
http://forum.brillkids.com/teaching-your-child-math/maths-equations/msg5832/#msg5832

This one also goes into more detail about the schedule of introducing dots:
http://forum.brillkids.com/teaching-your-child-math/maths-equations/msg6350/#msg6350

There are other posts on there about tips on how to handle teaching to infants of various ages. I would suggest reading the whole thread if you can. Hope this helps.

[lamp]

Thanks Domanmom,
I quickly went through the thread, think i am getting the idea.

Just one quick question, fr. 2nd day onwards, when I show him 2 sets of maths, do i divide into 1-5 and 6-10 and do shuffling each time within the set after reading?

tks

[DomanMom]

I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "reading". Are you asking whether or not you're supposed to shuffle the cards each time? If so the answer is yes. The first time you show the dots, you can show them all in order (like 1,2,3,4,5) but after that, you will want to shuffle the cards each time so that it's in a random order and the baby's wondering "what comes next?" It helps to keep things interesting.

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