Thanks a million Ayesha !! Nice source of infor - THANKS FOR SHARING !!!

Dear KL,

Do you have any idea of what software was used to make the above video? - your input is much appreciated.
feel free to elaborate LOL

Thanks a million!!!

Gloria

Hi Gmailgirl,

Have you tried the Picture Dictionaries from the IAHP?  they are great and you get all those bits on diferent languages (English, Spanish, Italian, Japanese and French) they are fantastic we use them every day. Right now they have a special going on for the month of January so if you are going to get them this is a great time. 

http://www.gentlerevolution.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=G&Category_Code=CDR

I also use the dvd's from Right Brain kids - this is the way we start every day as they have such great relaxing tone we watch them in bed just as soon as we wake up, my daughter loves them and ask for them every morning, that way by the time we go for breakfast we already got one set of great lessons out of the way.  this is the link to those dvds : 

http://www.rightbrainkids.com/component/page,shop.browse/category_id,24/option,com_virtuemart/Itemid,26/

Hope this helps - they helped me a lot.

Have a great week

Gloria

ps:  I DO NOT HAVE ANY FINANCIAL INTEREST IN ANY OF THESE 2 COMPANIES

Hi Ayesha,

I started using it recently like a month ago; we both use it, Leena is 4 years old and based on some reading from Right Brain and also Schichida, they promote tremendously the eye excersices - and those can be done even if you dont read yet - which is the case of my daughter - well she reads but 1st grade level and home made books, as you know the literature in eyeQ is a bit sophisticated even in the kids area.  Leena likes the excercises so every other day we sit and start the second set of lessons with eyeQ and memory magic - from there go on with the day.

For your kids 20 months eyeQ may bo too strong but you can simulate the same excersices with toys as Right Brain recomends ( I am not sure if you are aware of what they teach) basically is tracing an object so the baby can move his/her eyes quickly and increase periferal vision.

If you contact the company pls let me know what they advice you- I would be interested in knowing about it.

Have a great Week!

Gloria

Hello Ayesha, 

Thanks for the videos. I do have EyeQ as well and was wondering how are you using it for your kids as they are very young, would you mind sharing ?

Thanks a million

Gloria

Hello everyone, I found these interesting tools to help older kids with chemistry:

Videos:
http://www.periodicvideos.com/#

Songs:
http://www.privatehand.com/flash/elements.html

Hope this helps.

Gloria

Hello Everyone,

I have been asked about Spanish resources so I am sharing these and soon will try to compile more specially for kids these are not the best but I Hope this helps

http://cvc.cervantes.es/ensenanza/mimundo/default.htm

http://www.mamalisa.com/?lang=Spanish&t=el

http://www.espanol-ingles.com.mx/phrase_book/spanish/index.html

http://www.studyspanish.com/podcasts/genoun1.htm

http://www.childandme.com/how+teach+baby+read+spanish#single

The Instituto Cervantes´ Spanish Virtual Classroom is an Internet-based educational infrastructure set up to provide Spanish courses
http://ave.cervantes.es/

For advance students these are cool sites:

http://cvc.cervantes.es/aula/pasatiempos/pasatiempos1/

http://www.donquijote.org/spanishlanguage/games/#

and

For adults:
MIT : Free lecture notes, exams, and videos from MIT. No registration required Course Description Spanish I is very different from other classes at MIT. The central component of the text and workbook is a series of 26 half-hour video episodes. The videos allow students to learn authentic Spanish and experience its cultural diversity while following a good story full of surprises and human emotions. Students also listen to an audio-only program integrated with the text and workbook.

http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Foreign-Languages-and-Literatures/21F-701Fall2003/CourseHome/index.htm

Hello there, here is one resource for Spanish lessons - just sign up is free.
I will look up more resources and posted them here in the near future or start a new thread on Spanish resources.

http://www.donquijote.org/lessons/archivo.asp

Hope this helps

Gloria
Have a great week !

You are welcome KL, I am new here - sorry for the silly question but what does it mean Karma to you. I notice you kind of get karma points? what's the deal....

Recently I was asked where to get some books I am reading so I shared this info in another thread - but I thought it could be interested to know if there are other moms here in the forum that could help us get more insight about the Schichida method.

Your help and input is much appreciated.
Gloria.

Here is my previous post:

__________________________________________ 

Hello there,

The first 2 books I got from this link (see below), easy just send the order form by email and call them with a credit card number very nice peole, easy and cheap - each book is $16 dollars and shipping to the USA is $26 dollars you will get them in a week. - This is the commercial side of the Schichida School- (I belive)

http://shichida.co.jp/english/c1-3_books.php


there are more books published in English at this website (see below), but this is a bit more complicated, they will not sell you the books until you download and fill out an agrement form promising never to reproduce or publish any part of the book, as you know they are a very close group and do not share materials or training ideas easily. Once you have printed and mailed this agreeement to Japan they will contact you for the payment information. They will not accept fax or email files, they want your original signature. ( I just send them my form have not jet gotten these books) you will find all the information here:

http://www.shichida.co.jp/english2.htm

there is a school, actually now 2 schools here in the usa in NYC and New Jersey but they wont talk to you unless you talk Japanese - I tried...  I went there myself - none helped me - If there is any Japanese mom that could help us here that will be much appreciated they have very good materials but I can not even read the "schichida mall" website

http://www.shichida.com/shopmain.aspx

Kinba 15,  maybe the books are too long for your baby, keep them short and exciting ...will work better, if you are quick they wont have the chance to get distracted.  I had that problem with the flash cards at the begining.

Regards,

Gloria

Hello there,

The first 2 books I got from this link (see below), easy just send the order form by email and call them with a credit card number very nice peole, easy and cheap - each book is $16 dollars and shipping to the USA is $26 dollars you will get them in a week. - This is the commercial side of the Schichida School- (I belive)

http://shichida.co.jp/english/c1-3_books.php


there are more books published in English at this website (see below), but this is a bit more complicated, they will not sell you the books until you download and fill out an agrement form promising never to reproduce or publish any part of the book, as you know they are a very close group and do not share materials or training ideas easily. Once you have printed and mailed this agreeement to Japan they will contact you for the payment information. They will not accept fax or email files, they want your original signature. ( I just send them my form have not jet gotten these books) you will find all the information here:

http://www.shichida.co.jp/english2.htm

there is a school, actually now 2 schools here in the usa in NYC and New Jersey but they wont talk to you unless you talk Japanese - I tried...  I went there myself - none helped me - If there is any Japanese mom that could help us here that will be much appreciated they have very good materials but I can not even read the "schichida mall" website

http://www.shichida.com/shopmain.aspx


I hope this helps it took me over 6 months to get the information and books - just because I didnt know how/where to start. A friend of mine got another book callled Babies are Genius, by Schida as well, she purchased in Hong Kong I belive second hand and it is a summary of two books but I have not been able to locate that one (not critical for me as the main focus of that book is pre-natal education - great stuff in that arena)

I sincerely hope this helps, I want a better world for my daughter and will only get my wish if more dedicated moms can change the fate and potential of this new generation. Actually the Schichida method goes as far as to say that the new world,  the world of the future will not be guided by people who have a great intellectual intelligence but by people who had mastered highers levels of conscience, where the brain can adquiere information in a flash and develop faculties that we consider super humans.   

This is not for every one - just like Doman or Right Brain many people will have something to say good or bad, but is good that you are aware of the main schools of thought and then you make your own desicions.

Everyone have a reat week !!

and remember:

The human mind is the last great, unexplored continent on earth.
-- Earl Nightingale

ps:  I do not have any financial interest in Schichida either  LOL

 

opsss  I also forgot to mention that I am also teaching my daugther chinese and I have encounter the same problem that you have - lack of good quality materials. for that reason I have produced myslef most of the flash cards I have thought Leena; among the websites I Like and use (has become one of my favorites) is :

http://usa.mdbg.net/chindict/chindict.php?page=worddictbasic

I use it to download the sound files - and it is free

I have a chinese tutor that review the ppts before I give them to my daughter just to play safe, as I dont speak Chinese.

Hope this helps any additional question feel free to email me [email protected]

Have a great Week everyone.

Gloria

ps: I have no financial interest invested in www.usa.mdbg.net  LOL

Dear Ikeadaddy,  Thanks for your reference to other websites - I think is great the you offer your experience with us. Pls keep sharing with us your input is welcome and much appreciated.

thanks

Gloria