Anyone get results from Doman Math Method?

[akgard]

This is really amazing when you read about it.  I can't believe that more people don't know about it.  This is something that everyone should be hearing about so we can give our children all the advantages we didn't have!!!

[nohayo]

Thanks so much Domanmom for those details info and the links to your own material ! that would definitely be soooooo much help !

[Mum]

Hello DomanMom,

Thank you for sharing the wonderful experiences and difficulties you have had introducing math to your son Hunter.

I have been teaching my son Hayden to read since he was 4 months of age using YBCR and recently Little Reader and I am keen to get started teaching him math. I agree it is the preparation of each day's program that takes up all the time. My husband thinks it is very amusing that it takes much longer to find my son and bring him to the computer or cards then it does to show him the 5 words.

Could you please let me know if it is important (especially in the early stages) to use 11" x 11" cards.

I note that you switched to the computer for equations. Have you noticed the same result using the computer and A4 size paper?

I am tossing up whether to use the large cumbersome cards. For reading I use YBCR DVDs, Little Reader on the computer and the relatively small hand written cards that I prepared when my daughter started YBCR 2 years ago, long before I was aware of the Doman method of teaching.

I also live in Australia and have experienced difficulties (already noted by at least one other frustrated Aussie member on this forum) getting timely replies (or even any reply at all) to my email enquiries to the US and Singapore for DVDs and kits.

Thank you again for your invaluable information.

[DomanMom]

I do not use 11 x 11 cards like Doman recommends, and I don't believe the exact size is that important. I now use 8 x 11 cards for all of my bits of intelligence and math cards. This has saved me many hours of time because I simply print out all my cards on the computer.

When I first read the math book I followed the book's instructions exactly and made my own cards with 11 x 11 poster board and 5,050 red circle dots. To make the entire set of cards from one to one hundred probably took somewhere around 20 hours of long, eye-crossing work. It also cost me around $50 dollars for all the supplies (not cheap!). You can't really recommend this to friends.

Later I got the bright idea of making a set to print out on your computer so I can easily recommend it to other parents. The dots are .64 inches tall instead of .75 inches. That is not that much of a difference! You can use red dots like they recommend, or if you don't have the ink you can simply use black. I made both sets. Red is better, but black dots are better than no dots! And babies still learn just the same. (I use black dots now, by the way).

About the computer equations; they work just as well as the printed, when it comes to how well the baby learns. Tiny kids can perceive quantities whether they are dots on a computer screen, birds in the air or toys on the floor. I have used both with my son (now three) and my nephew (who was one at the time) and the results of comprehension were just as good with both. The computer equations often can actually work better simply because you can show them faster - no shuffling! I also actually prefer the computer because then I don't have to sort through all the number cards to find the right ones for the equations I'm doing. However, I do use the printed cards for games and equations almost every day so both work just fine - whatever works for your family.

Ever since I switched to 8 x 11 I have never looked back because it is SO much easier to be able to print out your materials off the computer. This saves countless hours of cutting and pasting. They are also much easier to store as you can keep them in standard folder files. I intend to collect thousands of bits over the years so storage is a key component. They are also much easier to laminate. I would recommend this size to all parents, even parents of very tiny babies, because eight inches high and eleven inches wide (or vice versa) is plenty big enough for developing eyes.

I also switched to printing my word cards out of the computer. The font size is 100 which is probably big enough for one year and up (maybe younger). I know this is much too small for very tiny babies, but I have seen quite a few examples of babies reading on YouTube, etc. and the font is no where NEAR the five inches Doman recommends. If your baby is at least a year I would recommend this because of all the time it saves. And saving time making the materials means more time you get to spend with your precious baby.

I hope this helps, God bless! Feel free to let me know if you have any more questions or comments.

[Mum]

Thank you again DomanMom.

It is most encouraging to hear from a mum who is using the process, it helps to convince those doubtful dads too. 

And as a mum I know how precious your time is, so thank you for taking time away from your family to help all the mums, dads and other carers here.

[Bystre deti]

I have to confirm what was said here.
I have been using computer since I started to teach my baby using mothods of Doman. I have never done dots cards for math teaching manually as he recommends. I have never written the red words myself for teaching reading. I always made everything on the computer and then printed on Letter size paper. It was so much easier and it saved me so much time.

[akgard]

So I've read through some of the stuff, but I can't seem to figure out why it has to be red text.  What's the reasoning behind that?

[DomanMom]

Doman simply recommends red because red is the most "attractive" color - our eyes are drawn to it the most. You will find that advertisers use this truth all the time in advertising their product (red is the most used color in advertising).

[prince]

hi Domanmom....

thankx for ur valuable information regarding domman maths. i m really inspired .
i have just started the doman program with my 20 mth kid. i dont know much about the method . so wanna ask that whether showing the cards(both math & word cards) manually is more effective method or showing it on computer is equally effective?  which way do u prefer n why??

pls all u experts do reply at the earliest...

many thankx....

regards,
prince

[DomanMom]

As I mentioned in a post above, showing on the computer or manually doesn't make much of a difference of how well they learn the material - a tiny kid is born with the ability to perceive quantity, whether it be red dots on a computer screen, black dots on a flashcard, birds flying through the sky or toys on the floor. The same with words, as they can read words just as easily on a computer screen as they can a piece of paper.

However, as I mentioned in the above post, I often prefer the computer because it is easier to make the equations (no searching through your cards for all the numbers you need for each equation) and it is easier to show because you can show it faster - no shuffling around with the cards.

I actually use both computer and cards for math. Having actual cards in your hands in preferable for problem-solving (when the child gets to pick the answer for an equation, i.e. holding up the twenty and the twenty-one card and asking "which one is five times four?"). However you CAN do this with the computer too if you have PowerPoint simply click back and forth between two numbers and ask the child to point to the correct answer when you get to it. It is also easier to have physical cards when you are doing equalities and inequalities, and greater and less than because you are supposed to lay out the numbers on the floor with a symbol (+, -, x, etc.) between them (i.e. 25 < 31). HOWEVER, again, you can do this on the computer just as easily.

My recommendation is to use what works for you. If you think you would like to have actual cards in your hands to play games with, then print out the cards. If you would prefer to use exclusively the computer, then you can make that work as well. Or you can use both like I do.

For words, I actually show all my word cards manually and don't use the computer at all anymore. This is because I have all my sets laid out in different places around the house (by his bed, in the bathroom, at the dinner table) and show them to him during certain activities throughout the day (before nap, potty time, meal time etc.). This works best for me, but others prefer the computer. It is really all about preference, because a baby will learn either way. Some kids may prefer the computer over printed, some vice versa. Find what works for you and your child and go with it. Wishing you the best in your program! God bless!

[KL]

So I've read through some of the stuff, but I can't seem to figure out why it has to be red text.  What's the reasoning behind that?

I believe it's probably because red is the first color that a baby sees.  Starts with high contrast, black & white, then red.  Hence you will see that the infant stimulation patterns start with B&W and then introduce red first.

Re computers vs real flash cards, both have their advantages and disadvantages, which is why we always recommend variety, and not use one as a substitute for the other, just like you wouldn't abandon books just because you have DVDs or Little Reader.

[prince]

hi KL & domanmom...

thankx for the advice... now i got the point clear n surely use both methods ...

regards,
prince.

[akgard]

I believe it's probably because red is the first color that a baby sees.  Starts with high contrast, black & white, then red.  Hence you will see that the infant stimulation patterns start with B&W and then introduce red first.

That makes sense, I'll start using the red then!  Thanks.

[Mum]

Thank you pupisek, DomanMom and KL. You have all been extremely kind and patient answering our questions about cards vs computer screen.

The reason that I needed clarification on this point is that I have not been able to work out why the Institute has not embraced modern technology (ie. the internet) and started to share this truly amazing teaching method with as many parents as possible. I for one am very thankful to Dr Titzer for bringing his method of teaching reading to my notice while my first child was still young, but I am sad that I will not have the opportunity to introduce math to her with the same method that I now know of and will use with my 11 month old son.

I am looking forward to Little Math to see how I can use it with each child.

In the mean time, does anyone know of any wonderful math websites that a 3 or 4 year old would find entertaining? Perhaps something like the reading activities at http://www.starfall.com/n/level-k/index/load.htm?f which my 3 year old has loved for sometime now and the website I must credit for helping me find this brilliant software.

[nadia0801]

You can get all of this at http://worldsbesteducation.org/math.aspx. I'm soon going to be adding PowerPoint presentations for equations, and sample schedules you can use. I hope this helps!

Thank you for the Dot Cards that you've posted for download! More success with the Doman program! 

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