POLL: GD method - success or failure

[Anastasiya]

1 - does your child read/ displays good math abilities because of GD method?
2 - what age your child was starting to learn to read / to recognize quantity, to solve math problems?
3 - in what period after starting any achievements appeared?
4 - what kind of achievements?
4 - do you follow GD's advice strictly?
and please write everything else you think is important/interesting!

Thank you!

PS. I've put this topic in the wrong forum section (math instead of reading). I take an interest both in reading and math so I've decided to join them together.
So let it be (if moderators won't remove it. If so, may it be put in General discussion then?)

[DadDude]

1. Not really, but because of similar methods inspired by Doman
2. 22 months, if you mean the time when he began to sound out words
3. Uhhh....throughout his childhood so far, as is the case with every normal child
4. From 22 months through the next six months or so he rose to the 1st grade level in reading
5. No
Don't have time to write everything else. 

[Anastasiya]

thanks, DadDude!
Actually I read some your topics about your son. You both are great!

[Anastasiya]

so, nobody else can brag about their achievements???
it's rather strange for the site where people teach their children wih GD's method   

[kizudo]

Sorry...I've been trying LR with my son and he hates it.  He actually cries and wiggles off my lap.  We haven't done anything regarding math other than playtime counting for months now.

[Anastasiya]

Sorry...

Thanks at all!

[mirra]

Dear Anastasia,

1 - does your child read/ displays good math abilities because of GD method? >> I use LR and LM, which I think is adapated methods of Glenn Doman. He is now 10mo. He can recognize almost all the words he learnt. He is able to do additions and substrations - he has understood the concept. No multiplication yet, he has started learning multi/divi.

2 - what age your child was starting to learn to read / to recognize quantity, to solve math problems? >> 5 mo for reading words (not sentences yet) and quantity perception. and 8mo for equations.

3 - in what period after starting any achievements appeared? >> few days after the flash card approach, recognizing words and quantity happened. Few days after starting with Math, he was able to do the math that was taught to him. I always "tested" him with sums that is not shown to him. He did well. He is now learning multiplication.

4 - what kind of achievements? >> as above.

5 - do you follow GD's advice strictly? >> not really.

But I try to keep him happy always. I let him play a lot.  I let him do anything he feels like, even if breaking things around the house. I take him out often. I go to exhibitions or fairs - any like science or trade. He loves to go out. Every day we sit in front of trees or plants, we have a lot of them in our house, he touches and LOVES nature.

He LOVES to socialize already. He mingles with all age groups. And I must say he loves any material shown to him, LR LM, any videos, flash cards or anything...

He loves his dad a lot and his dad keeps him so happy. I should say we are lucky to have Arjun as our son. And Arjun to have such lovely daddy. I think family ambience is MOST important that encourages him to learn.

We havent started him with EK cards yet.

[DadDude]

Mirra--how do you know he is able to do the additions and subtractions?  What does he do, exactly?  I don't mean to be skeptical, I'm just curious.

Good job, by the way!

[mirra]

Hi DadDude,

I have dot cards from 1 to 50.

I show him card 22 and 25 - then ask him which is "45 minus 23 equals" - then he picks up 22 card.

If I ask him 42 plus 7 equals - show him 49 and 46 - he picks up 49.

He doesnt know multiplication yet.

I dont test him too much. I read Wennie's post that testing might activate left brain faster than it should be.

I must say he is more excited to touch the card than do math.

[Anastasiya]

Thanks!
Great job!

I'm just curious... My guys hadn't show such great results as we had lessons last 9 months (including about 2-2.5 months of breaks alltogether)! I layed special stress on my oldest son teaching, but we've got NOTHING.
I thought I was not a perfect teacher.
So I'd know how many people got any results.
Sure we can see lots of enthusiastic reviews here and there on sites selling educational materials. But I'd know what have I done wrong, why can't teach my sons like that.
I had a great tug not to give up and go on...
So I need many success stories for encouragement!:)
...and failure stories to allow mistakes...

[DadDude]

Hi DadDude,

I have dot cards from 1 to 50.

I show him card 22 and 25 - then ask him which is "45 minus 23 equals" - then he picks up 22 card.

If I ask him 42 plus 7 equals - show him 49 and 46 - he picks up 49.

He doesnt know multiplication yet.

I dont test him too much. I read Wennie's post that testing might activate left brain faster than it should be.

I must say he is more excited to touch the card than do math.

Thanks for the reply.  OK, now the question I'm really interested in: have you drilled him with particular equations in advance?  E.g., have you done 42 plus 7 many times before?  Would he get the right answer if you did a brand new equation, like 23 plus 4?

[mirra]

Hi DadDude,

I have dot cards from 1 to 50.

I show him card 22 and 25 - then ask him which is "45 minus 23 equals" - then he picks up 22 card.

If I ask him 42 plus 7 equals - show him 49 and 46 - he picks up 49.

He doesnt know multiplication yet.

I dont test him too much. I read Wennie's post that testing might activate left brain faster than it should be.

I must say he is more excited to touch the card than do math.

Thanks for the reply.  OK, now the question I'm really interested in: have you drilled him with particular equations in advance?  E.g., have you done 42 plus 7 many times before?  Would he get the right answer if you did a brand new equation, like 23 plus 4?

Just once would I ask him the sum. I never repeat any equation. Every time it is random. Yes he gets right answer every time for every new equation. I havent tested him if the answer is over 50. BEcause I dont have cards.

[DadDude]

Amazing!

[mirra]

Thanks DadDude.

[Krista G]

In Doman's book How to Teach Your Baby Math he does not have you drill the same sums over and over.  You do an equation only once and always keep mixing it up.  It is supposed to help your child to understand math without memorizing facts.  It is all very intriguing.  I did some math with my babies but not enough to ever test them.  I think the whole idea is awesome and wish I had been able to do a full fledged math program to see if it really works.  From what I have read the math is the least successful of the Doman programs.  It is really impressive to see a baby do instant math.  You might want to think about it for any future children.

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