foreverj:

hi juneway


GD advocates start with words only cos pictures are so colourful for the baby they won't be intrerested in words if u start showing pic first.

the rationale for either words or pics only is becos u dun want to distract the kid with too much info in one card. if u only show the kid the word apple, he will remember thats how the word looks like. during other times while eating his meal, u may tell the kid he is eating an apple. his brain will remember he saw the word apple before and this is how the real apple looks like. so dun have to worry he won't know wats a real apple.

in a nutshell, prepare five word cards, preferably in same category eg. apple, orange, pear, mango, banana. flash the cards as fast as you can, start with \"this is apple, orange, pear, mango, banana\" flashing the card as you go. remember to arrange the cards in the correct order, from back to front cos that's the most efficient/fastest method n u can see wat cards u r flashing (becos the word is similarly written at the back of each card).

repeat this for three times thruout the day, ideally morning, afternoon and night. the second day, retire one card say apple, replace with durian. so second day, flash mango, orange, durian, banana, pear. remember to change the order of the cards so the kid does not memorise the order. whole process does not take u more than 5 to 10 min a day.

but do read the book yourself to get a better idea.

dr robert titzer (the one who came up with your baby can read vcds) also advocates the same. just that his method is show the word, then the picture so the kid knows wat the word means. based on my own experience with dd, u can use both methods concurrently and the kid won't get confused at all.

happy reading with your baby!

Hi foreverj, thanks.. now that makes a lot of sense
I've bought the book, and am working on the flashcards as per GD's requirement. I've just started out with my baby's first 15 words. So far so good. He seems to enjoy the session.

Does anyone know when can their baby read? I saw a few video clips from youtube showing baby as young as 10months reading out from the flashcard. Impressive!

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Can any mommies please share their experience regarding glenn doman how to teach your baby to read method? I've bought his book and I'm a little puzzled here. Wouldn't a picture accompanied with word a better way to teach? I mean, if I'm going to flash the card that only says apple, I doubt my baby would understand what an apple is unless he sees one or at least, a picture of an apple?