The method of early development of Glen Doman is also good in that it can be used both for teaching reading, counting and encyclopaedic knowledge, and for mastering foreign languages. I want to say that the phrase "English from the cradle" does not fit here a little. Of course, if you want your baby to start actively babbling his first words in English, then this is only a plus, but for starters, after all, it will not be superfluous even to master your native language a little, and with the rest of the languages the kid will cope a little later . If your child is not bad at mastering the basics of his native language, then it is already possible to start studying a foreign language, including English, from the age of two. Until the age of two, you can simply periodically replenish your child's vocabulary with English words. For example, explaining to the baby what the name of this or that subject is, you can add: "But in English it sounds like this ...".
So, you decided to teach your child English, where to start?
Again the same, any training in reading according to Glen Doman's technique begins with the preparatory work, that is, with the production of educational material. Such educational material can be made by yourself, you can find ready-made cards on the Internet and print them out, and you can buy beautiful colorful cards in the store. However, in the store the assortment of cards in English is not that great. Most likely, you will simply find the basic set of cards, and for completeness of training it is necessary to prepare an entire album of cards of various categories.
What should parents know?
Start training your child in English and you can and should only if you yourself have a certain level of knowledge. Disinformation for the baby in this case will not bring not only no benefit, but also will do much harm. In addition, children very well learn the phonetic characteristics of the language, so a poor pronunciation on your part will "give" poor knowledge of the language to your child.
To hire the same tutor in the case of teaching English according to the Glen Doman method, I think, it's still not worth it. Why invite a person who will show you the cards you've prepared in five to ten minutes? .. Thus, if your knowledge of English is at the level of "English for Beginners" or higher, and also you have a good pronunciation in English - safely proceed to the transfer your knowledge baby. It surely comes in handy!
We prepare cards for Glen Doman in English
Among the categories of cards in English, I recommend, first of all, to use the following topics:
- Family (family)
- Colors (color)
- Toys
- Clothes
- Body parts
- Animals (animals)
- Furniture
- Vegetables (vegatables)
- Fruit (fruit)
- Professions
- Plants
In addition, we should not limit ourselves to these categories of cards. This is only an indicative list, which you can supplement or replace with any other.
The best size for cards is the size of 28 * 28 cm. The cards are best made from cardboard or laminated, so that the teaching material always has a proper neat appearance - this is the key to successful learning.
Tempo and schedule
If you started your classes in English, then they should enter your daily rhythm of life, that is, daily five-minute sessions are much better than training one day a week 10 times a day. Do not forget that teaching English is a supplement to daily studies with Russian-language cards. You just introduced another lesson for the kid - English. For successful learning, all daily activities should not be limited to teaching encyclopedic knowledge on the Glen Doman cards. The child should develop comprehensively: play with toys, draw, sculpt, make, sing, dance - only in this case the training will be successful.
Parental view
Learning English according to Glen Doman's method, as well as the entire Doman method, causes a lot of discussion on this issue, both from parents and from teachers and educators. Most of them are accustomed to the standard method of training, tested for years. Many parents are afraid to conduct some kind of experiments with their children, checking how the practice of Glen Doman works in practice.
On the other hand, comprehensive training and development of the child in various methods will be much more effective than standard methods of teaching. The complex application of all educational games, developing cards and toys, including the techniques of Glen Doman, will surely bring positive results to the development of your child's mental capacity.