Every parent dreams that his child grows up as an intelligent, intelligent and useful person. From birth, people send their children to specialized gardens, to circles. Tutoring classes are popular. However, not everyone can afford such training, because you have to pay for everything in our life. Comprehensive development can be provided to your baby at home. There are many development methods for the use of which it is not necessary to have a teacher education. One of those is Doman’s technique.
Early Development Techniques
All of them can be conditionally divided into three types. Each has a specific direction:
- Physical development (especially relevant for babies up to a year).
- Creative development.
- Comprehensive development (memory, thinking, logic).
It is better, of course, to use everything in a complex. You can not focus only on creativity or on physical education.
The following methods are very popular with parents and teachers:
- Methodology of Maria Montessori . M. Montessori is a well-known Italian teacher, physician and philosopher of the 19th century. Her pedagogical system is built on a do-it-yourself basis. The role of an adult is to direct the baby in the right direction. The child absorbs everything like a sponge. Therefore, parents and educators should make the world around them as accessible and understandable as possible. Games are mainly focused on the development of imaginative thinking.
- Methodology of the Nikitins family . The main emphasis is placed on labor education and the development of creative abilities. The child is given freedom of action. He decides how much and how to deal with it. The task of parents is not to interfere, but to create the necessary conditions for development.
- Methodology of N. Zaitsev. It is a learning to read with the help of cubes. According to the teacher, the unit of speech is a syllable. Each syllable has a face on the cube. The child himself learns to create words. Cubes are different in color, shape, size. Thus, children quickly learn vowels and consonants, voiced and soft sounds.
- Waldorf technique . This is the development of the child according to his age. The emphasis is more on the activation of creative abilities. Music lessons and fine motor exercises are welcome.
- The method of Voskobovich. The main tool of the teacher is the game. Only when the baby plays enough will he be ready for the perception of "school" science.
- Methods of Kitaev and Trunov . This is dynamic gymnastics for one year old kids. Thanks to physical exercises, the child begins to sit and walk earlier. His brain is also actively developing.
- The technique of Glenn Doman. The main goal is early development from the age of birth to seven years, when the brain of a child is actively growing and developing.
Who is Doman?
Glen Doman is a famous American neurosurgeon who examined the human brain. He was also involved in the treatment of children with mental disorders. The main task facing the specialist is to activate the brain of sick babies. Unlike his predecessors, who tried unsuccessfully to teach children how to read, Doman achieved tremendous success. Very soon, children with developmental delays began to surpass their peers in many respects.
And all thanks to a specially developed methodology of the doctor. According to his program, lessons lasted for five to ten seconds, and their number reached several tens per day.
The essence of the training is a demonstration of cards with words written in large red font. Each word was pronounced aloud. Children’s brains became so active that they began to learn fluent reading.
Soon, the methodology was also applied in other school disciplines. A child involved in the Doman program could become a scholar. Teach in the system of the doctor began and healthy children.
Process features
The technique of Glen Doman is very popular all over the world. Not one Nobel laureate was brought up according to its principle. The essence of the technique is to use special cards that depict words or pictures with words. Demonstrating the material to the child, it is necessary to pronounce its contents. If a watermelon is drawn, then it is necessary to say exactly “watermelon”, without replacing the word with synonyms and eloquent descriptions.
One lesson should last 10-15 seconds. During this time, you need to show 10-15 pictures. One picture is one second. Cards can be selected both on the subject (vegetables, fruits, transport, professions), and at random.
Mandatory requirement for the material - drawings should be clear, large and not vague, the words are written legibly.
Thanks to this system, the child’s brain is activated, its thinking, memory is formed. The development technique of Doman is successfully applied not only in pre-school institutions and schools, but also in universities and technical schools.
Didactic material
Cards for training according to the Doman method can be purchased in specialized stores or made on their own.
They make material from white cardboard. On strips of 10 x 40 (50) cm in size, words are written in block letters in red. The height of the letters is about 7 cm and the font thickness is 1.5 cm. Gradually, the font can be reduced and the color replaced with black. Over time, instead of words on the stripes, whole phrases are written, thus, bringing the child as close as possible to reading.
The technique of early development of Glenn Doman is also successfully used in mathematics classes. For this, a different amount of red dots (not numbers!) Is applied to the cardboard. The figure is an abstract concept, and the child must feel the real amount. The points on the cardboard can be replaced with real objects - balls, butterflies, cherries. The main rule is that the images should be large and have a red color (it attracts attention well). It is also possible to produce cards with mathematical signs separately.
The result of training will appear only after systematic classes. So, to raise an erudite and talented child will help simple cards. Doman's technique is a great way to learn in a playful way. The main thing is not to forget about the promotion!
When is the best time to start classes?
G. Doman argues that the human brain is most ready for knowledge during its active growth. This occurs from birth to seven years. Therefore, it is best to start classes according to the Doman method from birth, when the baby is already responding to objects. Parents note that children perceive such learning as an exciting game.
It is necessary to start classes from cards on which various objects are depicted - toys, fruits, vegetables, vehicles and so on. The technique contributes to the formation of photographic memory, the development of thinking, logic, speech.
The brain of a small person from birth is aimed at learning everything new. The child himself is interested in the names of animals, household items and everything that surrounds him. Therefore, the ideal time for learning is infancy. You don’t even need motivation.
Every newborn is like a blank sheet of paper. What he will become, in many respects depends on his parents. Children receive the greatest amount of knowledge under the age of three years - do not miss the opportunity!
Methods of early development of Doman: how to deal?
You can learn and even need several times a day for five to ten seconds. The child should perceive classes as a game. Begin with themed cards. One second is allocated for each card. During this time, the adult manages to utter the word depicted in the picture. For one lesson you do not need to choose too many cards. Education needs to be completed before the baby is no longer interested. Thus, he will always have a desire to do.
Doman’s technique is used to teach reading and math. Such classes can be carried out with a one-year-old baby. Of course, the child will not be able to read by two, but already in three or four years after systematic classes this is quite real.
When using the methodology in math classes in children, abstract thinking develops much faster . Over time, they will absolutely unmistakably call the number of objects "by eye", not even counting them!
Negative sides
The technique of Glen Doman, like any other, has its drawbacks. First of all, it is passive training, the lack of creativity and creation. A huge number of indisputable facts that a child remembers with the help of cards can be stored in his head as rubbish if the baby does not learn to use them. Moreover, constant loads on the brain can lead to mental disorders.
Therefore, using only one technique for training is not recommended. It is better to combine several early development programs. And do not forget that the child is not a computer. Be sure to leave time for other games and pampering.
Doman's technique: reviews of psychologists
Undoubtedly, the method developed by the neurosurgeon Doman works. According to many educators, genius can be raised through this program. However, it is necessary to be guided by other teaching methods, always leaving time for creativity and independent knowledge of the world.
Most psychologists argue that the Doman method, although it yields its results, has many shortcomings, the main of which is passivity. Only the visual and auditory system develops, children cover only the material shown in the pictures. The child is loaded with facts that he cannot always apply.
Neurologist E. Melanchenko is an opponent of any methods of early development. She explains this by the fact that the children's brain, which is full of information, often fails, and as a result, children face problems such as headaches, neurosis, enuresis, etc. The psychological stress that children experience ahead of time leads to vasospasm and a number of other diseases.
The child’s brain matures gradually, so the load should be matched by age.
Conclusion
The Doman technique is an amazing tool for raising brilliant children, if it is used wisely. Choosing a program for the early development of your child, you should take into account his individual characteristics, age, state of health. Never force a baby. Conduct classes in the form of a game and do not forget about the reward system!