Give Your Child a Superior Mind: A Program for the Preschool Child

THis is a fantastic book! I have used it in teaching my child to read and in helping him in physical development, etc. I originally found it at a flea market for a dollar and have been his biggest fan! My son is now seven years old and adds fractions with unlike denominators and is learning algebra. He reads on a fourth grade level and is very clever. Engelmann is spot-on when he advocates that you teach children to take a question of their ability to do something as a challenge rather than as a solid truth. There are so many stereotypes and cruel prejudices out there that no child can afford to believe the naysayers. If a child doesn't understand something in school that is a foundation for many later things, they can be typecast as stupid. It's very important to build the confidence of the little ones so that when they face hardship or negativity from others, they have a core sense of their ability to do, learn, and triumph. It should be required reading because he is very plain in stating that a child who has been marked early as slower can be guided along, using this book, to be at a normal (and I would believe higher) comprehension level. He firmly touts nurture over nature and I do too! It is a travesty that children are babytalked and coddled as if they aren't, truly, little people. When they are told the magical truth about our solar system and about the animal kingdom or mechanics, it is as if their little face had before been a tight little bud, but with a little radiant knowledge shone on it, it blossoms into a grateful, awestruck rose. I'm sure a lot of you who homeschool know what I mean. How many times have you explained an adult concept that really opened the world up to your child and they hugged you so hard and planted a loving kiss on your cheek in wordless thanks? It is a beautiful experience that I wish on all. I think his How To Teach Your Child To Read in 100 Easy Lessons is a better program than Hooked on Phonics because it's very concentrated and comprehensive at the same time. You end up teaching your child his/her abc's, rhyming, reading, and writing the letters--all at the same time and in 100 lessons. What a great idea! I speak more on that book under its review.

I first purchased this book as a young Mom. Now I am again purchasing it as a Grandparent. How I wish I had kept the original copy. The content is still applicable in 2003. I do suggest though that as well as age norms, one considers the developmental stage the child is at. Use that as the beginning point and go from there. With my background of parent, teacher educator, primary specialist and special education including gifted, I confidently award this book the very highest rating.

I've recommended this book to parents of young children for over 20 years. This book will provide step by step instructions on how to teach your child basic math concepts, reading concepts, how to tell time, body parts, names of animals, concepts such as behind, over, under, around, big, little, and so on. If your child has a developemental delay or if your child has developed normally, this book is an excellent resource.

Give Your Child A Superior Mind teaches parents to play games and teach concepts to children from birth to five years of age, with the intent of increasing their I.Q. Received as a gift when my first-born son arrived, we used the concepts in this book with both of our children. They are in the 98th and 99th percentile in intelligence,according to their scores on standardized tests. School is a breeze, and other benefits include excellence in many areas such as hand-eye coordination, reasoning skills, sports and music.Children raised using the concepts in this book will turn out academically ahead of their peers.

This book made it possible to teach my children the complete alphabet by 18 months (visual recognition) and reading (unassisted basics) by 4 years old, and math skills that exceeded my expectations the entire way. Both my kids really enjoyed it and are very proud of their skills.